Colombian navy rescues 33 people in Pacific
2011-03-28 13:59:27
The Colombian navy rescued 33 people from a broken boat drifting in the Pacific Ocean, Colombian Naval Force of the Pacific said Sunday.
Obama faces challenge of defining Libya strategy
2011-03-28 13:58:09
US President Barack Obama faces the challenge on Monday of convincing Americans he has clear military aims and a US exit strategy in the Libya conflict as he seeks to counter growing congressional criticism.
Suicide car bombing kills 10 in E Afghanistan
2011-03-28 13:39:11
A suicide car bomb went off in Afghanistan's Paktika province, some 155 km southeast of capital city of Kabul, late Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring over 50 others.
Libyan rebels say Gadhafi town seized
2011-03-28 13:16:04
A Libyan rebel spokesman said Muammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte had been captured by the rebels on Monday, but no independent verification of the statement was immediately available.
Yemeni protesters vow to escalate into strife
2011-03-28 10:14:42
Youth-led street protesters flared out at reform initiatives announced by the Yemeni president on Sunday, vowing to escalate their peaceful demonstration into a full-scale strife.
Israel deploys new anti-missile system
2011-03-28 09:11:13
With the escalation of rocket attacks along the Gaza border, Israel deployed its "Iron Dome" anti-rocket system for the first time on Sunday to protect its citizens from projectiles fired from the Gaza strip.
Yemeni president sacks defected general
2011-03-28 08:59:35
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Monday appointed Major General Ahmed Saeed bin Brik as the new commander of the Eastern Military Area and the Brigade 27 Mika, to replace Major General Mohamed Ali Mohsen.
NATO to take full command of Libya mission
2011-03-28 06:54:52
NATO's top decision-making body decided on Sunday to implement all aspects of the UN resolution on Libya, thus paving the way for the alliance to take over full command of the military operations against Libya from the US.
Syria ends 48-year-long emergency law
2011-03-27 22:17:46
Syrian presidential advisor Buthaina Shaaban said on Sunday that the country's 48-year-long emergency law terminates, the local Syrian News Station website reported.
NATO poised to take full command of Libya mission
2011-03-27 22:16:01
NATO ambassadors are meeting on Sunday to decide whether to approve airstrike plans against Libyan ground forces to protect civilians, which will pave the way for the alliance to assume full command of Libya operations from the United States.
10 killed in clashes in Syrian coastal city
2011-03-27 20:57:40
Syrian official source Sunday said 10 people were killed during clashes that erupted on Saturday in the coastal city of Latakia, about 300 km north to Damascus.
Israel starts deploying anti-rocket system in South
2011-03-27 20:05:03
Israel on Sunday started deploying two batteries of the Iron Dome anti-rocket system in southern the country, in a bid to foil longer-range Kassam and Grad rockets from putting over a million Israelis within striking range in major urban areas.