US continues to conduct air strikes in Libya
2011-04-14 12:22:34
US fighter jets are still attacking Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's air defenses even after NATO took over full command of Libya operations earlier this month, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Yale student killed when lab machine snags hair
2011-04-14 12:16:08
A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed inside a school chemistry lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of machine-shop equipment, school officials said Wednesday.
Envelope with unknown powder found at US consulate
2011-04-14 11:09:15
An envelope with unidentified powder was found on Wednesday at the US consulate building in Rio de Janeiro.
Highway accident kills 16, injures 40 in Ecuador
2011-04-14 11:06:29
At least 16 people died and 40 more were injured early Wednesday morning when two passenger buses crashed on a highway communicating the provinces of Guayas and Manabi in southwest Ecuador, local media reported.
Sarkozy, Cameron meet on Libya
2011-04-14 11:05:56
France does not plan to start arming rebels in Libya, although it does not oppose others doing so, a French presidential source said on Wednesday after Franco-British talks on the deadlock in Libya.
Western powers pressure Gaddafi departure
2011-04-14 10:55:02
Inside a spacious meeting hall in Qatar's capital Doha, Western powers and their Arab allies met representatives of the Libyan opposition Interim Transitional National Council to seek a political way out of the Libyan crisis.
Putin says election "fuss" disrupts work
2011-04-14 09:59:42
Medvedev, steered into the presidency by Putin in 2008, said in an interview with China's CCTV released on Tuesday that he would soon decide whether to seek re-election.
Russia's space chief promises new spaceship
2011-04-14 09:33:55
Russia will test a next-generation spacecraft, build a new cosmodrome and even consider a manned mission to Mars after 2035, the nation's space chief said Wednesday.
NATO airstrikes hit Gadhafi targets
2011-04-14 08:14:25
NATO launched new airstrikes Wednesday on targets held by Moammar Gadhafi as rebel leaders urged a stronger air campaign that will allow them to advance on Gadhafi's territory.
Putin says he may run for president in 2012
2011-04-14 06:42:29
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he and President Dmitry Medvedev may both run in the 2012 presidential election, after Medvedev said a day earlier that he did not rule out the possibility of running for re-election.
Mubarak, two sons detained for 15 days
2011-04-13 21:08:32
Egypt's Prosecutor General Abdel- Meguid Mahmoud on Wednesday ordered a 15-day detention for former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal.
NATO, allies hold contact group meeting on Libya
2011-04-13 19:36:45
Foreign diplomats on Wednesday met in Qatar's capital Doha behind closed door to seek a political exit to the crisis in Libya.