Yemeni opposition signs transition deal
2011-05-22 07:31:57
The Yemeni opposition on Saturday evening signed the GCC-brokered deal, which requires President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down in order to end months-long political deadlock.
Strauss-Kahn under house arrest in NY
2011-05-22 07:21:45
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn remained under house arrest and armed guard on Saturday in an apartment in New York's financial district that has become a tourist attraction.
Turkey: politicians resign in sex video scandal
2011-05-21 21:38:02
Six senior politicians in a Turkish opposition party resigned on Saturday amid a sex video scandal that could have far-reaching consequences in elections on June 12.
44 Syrians killed in 'Friday of freedom'
2011-05-21 20:02:41
The National Organization for Human Rights in Syrian said Saturday that 44 Syrians were killed in Friday's anti-government protests, pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.
Iran claims 30 arrests in alleged US spy ring
2011-05-21 19:24:56
Iran's Intelligence Ministry says it has arrested at least 30 people allegedly linked to a spy network run by the CIA.
Mexican drug cartel boss caught at birthday party
2011-05-21 11:48:34
Mexican police said on Friday they captured a suspected drug kingpin from the Gulf drug cartel during what authorities believe was his own birthday party in a city along the US-Mexican border.
Space station gets upgrade
2011-05-21 07:58:20
Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts accomplished the main objective of their mission on Thursday, installing a $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station to scan the universe for years to come.
Dubai seeks to cut govt spending by 20-25%
2011-05-21 07:10:50
Dubai's government is asking its departments to reduce expenditure by 20 to 25 percent in a bid to help achieve a budget surplus up to 3.5 billion dirhams (about $953 million) by 2013, a local daily reported Friday, citing a member of the sheikhdom's Supreme Fiscal Committee.
There is no eurozone debt crisis: OECD chief
2011-05-20 22:31:20
The secretary-general of the Orgnization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Friday voiced confidence in the euro's bright future, saying the current debt problem should not be called a "eurozone debt crisis."
European support rising for Lagarde's IMF bid
2011-05-20 21:42:08
France's frank, hard-working and chic finance minister, Christine Lagarde, emerged Friday as Europe's likely candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund.
Turkey to host Drugs Working Group meeting
2011-05-20 20:47:08
The annual meeting of the Drugs Working Group (DWG), an entity of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI), will take place in the Turkish province of Ankara next week, local media reported Friday.
5 pro-democracy protesters killed in Syria
2011-05-20 20:42:59
Five protesters were killed on Friday in the restive cities of Homs and Daraa by security forces, pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.