Lawyer: Gitmo prisoner who died was mentally ill
2011-05-20 09:31:08
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who died in an apparent suicide had twice before tried to kill himself at the US base in Cuba and had a long-term mental illness that predated his time in custody, his lawyer said Thursday.
US balks at backing European candidate for IMF
2011-05-20 09:20:50
The United States balked Thursday at immediately backing a European to lead the International Monetary Fund, saying only that it wanted an open and prompt succession.
Russia expels Israeli military attache over spying
2011-05-20 09:16:32
An Israeli military attache to Moscow who was expelled from Russia last week was carrying secret information when he was detained, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Family finds $45,000 in new home, then returns it
2011-05-20 09:09:47
When Josh Ferrin closed on his family's first home, he never thought he'd make the discovery of a lifetime - then give it back.
Whistleblower says Russian troops fed dog food
2011-05-20 09:06:30
Russian Interior Ministry troops were fed dog food earlier this year to save money, a former officer in the ministry said on Thursday.
Spain bans jobs protests over election weekend
2011-05-20 09:06:08
Spain's electoral oversight body ruled that jobs protests which young people are staging across the country would be illegal over the coming election weekend, but some demonstrators said they would defy the ban.
Obama, in Arab outreach, shifts on Mideast peace
2011-05-20 07:26:29
US President Barack Obama on Thursday backed a key Palestinian demand on the borders of a future state with Israel as part of his vision for a Middle East peace deal.
Obama says Gadhafi's departure inevitable
2011-05-20 07:23:05
Obama said on Thursday it was inevitable Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi would have to leave power and only then could a democratic transition in the North African state proceed.
1 dies in 6-magnitude quake in Turkey
2011-05-20 06:46:41
One person died of heart attack due to panic of an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale in western Turkey Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Italian tries setting new apnea diving record
2011-05-19 23:06:26
Simone Arrigoni of Italy attempts to set an apnea diving record, pushed by two dolphins named Paco and Marco, in Torvaianica near Rome May 19, 2011.
Syria condemns US sanctions on Assad
2011-05-19 22:27:54
A Syrian official on Thursday denounced the sanctions slapped by the US administration on President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian state TV reported.
Russian president says he may seek re-election
2011-05-19 22:00:46
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that he would not rule out the possibility of seeking re-election, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.