NASA's Cassini reveils image of icy moon Helene

2011-06-21 09:52:28

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has successfully completed its second-closest encounter with Saturn's icy moon Helene, beaming down raw images of the small moon, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Monday.

US missile attacks kill 12 in Pakistan

2011-06-21 09:06:22

Suspected US drones fired missiles at a vehicle and a house in northwest Pakistan, killing 12 people Monday in a rare attack in an area where some of NATO's fiercest enemies have reportedly traveled, Pakistani officials said.

44 killed in Russian plane crash

2011-06-21 08:10:56

A total of 44 people were killed when a Tu-134 passenger plane crash-landed in Russia's northern republic of Karelie, local media reported Tuesday, citing sources from the Emergency Situations Ministry.
Hu sends condolences to Medvedev

Jumbo A380 grounded at Paris Air Show

2011-06-21 07:28:18

One of Airbus' star jets was grounded after clipping a wing on a taxiway structure, the latest in a string of embarrassments fent Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to the air show on Monday, Reinhardt said.

Tunisian ex-president gets 35 years in jail

2011-06-21 06:35:59

Former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila Trabelsi were sentenced in absentia to 35 years each in prison, Tunisian television said Monday evening.

Syrian president blames crisis on 'saboteurs'

2011-06-20 20:58:41

Syria's embattled president said Monday his regime would consider political reforms, including ending his Baath Party's monopoly on power, but gave no sign he might step down, a key demand of nationwide protests.

Greece faces power outages due to strike

2011-06-20 17:32:16

Greece faces potential power outages as employees at the main power utility strike to protest the company's privatization, part of austerity plans essential for the country to avoid a default.

US provides $10m in food aid to Yemen

2011-06-20 17:14:42

The United States announced the arrival of $10-million worth of food aid in Yemen on Sunday, its embassy in Sanaa said in a statement later the day.

Iraq bomb hits French convoy, 7 injured

2011-06-20 16:46:52

A French embassy convoy in Iraq was hit by a roadside bomb in Baghdad on Monday, wounding at least seven people and underscoring the still shaky security situation in the capital, local security sources said

Medvedev says he won't challenge Putin

2011-06-20 15:49:11

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev says he wants a second term, but won't stand against Vladimir Putin.

Poor countries bear the brunt of refugee storm

2011-06-20 15:31:49

Four-fifths of the world's 15.4 million refugees are hosted in poor countries, where their prospects for citizenship are slim and economic opportunities are limited, according to a UN report released Monday.

Libyan rebels deny negotiations with Gadhafi

2011-06-20 11:08:27

Libyan rebels denied Sunday that they are engaged in negotiations with leader Muammar Gaddafi's government and said the financial aid will be available in the coming days.