Former Ivorian president Gbagbo under house arrest
2011-04-13 09:28:27
Former President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire has been put under house arrest, the government of President Alassane Ouattara announced Tuesday.
Mubarak hospitalized with heart problems
2011-04-13 06:51:32
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was abruptly hospitalized Tuesday for heart problems during an investigation over allegations of corruption and violence against protesters, reported state TV.
Belarus hunts culprits after deadly metro bomb
2011-04-12 22:55:26
Police in Belarus carried out spot checks on roads and at stations and airports on Tuesday after a bomb blast tore through a crowded metro station in the capital Minsk on Monday evening, killing at least 12 people.
Son of Egypt's Mubarak detained for 15 days
2011-04-12 18:04:22
Gamal Mubarak, son of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, was detained in Cairo for 15 days, a source of the public prosecution told Xinhua.
Iran to continue trial of US hikers in weeks
2011-04-12 17:26:58
Iran's Prosecutor General and Judiciary Spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejeii announced that Tehran would continue trial of the three detained US nationals in weeks, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
Nails used to crucify Jesus may have been found
2011-04-12 16:42:29
The film "The Nails of the Cross" by Jacobovici, is based on the premise that the nails, discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem, were used to crucify Jesus. Picture taken April 6, 2011.
New Zealand urged to probe into quake liability
2011-04-12 15:32:30
New Zeland's Royal Commission of Inquiry into inner-city building failure during Christchurch's February earthquake should investigate liability, critics said Tuesday.
Gbagbo calls for inter-Cote d'Ivoire dialogue
2011-04-12 15:30:13
Cote d'Ivoire's former president Laurent Gbagbo who was arrested on Monday by pro-Ouattara forces has called for dialogue between civilian protagonists in the country's post-election crisis.
South Africa brings special insights to BRICS
2011-04-12 13:47:15
As the newcomer to BRICS, South Africa will bring special insights to the work of the five nation grouping, said the country's ambassador to China before the five emerging powers hold a summit later this week.
UN stresses no retaliation against supporters of Laurent Gbagbo
2011-04-12 13:19:53
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed "the need to ensure that there is no retaliation" against supporters of Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent Cote d'Ivoire leader who was seized by forces loyal to his rival Alassane Ouattara
Gadhafi's son calls talks 'ridiculous'
2011-04-12 11:24:32
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam said Monday they were ready to talk but rumors of his father stepping down were "ridiculous."
Libyan fighting goes on after peace bid fails
2011-04-12 09:43:34
An African Union plan to halt Libya's civil war collapsed, and rebels said the increasingly bloody siege of the city of Misrata by Muammar Gaddafi's troops made talk of a ceasefire meaningless.