EU seeks euro stability on G8 summit
2011-05-27 07:12:32
The European Union struggled Thursday to reassure G8 partners on the future of the euro, insisting that every effort will be taken to avoid a default by Greece that could undermine the currency's viability.
G8 not a place to discuss IMF successor
2011-05-27 06:45:01
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday dismissed comment on the qualification of incumbent Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying the Group of Eight (G8) meeting is not the place to take that decision.
South Sudan govt says no war with north
2011-05-26 21:31:43
President of the south Sudanese government and Chairman of Sudan People's Liberation Movement ( SPLM) Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday said that south Sudan would never return to war with the north again no matter what the reasons were.
Eurocontrol: No major ash impact on air traffic
2011-05-26 17:06:41
No significant disruptions of air traffic are expected in Europe in coming days as a result of volcanic activity, Eurocontrol said Thursday.
Man kills wife, leaps to his death in Moscow
2011-05-26 16:51:20
Russian investigators say a US citizen has killed his Russian wife and then committed suicide by leaping from the 15th floor of a Moscow hotel.
Pentagon says US reducing troop total in Pakistan
2011-05-26 16:00:10
The United States is reducing the number of its military personnel in Pakistan at that country's request after the killing of Osama bin Laden. That comes from the Pentagon.
Iran's largest lake turning to salt
2011-05-26 15:33:20
From a hillside, Kamal Saadat looked forlornly at hundreds of potential customers, knowing he could not take them for trips in his boat to enjoy a spring weekend on picturesque Oroumieh Lake, the third largest saltwater lake on earth.
Police in Grenada accuse man of having gay sex
2011-05-26 15:05:42
Police have arrested a man for having sex with another male on the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada
Georgian riot police clash with protesters
2011-05-26 14:37:28
Georgian riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon on Thursday to disperse several hundred opposition protesters demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, a Reuters reporter said.
Bomb blast wounds at least 7 in Istanbul
2011-05-26 14:37:25
A bicycle bomb wounded seven people including a police officer in Istanbul on Thursday, the city's police chief said.
Maid in Strauss-Kahn case considers civil action
2011-05-26 14:33:31
The hotel maid whom Dominique Strauss-Kahn is accused of sexually assaulting has added two attorneys to her legal team as she considers a possible civil action.
Mexico: 28 killed in drug shootout in west state
2011-05-26 14:31:55
Gunmen apparently from two rival drug gangs fought a ferocious gunbattle on a highway in a western Mexico state that killed 28 men Wednesday, authorities said.