Leaked Guantanamo files reveal detainee details
2011-04-26 09:35:21
A cache of classified US military documents provides intelligence assessments on nearly all of the 779 people who been detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
US says bombing Gadhafi compound not assassination
2011-04-26 09:33:11
The bombing by NATO warplanes on the residence of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is not an assassination attempt.
Bell tolls in memory of Chernobyl nuke diaster
2011-04-26 09:23:20
Black-clad Orthodox priests sang solemn hymns, Ukrainians lit thin wax candles and a bell tolled 25 times for the number of years that have passed since the Chernobyl disaster as the world began marking the anniversary of the worst nuke accident in history.
South Sudan to strengthen cooperation with China
2011-04-26 07:22:09
South Sudan hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in oil and other sectors, said the regional government's spokesman.
Birth pangs of new nation
2011-04-26 07:07:48
With less than three months to go, south Sudan faces tremendous challenges after more than 50 years of civil wars with the central government in Khartoum.
Taliban tunnel 480+ out of Afghan prison
2011-04-26 06:58:10
Hundreds of prisoners escaped from a jail in Afghanistan's south on Monday through a tunnel dug by Taliban insurgents, a "disaster" for the Afghan government and a setback for foreign forces.
Airstrike kills 3 in Tripoli, Gadhafi safe
2011-04-26 06:44:23
The overnight NATO airstrike on the office of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi killed three people and wounded 45 others, but Gaddafi himself was safe, government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said on Monday.
25 Syrians shot dead in Daraa
2011-04-26 06:42:16
At least 25 Syrians were shot dead by troops and security forces on Monday in the town of Daraa, 100 km to the capital Damascus, pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.
Medvedev speaks of life after presidency
2011-04-25 21:56:29
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that he wants to teach after he leaves the Kremlin, but gave no indication of whether he plans to run for re-election in less than a year.
Iran detects another cyber attack: official
2011-04-25 21:25:37
Iran has been hit by a second computer virus, a senior military official said Monday, suggesting it was part of a concerted campaign to undermine the country's disputed nuclear program.
Queen attends annual Easter Matins Service
2011-04-25 19:14:30
Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after the Easter Matins Service at Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel in Windsor April 24, 2011. The annual service attended by the Queen and members of the Royal Family is one of the last formal royal engagements before the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in Westminster Abbey on April 29.
Wills and Kate: Royal honeymoon ahead
2011-04-25 19:11:28
Once they are man and wife, Prince William and Kate Middleton may combine the two by honeymooning at the queen's 50,000-acre Balmoral estate in Scotland, a family holding so vast that the couple could relax without worrying about their every movement being tracked by long-lensed paparazzi.