1,000 Saudi troops enter Bahrain-Saudi source
2011-03-14 20:36:09
About 1,000 Saudi soldiers entered Bahrain early on Monday to protect government facilities following recent unrest by the country's Shi'ite Muslim majority, a Saudi official source said.
Gaddafi urges China to invest in libya
2011-03-14 19:17:27
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi has urged Russia, China and India to invest in the Libyan oil sector as the ongoing turmoil continues to bring damage to the country's oil industry, according to state-run JANA news agency.
11 soldiers killed in suicide car bomb in Iraq
2011-03-14 15:20:03
At least 11 Iraqi soldiers were killed and some 29 people wounded in a suicide car bombing on local government compound in a town in Iraq's eastern Diyala province on Monday, a provincial police source told Xinhua.
Obama pens Op-Ed, calling for more gun control
2011-03-14 09:46:26
US President Barack Obama on Sunday used an Op-Ed article to call for more gun control, saying the country has a responsibility to do everything it can to put a stop to gun violence.
Iran plans to sell its nuclear materials
2011-03-13 23:01:39
Iran's Atomic Chief, Fereidoon Abbasi, said that Iran plans to export its nuclear materials and services to the global market, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday.
UN chief calls for 'utmost restraint' in Yemen
2011-03-13 10:53:09
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called for "utmost restraint" and "a genuine and broad-based dialogue" in Yemen in order to avoid a further deterioration of the situation in the Middle East country.
Arabs ask UN for no-fly zone over libya
2011-03-13 07:43:18
The Arab League (AL) on Saturday decided in an emergency meeting to urge the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone on Libya to protect the citizens.
Young Britons prefer pop over princesses
2011-03-12 12:00:44
When she was a little girl, Elsa Hardcastle loved to dress up as a princess and read stories about young women who were swept off their feet by a prince charming.
Gadhafi troops launch assault on key oil port
2011-03-12 11:56:44
Troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi were fighting to retake the oil port of Ras Lanuf on Friday, intensifying their counteroffensive against the outgunned insurgents.
Ecuador suspends oil exports amid tsunami threat
2011-03-12 11:39:59
Ecuador said late Friday it had suspended crude oil exports of 342,000 barrels a day as long as a tsunami threat remains in place following the major 8.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated Japan earlier in the day.
Tsunami grazes US, Mexico; S America next
2011-03-12 11:34:20
Thousands of people fled their homes along the Pacific coast of North and South America on Friday as a tsunami triggered by Japan's massive earthquake reached the region but appeared to spare it from major damage.
Aid offers pour in after Japan quake
2011-03-12 00:41:56
More than 45 countries were awaiting a request from Tokyo after offering to help Japan deal with a huge earthquake and tsunami, the United Nations said on Friday.