Peru breaks ties with Libya
2011-02-23 16:51:14
Peru's government has announced it is suspending diplomatic relations with Libya to protest the violence unleashed by its leader Moammar Gadhafi against his people.
Senegal severs ties with Iran over rebel weapons
2011-02-23 09:04:23
Senegal severed diplomatic ties with Iran on Wednesday, accusing Tehran of supplying weapons to separatist rebels in its southern Casamance region that killed three Senegalese soldiers and wounded six this week.
UN Security Council regrets deaths in Libya
2011-02-23 08:38:29
The UN Security Council on Tuesday said it regrets the deaths of people in the mass protests in Libya, and called on the Libyan authorities to take its responsibility to protect the Libyan people.
Gadhafi defies revolt with tanks
2011-02-23 07:12:25
Libya's Muammar Gadhafi used tanks, helicopters and warplanes to fight a growing revolt, witnesses said on Tuesday, as the veteran leader scoffed at reports he was fleeing after four decades in power.
Israel says Iranian naval vessels provocation
2011-02-23 06:34:11
Two Iranian naval ships passed through Egypt's Suez Canal into the Mediterranean on Tuesday heading for Syria, a source at the canal authority said, a move that Israel condemned as a "provocation".
4 American hostages killed by pirates
2011-02-22 23:51:14
Four Americans on a yacht hijacked by Somali pirates last week were all killed, the US military said on Tuesday.
Hamas condemns violence against Libyan protestors
2011-02-22 19:11:58
Islamic Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday condemned violence by the Libyan forces against protestors.
At least 36 dead in Mali stadium stampede
2011-02-22 16:54:13
At least 36 people were killed in an overnight stampede at a stadium in Mali's capital, state radio reported on Tuesday.
Two Iranian naval ships passing Suez Canal
2011-02-22 13:21:18
Two Iranian naval ships were passing the Suez Canal on Tuesday, reports said.
UN Security Council to meet on Libya on Tuesday
2011-02-22 11:57:49
The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to meet behind closed doors at 9:00 am EST (1400 GMT) Tuesday to discuss the current situation in Libya.
Honduras lets police be called on home smokers
2011-02-22 10:29:12
The last refuge is vanishing for besieged smokers -- at least in Honduras. A new law that took effect Monday says family members can call in the police on people who smoke at home.
Dutch crime boss killed in Amsterdam
2011-02-22 10:27:49
Dutch crime boss Stanley Hillis was attacked and killed by a group of unknown hitmen Monday on the east side of Amsterdam, police said.