Tunisia to keep Oct 16 election date
2011-05-27 16:42:14
Chairman of the Tunisia's independent election commission Kamel Jendoubi reiterated the commission's decision to uphold the Oct 16 election date instead of the initial government-suggested date of July 24, the official TAP press agency reported.
Road accident kills 11 in Russia
2011-05-27 16:10:38
At least 11 people were killed in a traffic accident in Moscow region on Friday, said the Emergency Situations Ministry.
Libya on agenda as Obama, Sarkozy meet
2011-05-27 15:46:05
President Barack Obama will meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday before heading into a final day of meetings at the G-8 summit.
Two wounded in explosion in Turkey's southeast
2011-05-27 15:30:23
An official says a bomb explosion outside a military housing complex has wounded two civilians in Turkey's southeast, where Kurdish rebels have been fighting for autonomy for decades.
16th NAM ministerial meeting ends in Bali
2011-05-27 15:29:48
The 16th Ministerial Conference and Commemorative Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM) came to an end in Bali, Indonesia on Friday
Lawyers for ex-IMF head complain of leaks to media
2011-05-27 15:18:14
Lawyers for former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged Thursday that leaks to the media could prevent their client from getting a fair trial in his attempted rape case, and they're blaming the New York Police Department.
Clinton arrives in Pakistan to ease tensions
2011-05-27 14:39:44
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Pakistan on Friday to repair badly frayed relations after the killing of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden at a comfortable hideout not far from this capital city.
Suicide bomb toll in Pakistan rises to 36
2011-05-27 14:37:15
The death toll of a suicide car bomb attack Thursday evening in Pakistan's northwest city of Hangu has risen to 36.
Anti-mining protest escalates in southern Peru
2011-05-27 14:36:10
Hundreds of demonstrators mobbed government buildings and burned police cars in southeastern Peru on Thursday as a protest against mining firms intensified 10 days before a presidential election.
Shuttle crew make history on final spacewalk
2011-05-27 14:24:18
One of NASA's most experienced spacewalkers paired with its newest on Friday for the space shuttle program's last servicing call outside the International Space Station.
Briton in Dubai on trial for kicking dog
2011-05-27 13:55:50
A British man is on trial in Dubai for allegedly kicking his neighbor's dog while under the influence of alcohol.
Clinton, Joint Chiefs chairman press Pakistan
2011-05-27 13:27:43
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Pakistan on Friday to repair badly frayed relations after the killing of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden at a comfortable hideout not far from this capital city.