France's Lagarde set to launch IMF bid
2011-05-25 14:30:27
France's finance minister is set to declare on Wednesday she wants to be the next head of the IMF.
Two German airports shut as volcanic cloud drifts
2011-05-25 14:16:41
Two German airports halted flights on Wednesday as ash from an Icelandic volcano drifted across northern Europe, with parts of Scandinavia also facing a risk of disruption.
Mubarak and his sons to be tried
2011-05-25 13:58:04
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will be tried for killing peaceful protesters, while over 60 people were killed in fresh clashes in Yemen Tuesday.
EU agrees 'stress tests' for nuclear reactors
2011-05-25 13:55:31
European nuclear watchdogs have agreed the details of new safety checks on the region's 143 reactors to guard against crises similar to that at Japan's stricken Fukushima plant, the European Commission said late on Tuesday.
German govt considers scrapping nuclear tax-report
2011-05-25 11:04:52
The German government is mulling scrapping a disputed nuclear fuel rod tax to relieve financial pressure on power firms so that they can invest in alternative clean energy sources, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Ash over north Europe, but volcano subsiding
2011-05-25 10:10:34
Northern Europe was set to bear the brunt of air traffic disruption from Icelandic volcanic ash on Wednesday, but experts said the eruption was rapidly dying down.
Syria site 'very likely' an atom reactor
2011-05-25 10:00:33
A Syrian site bombed by Israel in 2007 was "very likely" to have been a nuclear reactor, the UN atomic agency said in a report that could pave the way for Damascus to be referred to the UN Security Council next month.
Former Brazil editor serves murder sentence
2011-05-25 09:56:28
Brazil's top court has ordered the jailing of a former editor of one of the country's biggest newspapers for murdering his ex-girlfriend nearly 11 years ago.
NATO launches heavy air strikes on Tripoli again
2011-05-25 09:49:16
NATO has carried out its heaviest air strikes against Libya's capital in more than two months of bombing, amid upbeat comments from France and the Uhited States on progress towards ending Muammar Gadhafi's rule.
Netanyahu says will give up some land for peace
2011-05-25 09:16:41
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said explicitly for the first time on Tuesday he was prepared to give up some settlements for peace, but he laid out familiar demands unlikely to draw the Palestinians back to the negotiating table.
US journalist held in Libya says she was beaten
2011-05-25 09:15:58
An American journalist detained in Libya for six weeks says she was fired upon and beaten when she was captured but later treated better as she was moved from prison to a luxurious hotel.
PBOC adviser: US clout impedes reform of IMF
2011-05-25 08:09:06
Emerging economies should have a say in who should take the helm of the International Monetary Fund, but overhauling the global agency is more important than the succession issue, an adviser to the People's Bank of China said on Tuesday.