Germany rejects troop boost to protect shippers
2011-04-08 15:06:08
Germany is not planning to deploy military or police on merchant vessels as requested by shippers to protect them from pirates operating off Somalia, a senior defence official said on Thursday.
EU ministers to bicker over Portugal bailout deal
2011-04-08 13:31:31
Hungary - European finance ministers will try to work out the size and terms of a rescue loan for Portugal at their two-day meeting in Hungary - but uncertainty persists over how much the caretaker government in Lisbon can offer in return.
US, UN review efforts to force down Gbagbo
2011-04-08 13:29:20
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday reviewed international efforts to compel Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to step aside immediately.
US mediator says top Libyan echelon wants peace
2011-04-08 11:00:41
A former US congressman mediating in Libya said on Thursday that the general thrust of the top Libyan echelon is they want peace and want to find a way out of the ongoing conflict.
China helps Cuba modernize quake warning system
2011-04-08 11:00:28
Chinese experts in Cuba have concluded the assembly and launch of a new earthquake warning system that helps strengthen Cuba's seismological service.
China delivers humanitarian aid to Tunisia
2011-04-08 10:58:38
China's first shipment of emergency humanitarian aid for Tunisia departed on Thursday evening to help the Tunisian government with the placement of refugees fleeing its neighboring nation Libya.
US may consider sending troops into Libya
2011-04-08 10:53:54
The US may consider sending troops into Libya with a possible international ground force that could aid the rebels, the former US commander of the military mission said Thursday, describing the current operation as a stalemate that is more likely to go on now that America has handed control to NATO.
Man who set himself on fire in Amsterdam dies
2011-04-08 10:03:15
A man who set himself on fire on Wednesday in Amsterdam died from his injuries on Thursday morning, the police announced.
World to step up fight against organized crimes
2011-04-08 09:08:13
Representatives of more than 100 countries on Thursday agreed to boost a new joint strategy against the organized crimes groups.
Gunman with AIDS kills 12 at Brazil school
2011-04-08 07:42:25
A gunman roamed the halls of an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and killed 12 children, lining them up against a wall and shooting them in the head at point-blank range as he shouted, "I'm going to kill you all!"
NATO denies bombing Libya's largest oil field
2011-04-07 22:43:17
NATO on Thursday denied Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's accusation it bombed the country's largest oil field.
Libya contact group to meet in Doha on April 13
2011-04-07 19:17:28
The first meeting of the Contact Group on Libya will be held on April 13 in Doha, capital of Qatar, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday.