Jury convicts US mom in baby's microwave death
2011-05-14 16:24:01
Jurors in a woman's third trial found her guilty Friday of killing her baby daughter by cooking her in a microwave oven.
British woman beheaded in supermarket
2011-05-14 10:57:46
A British woman was decapitated in a supermarket on the Spanish resort island of Tenerife on Friday by a man who then fled into the street grasping her head, the local emergency services said.
EU urged to remove political obstacles
2011-05-14 08:23:01
China has renewed its call for the European Union to lift its arms embargo on China and to recognize the country's market economy status, calling on the EU to remove major political obstacles in bilateral relations. 
EU slaps first anti-subsidy duties on China
'Undervalued' yuan blamed for EU deficit
Revenge attacks rattle Pakistan
2011-05-14 07:23:57
Blasts from two suicide bombers that killed at least 80 people in northwestern Pakistan are just the beginning of massive al-Qaida actions to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden, analysts said.
Obama accepts resignation of US Mideast envoy
2011-05-14 07:37:57
US President Barack Obama said on Friday that the United States as a nation remains committed to peace in the Middle East.
Gadhafi refuted reports on his injury
2011-05-14 07:35:20
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi refuted reports that he was injured last Thursday during NATO attacks, saying the Western countries are "cowards," according to an audio record broadcast by the state TV.
Women grab Cannes spotlight with disturbing tales
2011-05-13 22:18:52
Female directors, famously shut out of the Cannes film festival's main competition in 2010, dominated the opening of this year's event with dark tales of murder, prostitution, rape and suicide.
Wal-Mart to invest in China's Yihaodian.com
2011-05-13 21:02:11
US retailer giant Wal-Mart said on Friday that it has signed a deal to buy a minority stake in China's emerging online store Yihaodian.
NASA counting down for next-to-last launch
2011-05-13 20:59:59
The countdown began Friday morning for the second time for Endeavour's final mission. A launch attempt late last month was foiled by an electrical snag aboard Endeavour. NASA says repairs have fixed the problem.
Zambia ushers in gender-based violence law
2011-05-13 16:41:03
Zambian President has signed a new law meant to combat gender-based violence, with a senior official saying it was an indication that the government was committed to the protection of women's rights, the Zambia Daily Mail reported on Friday.
Israeli-Palestinian sports talks progress at IOC
2011-05-13 16:21:05
Israeli and Palestinian Olympic officials stepped up efforts to improve cooperation during a second round of talks with the IOC on Thursday.
EU lauds China's role in bond markets
2011-05-13 09:37:58
The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton thanked China for its "continued involvement" in European sovereign bond markets.