Over 60 insurgents killed in N. Afghanistan: NATO
2011-05-19 14:24:46
Afghan and NATO-led forces had killed over 60 insurgents during three-day military operation in Faryab province, some 425 km northwest of capital city of Kabul, the military alliance said on Thursday.
Bin Laden audio praises Arab protests
2011-05-19 14:13:15
Shortly before his death, Osama bin Laden recorded a message praising the Middle East protest movements and predicting that revolutions would spread across the region.
Text of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation
2011-05-19 13:37:17
Text of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's letter of resignation as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, as released Wednesday by the IMF:
Plane crashes in Argentina, 22 dead
2011-05-19 13:10:17
All the 22 people onboard a small plane were killed when it crashed in Argentina's southern Rio Negro province on Wednesday, the regional Sol airline said.
US tops competitiveness list
2011-05-19 13:09:21
Singapore slipped from the first place to the third on the latest World Competitiveness Rankings published by Swiss business school IMD, local media reported on Thursday.
Argentina: Plane with 22 on board missing
2011-05-19 13:07:35
Authorities say a commercial airplane with 22 people on board has disappeared in Argentina's southern Patagonia region.
Climate change brings disasters to Pacific region
2011-05-19 13:06:06
Pacific islands region is continuously exposed to a range of hazards - floods, drought, earthquakes, cyclones, volcanoes and tsunamis, Fiji's news websites reported here Thursday.
IMF statement on Strauss-Kahn's resignation
2011-05-19 12:52:33
Dominique Strauss-Kahn today informed the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of his intention to resign as Managing Director with immediate effect.
Strauss-Kahn resigns as IMF chief
2011-05-19 12:42:55
Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund, the IMF said in a statement, as he faces charges of sexual assault and attempted rape.
IMF statement on resignation
Chinese economist to replace Strauss-Kahn?
IMF chief lawyers propose $1 million bail-court papers
2011-05-19 09:47:26
Defense lawyers for IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is charged with trying to rape a hotel maid, want him released on $1 million cash bail and placed under 24-hour home detention with electronic monitoring, court papers showed on Wednesday.
IMF chief gets new bail hearing
2011-05-19 09:32:43
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for a second time will request release on $1 million cash bail on Thursday and placement under 24-hour house arrest while he awaits trial on charges of attempting to rape a hotel maid, his lawyers said.
Gaddafi's wife and daughter in Tunisia
2011-05-19 09:19:09
The wife and daughter of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi crossed the border into Tunisia, a Tunisian security source said, but it was unclear whether they were on a diplomatic mission or seeking safe haven.