Libya dismisses Gadhafi arrest bid
2011-05-17 13:56:34
The Libyan government dismissed on Monday the UN war crimes court's arrest warrant against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Guatemalan police search for massacre suspects
2011-05-17 13:45:48
Guatemalan police said on Monday they captured a suspected member of Mexico's feared Zetas cartel in connection with a massacre that left 27 people dead in a Guatemalan village on Sunday morning.
Strauss-Kahn accused of 2002 sex assault
2011-05-17 11:09:17
French voters who've shrugged at politicians' infidelities for decades are suddenly grappling with something far more serious: allegations that International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn engaged in a pattern of sexual assaults dating to at least 2002.
Salvadoran police investigate plane crash killing 2 Chinese
2011-05-17 10:58:42
El Salvador's National Civil Police (PNC) on Monday were investigating the crash of a small plane that killed the pilot and two Chinese nationals in a region close to the capital.
Cuba rejects US claim over dissident's death
2011-05-17 10:42:27
Cuba on Monday rejected US politicians' claim over the death of a Cuban dissident, saying Washington said so because it is "seeking excuses" to invade the island country.
Timeline of events in Strauss-Kahn case
2011-05-17 10:24:23
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail on Monday on charges he sexually assaulted a maid at a New York hotel, a scandal that appeared to wreck his hopes of running for president of France.
Lockheed hopes to sell F-16 fighters to Iraq
2011-05-17 10:19:08
Lockheed Martin Corp says it hopes to sign sales contracts for up to 18 F-16 fighter jets to both Iraq and Oman by early 2012, and expects to book a total of about 100 additional orders by the end of the decade.
UN condemns Israeli fire at border protest
2011-05-17 09:57:22
The United Nations condemned on Monday Israel's "disproportionate, deadly force" against demonstrators mourning the anniversary of the founding of Israel.
IMF crisis opens the door to emerging nations
2011-05-17 09:18:02
The arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn has plunged the International Monetary Fund into a leadership dilemma just as it's playing a key role in addressing Europe's debt crisis and other global challenges.
Russian tycoon to head pro-Kremlin party
2011-05-17 09:10:11
Russian tycoon and New Jersey Nets basketball team owner Mikhail Prokhorov says his decision to head a pro-Kremlin political party was an "uneasy" one.
War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Gadhafi
2011-05-17 09:08:17
The United Nations Security Council ordered the ICC investigation, so UN member states would be obliged to arrest him if he ventured into their territory.
Russia concerned over clashes on Israeli border
2011-05-17 08:50:24
Russia is "deeply concerned" over violent clashes on Israel's northern frontiers and calls for all relevant parties to demonstrate maximum restraint from violence, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday.