Israeli fire kills Palestinian worker in Gaza
2011-02-28 20:51:58
A Palestinian ambulance crew evacuated a body of a Palestinian worker said to be killed by Israeli fire in northern Gaza Strip, a medical spokesman said Monday.
Western powers, al-Qaida behind Libya's unrest: official
2011-02-28 20:40:22
Western powers and al-Qaida terrorists are behind the unrest in Libya, which may result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, the spokesman for the Libyan government said Monday.
Visit of Iranian ships to Syria within normal co-op
2011-02-28 19:09:45
Iranian Ambassador to Damascus Ahmad Mousawi said the visit of two Iranian ships to Syrian is within the normal cooperation between the two countries.
Iran blames broken pump for atom fuel removal-experts
2011-02-28 19:07:09
Iran is believed to have told the UN atomic watchdog that a broken pump had made it necessary to remove fuel from its first nuclear power reactor, independent experts familiar with the issue said on Monday.
France to send humanitarian aid to Libya
2011-02-28 17:33:57
French Prime Minister Francois Fillion said Monday France will send two planes carrying humanitarian aid to Libyan people in Libya's second biggest city of Benghazi.
5.2-magnitude quake hits Crete, Greece: USGS
2011-02-28 16:52:00
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Crete, Greece, at 07:49:07 GMT on Monday, the US Geological Survey said.
Hill collapse in Bolivian capital ruins 400 homes
2011-02-28 11:23:38
Heavy rains caused a hilltop to collapse in a poor neighborhood of the Bolivian capital Sunday, cracking roads, destroying at least 400 homes and burying people's belongings under mud and debris.
Tunisian interim president names new PM
2011-02-28 09:29:14
Tunisia's interim president Fouad Mebazaa on Sunday named former minister Beji Caid-Essebsi as the country's new prime minister shortly after Mohammed Ghannouchi resigned from his position.
Over 20,000 Chinese evacuated from Libya
2011-02-28 08:44:18
BEIJING - More than 20,000 Chinese nationals out of the estimated 33,000 had been evacuated from unrest-wracked Libya as of Sunday morning, according to latest figures from China's Foreign Ministry.
NZ quake city prays as death toll rises to 147
2011-02-28 08:34:29
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Grieving New Zealanders prayed in the earthquake-ravaged city of Christchurch on Sunday as rescuers pulled apart leveled buildings in their desperate search for survivors six days after the devastating tremor that killed 147 people.
The Last Airbender crowned worst film
2011-02-28 07:47:27
LOS ANGELES - Action flick The Last Airbender and comedy Sex and the City 2 earned the wrath of Razzie voters on Saturday in the annual Oscar spoof that spotlights Hollywood's worst performances.
Spanish tourism boosted by Arab unrest
2011-02-28 07:47:27
Spain is getting a boost to its hugely important tourist industry as northern European sunseekers shun popular resorts in Egypt and Tunisia because of upheavels there.