Tunisia interim president calls July 24 election
2011-03-04 06:22:51
Tunisian interim President Fouad Mebazaa said Thursday an election is expected on July 24 to form a constitutional council.
WikiLeaks' Assange appeals against UK extradition
2011-03-03 20:19:47
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has launched an appeal against a ruling that he should be extradited from Britain to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Libya's rebels say not reached out for Chavez's Libya plan
2011-03-03 19:27:42
The chairman of the rebel National Libya Council said to Al-Jazerra TV on Thursday that the body has not been reached out by anyone regarding a plan put forward by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to peacefully end the crisis in Libya.
Twitter co-founder says not in stake sale talks
2011-03-03 17:08:44
Biz Stone, co-founder of popular microblogging site Twitter, denied a report that the company was in talks to sell a US$450 million stake to a JPMorgan fund, reiterating that it was committed to remaining independent.
Fresh air strike hits Libya oil town: witnesses
2011-03-03 17:03:55
A warplane bombed the eastern Libyan oil terminal town of Brega on Thursday, a day after troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a ground and air attack on the town that was repulsed by rebels.
Canada sets up National Tree Day
2011-03-03 16:59:50
Canada's House of Commons Wednesday passed a motion calling for the creation of National Tree Day, which falls on the Wednesday of the last full week in September, or the National Forest Week.
93 killed in renewed clashes in Sudan
2011-03-03 16:49:48
A total of 93 people were killed in renewed clashes between the Arab Mesiria tribe and fighters from Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Sudan's disputed oil- rich area of Abyei, Sudanese newspapers reported Thursday.
9 killed, 30 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan
2011-03-03 16:03:29
A suicide bomb blast, targeting a police center, killed at least nine people including four policemen, and injured more than 30 others in northwest Pakistan
Troops capture militant leader in S Afghanistan
2011-03-03 14:50:51
Afghanistan- and NATO-led forces during operation detained a Taliban local leader in Taliban birthplace Kandahar province in Afghanistan's troubled southern region, a press release of military alliance said on Thursday.
Seoul seek to revise nuke pact with US
2011-03-03 13:32:46
South Korea and the United States on Thursday began a second round of talks on revising a nuclear cooperation pact due to expire in March 2014.
Military intervention in Libya inappropriate
2011-03-03 10:44:00
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday reaffirmed his country's reservations on possible military intervention in Libya, describing it as inappropriate.
2 US airmen killed in Frankfurt airport shooting
2011-03-03 09:44:13
Two US airmen were killed and two others were wounded at Frankfurt airport Wednesday when a man opened fire on them at close range with a handgun, the first such attack on American forces in Germany in a quarter century.