Property records give new insights into bin Laden
2011-05-05 10:07:56
The Pakistani who owned the compound that was Osama bin Laden's final hideaway meticulously bought up adjoining plots of land over two years and once cryptically told a seller that the property he bought for "an uncle" had become very valuable.
US embassy in Slovenia suffers bomb scare hoax
2011-05-05 10:01:49
Slovenia police on Wednesday arrested a 29-year-old man who threw a backpack over the fence of the American embassy situated at Ljubljana city center.
Property records give new insights into bin Laden
2011-05-05 09:56:46
The Pakistani who owned the compound that was Osama bin Laden's final hideaway meticulously bought up adjoining plots of land over two years and once cryptically told a seller that the property he bought for "an uncle" had become very valuable.
Obama congratulates Prince Charles on son's wedding
2011-05-05 09:01:10
US President Barack Obama congratulated Britain's Prince Charles on his son's wedding during at meeting at the White House on Wednesday.
Several deaths, injuries in Amsterdam shooting
2011-05-05 08:55:06
A number of people were killed and injured in a shooting at a car dealership in Amsterdam and five people were arrested, Dutch police said on Wednesday.
Syrian Army to end operations in Daraa
2011-05-05 08:42:28
A military source said Wednesday the Syrian army is about to complete its mission in the southern city of Daraa, the heartland of weeks of protests, after achieving most of the objectives, official SANA news agency reported.
US urges Gaddafi to allow relief effort in Misrata
2011-05-05 08:40:20
The US State Department on Wednesday urged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to allow international organizations to "provide relief and evacuation services" to civilians stranded in Libyan western city of Misrata.
Photos show 3 dead men at bin Laden raid house
2011-05-05 07:57:56
Photographs acquired by Reuters and taken about an hour after the US assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan show three dead men lying in pools of blood, but no weapons.
Forces seek to weaken Libya govt
2011-05-05 07:54:15
International forces are seeking to weaken but not to kill Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi by bombarding his strategic sites, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Wednesday.
Portugal bailout deal to be $115b
2011-05-05 07:52:43
Portugal reached a deal with the European Union and the IMF on Tuesday on a 78 billion euro ($115.9 billion) 3-year bailout, the third euro zone member to do so after Greece and Ireland, caretaker Prime Minister Jose Socrates said.
Bin Laden thought going for a weapon
2011-05-05 07:45:59
US officials said that the Navy SEALs who stormed Osama bin Laden's compound shot and killed him after they saw him appear to lunge for a weapon.
Austria expects end to Palestinian stalemate
2011-05-04 22:20:35
Austria expects additional steps in overcoming a political stalemate involving the Palestinians after a reconciliation agreement was reached between Fatah and the Islamic Hamas movements.