Poland files security act for Euro 2012
2011-05-24 11:16:45
Poland's interior ministry Tuesday filed a draft of a special security act for the 2012 European Football Championship in Ukraine and Poland for reviewal by a government standing committee.
Obama in jubilant Ireland: 'I've come home'
2011-05-24 11:04:03
Obama downed a pint of Guinness with a distant cousin and checked out centuries-old parish records tracing his family to Ireland.
Mexico urges united front in battle for IMF post
2011-05-24 10:32:41
Mexico's central bank chief Agustin Carstens launched his bid to lead the International Monetary Fund, urging developing nations to back a single candidate who can "take the battle to the Europeans."
Rescuers to re-enter NZ mine for the lost 29
2011-05-24 10:26:03
Police and rescue workers have agreed a plan to retrieve the bodies of 29 men who died in one of New Zealand's worst ever mine disasters six months ago.
Colombia seizes 12 tons of Mexico-bound cocaine
2011-05-24 10:25:31
The Colombian navy seized 12 tons of cocaine on Monday on a container ship in the port of Cartagena that was due to sail to Veracruz, Mexico, authorities said.
IAEA official says nuke energy to benefit Latin America
2011-05-24 10:12:05
The use of nuclear energy in Latin America will benefit the agriculture production and medicine, director for Latin America at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Juan Antonio Casas said on Monday.
NATO airstrikes bombard Tripoli, heaviest yet
2011-05-24 10:00:50
NATO warplanes repeatedly hit targets in Tripoli early Tuesday in what appears to be the heaviest night of bombing of the Libyan capital since the Western alliance launched its air campaign against Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
DNA matches Strauss-Kahn in sex attack
2011-05-24 09:16:20
New tests have found that the DNA of former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn matches material found on the shirt of a Manhattan hotel maid who says he attacked her, two people familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press.
Volcanic cloud heads to Scotland, flights canceled
2011-05-24 09:01:35
A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland, causing airlines to cancel Tuesday flights, forcing US President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland, and raising fears of a repeat of last year's huge travel disruptions in Europe.
US military probes toxic chemical dump in Korea
2011-05-24 09:00:55
The US military in South Korea said Monday it had made "some progress" in its investigation into allegations that large amounts of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange were buried over 30 years ago at a US military base in the country.
Volcano ash halts air traffic, could reach Denmark
2011-05-24 07:20:04
Air traffic between Greenland and Denmark has been temporarily halted after ash spewing from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano reached the airspace over eastern Greenland, civil aviation authorities here said Monday.
14 killed, 38 injured in Yemen clash
2011-05-24 07:16:29
At least 14 government soldiers were killed and 38 others, including two civilians, were injured in clashes on Monday between government forces and tribesmen in Yemen 's capital.