Target killing claims 16 lives in Pakistan
2011-03-25 15:07:36
At least 16 people have been killed in the last 24 hours in Pakistan's southern coastal city of Karachi as the result of the ongoing wave of target killing, police said Friday morning.
UAE to send 12 planes to patrol Libya no-fly zone
2011-03-25 15:02:31
The United Arab Emirates will send 12 planes to take part in operations to enforce the no-fly zone in Libya, the state news agency said on Friday.
AU reaffirms reservation on Libya intervention
2011-03-25 10:18:18
The chief of the African Union (AU) on Thursday reaffirmed his reservation on the multinational intervention in Libya and questioned the participants' coordination.
NATO decides to enforce no-fly zone over Libya
2011-03-25 09:57:53
NATO has decided to enforce the UN-mandated no-fly zone over Libya and would take over the command from the United States in "a couple of days," the alliance's chief said Thursday evening.
NATO to enforce no-fly zone over Libya
2011-03-25 09:46:46
NATO agreed late Thursday to take over part of the military operations against Libya - enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone, the alliance's chief said.
Rebels try to form govt in the east
Air raids in Libya continue amid doubts of motive
Thieves steal diamond ring at Tiffany's in Paris
2011-03-25 09:43:53
Police say three men pretending to be customers stole a 250,000-euro ($353,200) diamond ring from the Tiffany & Co. store in Paris' upscale Printemps department store.
EU emphasizes key role for Arab countries in Libyan crisis
2011-03-25 09:41:50
EU leaders attending a two-day summit Thursday in Brussels called on Arab countries to play a more active role in dealing with the Libyan crisis.
Yemen opposition calls for massive 'March Forward'
2011-03-25 08:47:44
Marchers will demand President Ali Abdullah Saleh end his 32-year rule
BRICS should 'move beyond' economy
2011-03-25 08:43:35
Think tanks from the BRICS nations on Thursday encouraged the mechanism to expand from the economic arena, three weeks before state leaders of the five emerging economies meet in China for their annual summit.
Thousands protest EU reform package
2011-03-25 08:37:27
Thousands of workers on Thursday flooded from various directions to the European Union headquarters to protest against an austerity economic reform package.
Billions of people to turn lights off to mark Earth Hour 2011 event
2011-03-25 08:36:28
Billions of people from more than 130 countries are expected to turn off their lights on Saturday for Earth Hour 2011, the event's organizer said on Thursday.
Rebels try to form govt in the east
2011-03-25 08:31:55
NATO ships began patrolling off Libya's coast as air strikes, missiles and energized rebels forced Muammar Gadhafi's tanks to roll back from two key western cities, including one that was the hometown of army officers who tried to overthrow him in 1993.