US, Italy concerned over Syrian situation
2011-05-05 19:13:01
The escalading protest in Syria has forced its way onto the agenda of the second contact group talks on Libya, aimed at further sanctions against the North Africa country and an immediate end to the violence there.
Indian court not pleased over telecom scam probe
2011-05-05 18:38:15
India's highest judiciary, the Supreme Court expressed its displeasure over the pace of probe into tax evasion cases related to the multi-billion-dollar telecom scam Thursday.
Clinton: 'No idea' about timing of iconic photo
2011-05-05 18:36:36
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday she has "no idea" what she and the rest of President Barack Obama's national security team were watching at the precise moment that a photographer snapped what has become an iconic image of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
Tunisia urges more vigilance on border with Libya
2011-05-05 18:34:21
Tunisia's defense minister Abdelkrim Zebidi called on the army for increased vigilance in securing the country's southern border with Libya, TAP news agency reported on Thursday.
25 killed, 75 wounded in Iraq suicide car bombing
2011-05-05 17:37:51
A suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi police station south of Baghdad on Thursday have killed 25 and wounded another 75, a local police source told Xinhua.
Syrian Army pulls out Daraa city
2011-05-05 16:28:03
Syrian army units have begun a "gradual withdrawal" from Deraa, an official military source was quoted as saying on state news agency SANA on Thursday.
Russia tests Su-35S series fighter
2011-05-05 16:20:39
Major Russian aircraft designer Sukhoi had recently carried out test flights of its first series-produced Su-35S Flanker-E fighter, state-owned RIA Novosti reported Thursday.
Two mid-level al Qaeda leaders killed in Yemen
2011-05-05 16:19:02
Two mid-level al Qaeda leaders were killed in Yemen on Thursday in a remote province where al Qaeda is active, the news service of the Yemeni defence ministry said.
Snapshots: the world in 24 hours May 4, 2011
2011-05-05 15:50:01
Snapshots: the world in 24 hours May 4, 2011
Polls mean unhappy first birthday for UK coalition
2011-05-05 15:40:59
Britons voted on Thursday in a referendum on electoral reform that has split the year-old coalition government and raised doubts about whether the partnership will last.
Polls mean unhappy first birthday for UK coalition
2011-05-05 15:26:32
Britons voted on Thursday in a referendum on electoral reform that has split the year-old coalition government and raised doubts about whether the partnership will last.
11-year-old shoots classmate in India
2011-05-05 14:35:19
Police say an 11-year-old boy in northern India has shot and critically injured a classmate who bullied him.