NATO predicates more violence in Afghanistan
2011-04-25 16:39:01
Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan would increase in spring and summer this year, the spokesman of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said Monday.
Syrian army units backed with tanks enter Daraa
2011-04-25 16:19:20
Syrian army units and security forces backed with tanks and armored vehicles entered Daraa town on Monday, 100 km south to the capital Damascus with news about scores of casualties, pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.
Three US hikers to face trial in Iran in May
2011-04-25 16:17:43
Three Americans detained in Iran on the charges of espionage are to stand trial on May 11, local ISNA news agency reported Monday.
Three bombs rock NE Nigerian city
2011-04-25 14:54:05
Three bomb blasts have hit a northeastern Nigerian city, killing "a number of people", media quoted local police as saying on Monday.
Russian police free tycoon's son from kidnappers
2011-04-25 14:40:27
A major Russian software producer says police have rescued the son of the company's owner who was kidnapped last week.
NATO airstrikes level Gadhafi's office
2011-04-25 14:28:18
NATO warplanes bombed the residence of Muammar Gadhafi here early Monday morning in an attack a government official called an attempt on the Libyan leader's life.
NATO supplies from Pakistan restored
2011-04-25 14:10:44
Supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan from Pakistan were resumed early Monday after a two- day protest sit-in in the country's northwest against US drone strikes, contractors said.
Chinese tea set to celebrate UK royal wedding
2011-04-25 13:45:50
A delicate tea set produced in China’s capital of porcelain, Jingdezhen, and embedded with rich culture traditions, is expected to arrive at Buckingham Palace for the royal wedding this week.
Taliban tunnels more than 480 out of Afghan jail
2011-04-25 13:30:20
More than 400 inmates - many of them Taliban insurgents - escaped from the main prison in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar overnight through an underground tunnel.
iPhone collects location even if services turned off
2011-04-25 13:10:24
Apple Inc's iPhone is collecting and storing user's location data even when location services are turned off, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday after analyzing data and documents.
Attempt to hijack plane to Libya thwarted
2011-04-25 10:42:42
A man on a flight from Paris to Rome on Sunday night attacked a hostess and tried to divert the flight to Tripoli, but he was stopped thanks to the rapid reaction of some flight attendants and passengers on board.
NATO strike on Gadhafi compound destructive
2011-04-25 10:17:48
NATO airstrikes targeted the center of Moammar Gadhafi's seat of power early Monday, destroying a multi-story library and office and badly damaging a reception hall for visiting dignitaries.