BRICS nations seek shared prosperity
2011-04-14 22:21:47
A decade after Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neil coined the term BRIC, it has gone beyond an economic theory and evolved into a platform for pragmatic cooperation.
Uganda police fire on, hit top opposition leader
2011-04-14 21:09:43
Officials in Uganda say that police officers fired on and hit Uganda's top opposition politician in the arm after demonstrations broke out in several locations across the country over rising prices.
UN chief reiterates cease-fire for Libya crisis
2011-04-14 19:39:01
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon reiterated on Thursday the importance of a cease-fire to solve the Libyan crisis and ensuring the rights of the Libyan people.
Light plane crashes at Israeli airport, 4 die
2011-04-14 17:51:20
Israeli rescue services say a small plane has crashed at the airport in the city of Haifa, killing all four people on board.
No military solution to Libya: NATO chief
2011-04-14 17:16:57
There is no military solution to the Libyan conflicts and NATO hopes to see a political one in the near future, the alliance's head, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said just ahead of the foreign ministers' gathering on Thursday.
Sea piracy hits record high worldwide
2011-04-14 16:54:31
Sea piracy worldwide hit a record high of 142 attacks in the first quarter this year as Somali pirates become more violent and aggressive, a global maritime watchdog said Thursday.
Britain asks Dubai to investigate death in custody
2011-04-14 16:15:16
Britain is pressing police in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai to investigate the death of a British tourist who died in police custody this month, a British embassy spokesman said on Thursday.
Tunisia to file charges against ex-president
2011-04-14 16:14:58
Tunisian justice ministry has prepared 18 legal cases against former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi said Wednesday.
Gunman may have planned Brazil school shooting for months
2011-04-14 15:41:57
Rio police released a video Wednesday which suggests that the man, who killed 12 children in a school last week, had planned the massacre for months.
US couple accused of keeping children in cage
2011-04-14 14:27:57
A couple accused of keeping two young children caged in a room have been arrested.
Italian finds India a nice place to make cheese
2011-04-14 14:04:21
It was an average sort of beast _ gray, thick shouldered, with fat curling horns _ spotted from the window of a moving car. But to Giuseppe Mozzillo, who grew up outside Naples in Italy's buffalo mozzarella heartland, the animals dotting the Indian countryside looked enticingly familiar.
North Dakota: The tranquility after receding floods
2011-04-14 13:31:41
Flooding was spreading out across broad stretches of rural North Dakota and Minnesota on Wednesday.