At least 11 dead in train-bus collisions in Bangladesh
2011-02-19 16:31:35
At least 11 people were killed and over 40 injured in two separate incidents of train-bus collisions in Bangladesh on Saturday.
27 people killed in Libya protests
2011-02-19 08:27:57
At least 20 people in Libya's second largest city of Benghazi and seven in Derna in eastern Libya were killed in anti-government protests, Oea newspaper reported on its website Friday.
Air strike kills 30 insurgnets in Afghanistan
2011-02-18 22:34:06
An air strike against militants in Afghanistan's Kunar province, some 185 km east of capital Kabul, killed more than 30 insurgents.
8 injured as grenade hits Yemen protesters
2011-02-18 21:46:18
At least eight anti-government protesters were wounded when attackers hurled a hand grenade towards them in the Yemeni southern city of Taiz on Friday.
Iran's rally call for capital punishment of traitors
2011-02-18 20:28:14
Thousands of Friday prayers in Terhran called for the capital punishment of the opposition leaders who were referred to as traitors.
Unrest continues in Middle East, North Africa
2011-02-18 13:55:36
Another protester was killed and some 50 others were injured in Yemen on Thursday as street protests and unrest continued in countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Brazilian president declares war on drugs
2011-02-18 09:26:03
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Thursday declared a war on drug trafficking, trading and consumption,fulfilling a promise made during the election campaign.
Britain launches radical welfare reform
2011-02-18 09:23:34
The British government Thursday launched a Welfare Reform Bill which will adopt a single Universal Credit to replace the current complex benefits, strip benefits from those who repeatedly turn down job offers and conduct new health checks on those claiming a disability stops them working.
Strong snowstorms due to global warming: researchers
2011-02-18 09:14:59
A statement from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) said on Thursday that the snowstorms lately registered in the United States, Mexico and Europe were due to the global warming.
Egypt: Iran asks for warships to pass Suez Canal
2011-02-18 08:55:59
Two Iranian naval vessels have submitted a request to transit the Suez Canal, Egypt's Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Israel has expressed concerns over the plans, labeling them a "provocation."
Clinton expresses 'deep concern' about Bahrain
2011-02-18 08:12:31
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday expressed "deep concern" about deadly clashes in Bahrain and called for restraint as the Gulf kingdom is grappling with anti-government protests.
Army deploys after Bahrain police raid
2011-02-18 07:35:57
Troops took control of Manama on Thursday after riot police stormed an anti-government protest camp at dawn and fought demonstrators on the streets, killing four people in Bahrain's worst violence in decades. US concern grows over Bahrain