World pledges 550 million for Chernobyl
2011-04-20 09:55:50
World powers, spurred by the nuclear crisis in Japan, pledged 550 million euros ($780 million) on Tuesday to help build a new containment shell at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl accident.
Brits count down for the royal wedding
2011-04-20 09:55:58
More than half of all Britons will watch Prince William marry long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton on April 29th, a poll conducted for Reuters showed.
Britain to send military team to Libya
2011-04-20 09:40:38
Britain is sending up to 20 military advisers to help Libya's ragtag rebel force break a military stalemate with Moammar Gadhafi's army.
Libya govt says to fight any foreign troops
2011-04-20 08:03:05
The Libyan government on Tuesday firmly rebuffed a proposal by the European Union (EU), saying it would fight any foreign troops that landed on its soil.
Raul Castro elected Cuban Communist Party chief
2011-04-20 07:08:49
Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday was elected chief of the ruling Cuban Communist Party (CCP).
Syria lifts emergency laws
2011-04-19 22:44:02
Syria's government approved lifting the country's nearly 50-year-old state of emergency Tuesday to meet a key demand of anti-government protesters, but also issued a stern warning to demonstrators to call off their challenges to President Bashar Assad's hard-line rule.
UK royal wedding to be live streamed on YouTube
2011-04-19 22:15:04
Palace officials will offer live streaming of the April 29 royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton on the royal channel on YouTube.
Lovely white Tiger cubs
2011-04-19 20:57:50
Zookeeper Jeanette Wurm (R) and zoo manager Susanna Stubbe try to hold four Bengali White Tiger cubs that were born two months ago on Valentine's Day in the Zoo Safari Park Stukenbrock near the western German city of Bielefeld April 19, 2011.
Libya won't allow foreign troops in with UN aid
2011-04-19 20:48:22
A senior Libyan official on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of allowing foreign troops to escort humanitarian aid convoys in Libya, saying such a deployment would be viewed as military, not humanitarian.
BP chairman: Deep-sea drilling must go on
2011-04-19 20:37:20
BP never considered abandoning deep-sea drilling after the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year, the company's chairman told a Swedish newspaper in an interview published Tuesday.
Russian Air Force conducts large-scale drills
2011-04-19 20:34:18
Russian strategic air forces started large-scale two-day exercises on Tuesday, Russia's Defense Ministry said.
UK to send military advisers to Libya
2011-04-19 20:31:44
Britain said on Tuesday it would send experienced military officers to bolster its diplomatic team in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.