Assange granted bail, Sweden appeals
2010-12-15 09:50:42
A British judge ordered Julian Assange released on 200,000 pounds ($316,000) bail Tuesday, but he will remain in custody for at least two more days.
Search for fishermen ends off Antarctica
2010-12-15 08:04:48
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Seventeen fishermen missing for more than 30 hours after their Republic of Korea (ROK) boat sank near Antarctica were given up for dead on Tuesday, with officials saying no one could have survived the icy waters.
Sandstorms kill more than 30 in Egypt
2010-12-15 08:04:48
Rain and sandstorms that battered Egypt at the weekend killed at least 31 people, officials said on Monday, adding the toll could rise as rescue workers were still sifting through two collapsed buildings.
Assange to show in court over charges
2010-12-15 08:04:48
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was scheduled to appear in a London court on Tuesday seeking to fight his extradition to Sweden in a sex-crimes investigation and trying to secure bail after being held a week in a British prison cell.
17 killed, 23 wounded in Iraq bombings
2010-12-12 17:06:10
At least 17 people were killed and 23 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack and a car bomb explosion outside Anbar provincial government offices on Sunday, a local police source said.
Ten dead as H1N1 flu returns to Britain
2010-12-12 11:46:49
The H1N1 swine flu virus which swept the globe last year has returned to Britain with 10 people dying in the last six weeks, health officials said on Saturday.
Environmental activists demonstrate in Cancun
2010-12-11 09:18:13
Activists from the 350.org environmental protection NGO sit on a table partially submerged in water as they pretend to represent countries taking part in the UN climate talks during a staged news conference at a beach in Cancun Dec 9, 2010.
Nobel laureates receive prizes
2010-12-11 07:40:37
Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize, an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace.
Climate talks intensify, negotiators see progress
2010-12-10 12:48:51
Negotiators reported progress Thursday at the UN climate conference, setting the stage for agreements on a support fund for poorer nations and other steps easing global warming's impact. But it appeared the complex talks might run overtime into the weekend.
US life expectancy slightly decreases
2010-12-10 10:24:53
US life expectancy dropped slightly in 2008 after mostly increasing over the years, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday.
5.2-magnitude quake hits Pakistan
2010-12-10 09:19:05
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan at 2317 GMT on Thursday (04:17 am Friday local time), the US Geological Survey said.