Two rockets hit civilian houses in Libya's Ajdabiya
2011-05-12 17:58:59
Two rockets hit civilian houses in the downtown of east Libya's Ajdabiya, Xinhua reporter witnessed.
20 Syrians killed by tanks shelling on Homs, Daraa
2011-05-12 17:06:55
At least 20 Syrians have been killed by tanks shelling in the restive cities of Homs and Daraa, activists said Thursday.
NATO and Afghan raid kills girl, policeman
2011-05-12 15:55:05
NATO says its troops and Afghan forces mistakenly killed a young girl and a man who turned out to be a police officer during an overnight raid in eastern Afghanistan.
BA cabin crew to vote on deal as dispute nears end
2011-05-12 15:45:29
British Airways cabin crew will meet on Thursday to consider an offer to end an 18-month dispute which has cost the airline more than 150 million pounds ($247 million).
Pakistani officials: US drone strike kills 5
2011-05-12 15:03:26
US missiles killed at least five alleged militants Thursday in a tribal region along the Afghan border - the third such attack since the US killing of Osama bin Laden, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Indian PM visits Afghanistan
2011-05-12 14:37:06
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Afghan capital Kabul Thursday for an official visit.
Bin Laden's wife: I'll stand with you
2011-05-12 14:05:18
Osama bin Laden once gave his wives the option of leaving Afghanistan, but his young Yemeni bride was determined to stay and be "martyred" alongside him.
Indian police briefly detain Sonia Gandhi's son
2011-05-12 13:57:21
An Indian regional government official says police briefly detained the son of ruling Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi after he joined a farmers' protest over land compensation.
Nude crowds photographer in Dead Sea cash drought
2011-05-12 13:06:09
The US artist famed for photographing crowds of naked people at global landmarks has hit a snag in his plans to snap a picture of hordes of nude volunteers floating in the Dead Sea.
Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed
2011-05-12 11:13:41
Syrian tanks shelled residential areas in two towns and at least 19 people were killed across the country, rights campaigners said, as President Bashar al-Assad's forces fought to crush a seven-week uprising.
Israel sticks to F-35 despite possible lag to 2018
2011-05-12 10:41:03
Israel may get its first F-35 warplanes, seen as a bulwark against arch-enemy Iran, from the United States only in 2018 due to production delays, an Israeli newspaper said on Monday.
48 women raped every hour in Congo
2011-05-12 10:41:07
The African nation of Congo has been called the worst place on earth to be a woman. A new study released Wednesday shows that it's even worse than previously thought: 1,152 women are raped every day, a rate equal to 48 per hour.