Egypt says Obama speech will help Palestinians
2011-05-20 13:47:05
US President Barack Obama's backing of a key Palestinian demand on the borders of its future state will help win UN recognition of a Palestinian state, Egypt's UN ambassador said Thursday.
Last WWI veteran laid to rest in military funeral
2011-05-20 13:31:13
The last World War One combat veteran, British-born Claude Choules, who died aged 110, was laid to rest on Friday after a military funeral in the Australian port town of Fremantle.
NATO planes attack 8 Libyan warships
2011-05-20 13:26:28
NATO fighter jets attacked eight warships of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces, NATO said on Friday.
Obama, Netanyahu face tense meeting on Mideast
2011-05-20 13:23:10
US President Barack Obama's endorsement of a longstanding Palestinian demand on the borders of their future state sets the stage for what could be a tense meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.
Quake hits western Turkey, 3 dead
2011-05-20 12:36:15
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake partly collapsed some buildings and one mosque in western Turkey, killing at least three people and injuring nearly 100 people, authorities said Friday.
Egypt says Obama speech will help Palestinians
2011-05-20 12:35:44
US President Barack Obama's backing of a key Palestinian demand on the borders of its future state will help win UN recognition of a Palestinian state, Egypt's UN ambassador said Thursday.
Qantas pressures pilots to cut fuel costs
2011-05-20 11:19:11
Australian pilots on Friday said the Qantas airline is pressuring them to cut costs by taking on less fuel.
Playboy puts entire 57 years of magazines online
2011-05-20 11:02:29
Good news for those who thought their copies of Playboy were gone forever when their moms found them and threw them away.
Czech, Slovakia support more security tests for nuke plants
2011-05-20 10:52:06
The prime ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia said Thursday that they supported additional security stress tests for nuclear power stations in EU countries.
German firm held sex orgy for staff
2011-05-20 10:26:00
A German insurance company rewarded its best salesmen by organizing an orgy with prostitutes in a renowned Hungarian spa, the company said Thursday.
Paralyzed man freely moves after getting implant
2011-05-20 09:54:38
After Rob Summers was paralyzed below the chest in a car accident in 2006, his doctors told him he would never stand again. They were wrong.
Libya's intelligence agency building bombed
2011-05-20 09:32:28
The building of Libya's External Security agency in Tripoli was bombed early Friday in an apparent NATO airstrike.