Police search Kabul hotel after Taliban kills 10

2011-06-29 15:07:49

Afghan police sifted through one of Kabul's landmark hotels room by room on Wednesday for any more casualties or security threats after an overnight assault by Taliban suicide bombers killed 10 Afghan civilians and police.

IChavez back on TV

2011-06-29 13:53:09

Cuban state TV on Tuesday night showed pictures of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro chatting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who was recovering from a surgery in Havana. Castro had a "fraternal" meeting Tuesday morning with Chavez and his family members, and they "recalled moments of previous meetings," the official NNTV said.

NATO helicopters end Kabul hotel siege, 7 dead

2011-06-29 10:54:31

NATO helicopters fired rockets at gunmen on the rooftop of a besieged Kabul hotel early Wednesday.

Egyptian police clash with protestors

2011-06-29 09:55:06

Fierce clashes erupted late Tuesday night between Egyptian security forces and young protestors in the Tahrir Square in central Cairo, local media reported.

Iran fires medium-range missile

2011-06-29 07:58:05

TEHERAN, Iran -Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards fired 14 missiles in an exercise on Tuesday, one of them a medium-range weapon capable of striking Israel or US targets in the Gulf, state media said.

Afghan central bank chief flees to US

2011-06-29 07:58:05

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's central bank governor has resigned and fled to the United States, saying his life is in danger over a corruption probe targeting influential figures connected to the government.

Yemen foils al-Qaida attack, six captured

2011-06-29 08:10:46

Yemen said on Monday its security forces had foiled a planned al-Qaida attack in the southern province of Aden.

Suicide bombers attack Kabul hotel

2011-06-29 06:40:23

At least five suicide bombers attacked a major hotel frequented by Westerners in Afghanistan's capital late on Tuesday, a senior police officer said.

Defeated IMF candidate congratulates Lagarde

2011-06-29 05:13:12

Bank of Mexico Governor Agustin Carstens is congratulating French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on her election as managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

World Bank head welcomes appointment of new IMF chief

2011-06-29 05:10:37

World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Christine Lagarde as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Bank's sister agency.

France celebrates Lagarde nomination as IMF chief

2011-06-29 04:59:55

France on Tuesday hailed the "victory" of its finance minister Christine Lagarde in winning the post of the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Lagarde: IMF should work on stronger growth

2011-06-29 04:56:40

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should work on to "achieve stronger and sustainable growth, macroeconomic stability, and a better future for all," Christine Lagarde, the newly elected IMF chief, said Tuesday.