Libya names new prime minister
2011-11-01 03:45:34
Libya's interim leadership has chosen an electronics engineer from Tripoli as the country's new prime minister.
Gadhafi's son ready to surrender
2011-10-28 07:15:27
Muammar Gadhafi's fugitive son Saif al-Islam wants an aircraft to take him out of Libya's southern desert so he can turn himself in to The Hague war crimes court.
Gadhafi to be buried in secret desert: NTC
2011-10-25 09:52:52
Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi will be buried on Tuesday in a secret desert grave, a National Transitional Council official said, ending a wrangle over his rotting corpse that led many to fear for Libya's governability.
Cristina Fernandez re-elected as Argentine president
2011-10-24 13:56:04
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner won the presidential election on Sunday, becoming the country's first woman re-elected as president.
Patting the cats
2011-10-23 08:52:03
'Abnormal reaction' and talent for 'shoveling poo' takes animal-show host to stardom. Andrew Sun catches up with a modern lion tamer.
Writer will not pursue Strauss-Kahn in civil case
2011-10-19 17:05:43
A writer who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape said on Wednesday she would not pursue a civil case against him.
'Recipe for disaster' for Jackson's death
2011-10-14 11:32:28
prosecution expert who had reviewed how Michael Jackson's personal physician had treated the superstar before his death noted the mix of drugs was a recipe for disaster.
Embattled Berlusconi on ropes
2011-10-14 11:01:44
Seventeen years after he first entered politics, the rocky, controversial and polarizing career of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi could come to an end as early as Friday.
France drops DSK rape inquiry
2011-10-14 10:09:04
French public prosecutors dropped an investigation on Thursday into a writer's accusation of attempted rape against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn due to lack of evidence.
Chinese woman to transform London's global trade relations
2011-10-12 21:21:38
Malaysian Chinese girl who came to London without a job is now to transform the city's trade relations with the world.
South Korean star Rain joins army
2011-10-11 15:03:02
South Korean actor and singer Rain joined the army on Friday to fulfill military duty required for all able-bodied South Korean men.
Jobs died of respiratory arrest, tumor
2011-10-11 09:28:39
Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest caused by a pancreatic tumor, according to the death certificate.