Int'l Mother Language Day observed in Bangladesh
2011-02-21 16:42:56
Bangladesh observed International Mother Language Day on Monday paying tributes to the language movement martyears, who sacrificed their lives for establishing Bangla as a state language of Pakistan 59 years ago.
Gas pipeline explodes in east-central Canada
2011-02-21 11:17:07
Police say a natural gas pipeline ruptured and exploded into a huge fireball in northwestern Ontario, but no one was injured.
Pirates: Warship shadowing hijacked US yacht
2011-02-21 10:32:49
A warship is shadowing a yacht with four Americans on board that was hijacked by Somali pirates, a pirate said Sunday, as the vessel was reported to be moving closer to the Somali coast.
Using amphetamines may increase risk of Parkinson's disease
2011-02-21 10:27:54
A new research shows people who have used amphetamines such as benzedrine and dexedrine appear to be at an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a US study released Sunday.
12 taxi drivers, fares killed in Mexican resort
2011-02-21 06:24:50
A spate of attacks on taxis in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco has left 12 taxi drivers or passengers dead, police said Sunday, just hours before the Mexican Open tennis tournament is scheduled to start.
Libya violence death toll tops 100
2011-02-20 19:04:05
The death toll from four days of violence centred on the Libyan city of Benghazi has passed 100, Human Rights Watch said on Feb 20.
84 people killed in protests in Libya
2011-02-20 11:01:42
The security forces in Libya have killed at least 84 people during clashes with demonstrators over the past three days.
Cote d'Ivoire police use tear gas to disperse protesters
2011-02-19 21:05:57
Cote d'Ivoire police on Saturday used tear gas to disperse demonstrators demanding the step-down of incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo in the economic capital Abidjan.
Algerian police arrest pro-reform protesters: witness
2011-02-19 20:02:06
The Algerian police have arrested some demonstrators who managed to take part in the march that the National Coordination for Change and Democracy (NCCD) attempted to hold on Saturday, in the capital Algiers.
Lebanese sheikh impressed by Chinese medicine
2011-02-19 09:45:04
A Lebanese sheikh holds the hope that his son will learn traditional Chinese medicine.
27 people killed in Libya protests
2011-02-19 08:27:57
At least 20 people in Libya's second largest city of Benghazi and seven in Derna in eastern Libya were killed in anti-government protests, Oea newspaper reported on its website Friday.
Air strike kills 30 insurgnets in Afghanistan
2011-02-18 22:34:06
An air strike against militants in Afghanistan's Kunar province, some 185 km east of capital Kabul, killed more than 30 insurgents.