Non-stop flight from Milan to Beijing to open
2011-05-12 10:21:55
Air China will add three non- stop flights a week from Milan to Beijing, bringing the total number of non-stop flights from Italy to China to 30 a week, it was announced here on Wednesday.
Costa Rican prisoners take 15 hostages
2011-05-12 10:01:43
A group of prisoners in Costa Rica's La Reforma Jail Centre on Wednesday took 15 hostages including an unknown number of civilians and demanded that authorities set up a safe escape route, official sources said.
Costa Rican prisoners take 15 hostages
2011-05-12 09:55:59
A group of prisoners in Costa Rica's La Reforma Jail Centre on Wednesday took 15 hostages including an unknown number of civilians and demanded that authorities set up a safe escape route, official sources said.
UK drills to fight Olympic terror
2011-05-12 09:55:20
British authorities say the country's police and military carried out a three-day drill to simulate a terrorist attack on next summer's Olympic Games in London.
'Tower of Babel' rises in Buenos Aires
2011-05-12 09:41:37
A spiraling tower made from thousands of books in dozens of languages is the latest landmark to dot the skyline of Buenos Aires, named the World Book Capital this year.
Rebels: Gadhafi forces pushed back from Misrata
2011-05-12 09:37:43
Pressing to break a two-month siege, rebels in the port city of Misrata said Wednesday they had captured the local airport and pushed Moammar Gadhafi's forces ever further from the city's western outskirts.
Uganda "anti-gay" bill not on parliament agenda
2011-05-12 09:32:54
A Uganda bill that at draft stage had proposed the death penalty for homosexuals who are "repeat offenders" disappeared from the parliament's agenda on Wednesday after severe pressure from foreign activists.
Afghan Taliban resort to massive offensives
2011-05-12 09:29:30
Taliban militants in a new tactic to exert pressure on Afghan government and challenge the Afghan and NATO-led troops have initiated massive attacks since early this month.
More pressure on Pakistani military over bin Laden
2011-05-12 09:27:23
Pakistan's opposition leader accused the powerful spy agency of negligence and incompetence on Wednesday as the country's former president said rogue members of the security establishment may have helped Osama bin Laden hide for years near Islamabad.
AP-GfK Poll: Bin Laden killing was justified
2011-05-12 09:25:12
A new Associated Press-GfK poll shows the nation supporting the raid with rare unanimity, and the glow from the operation is also boosting approval for President Barack Obama's handling of terrorism and the war in Afghanistan.
Russian PM test drives Europe's cheapest car
2011-05-12 09:24:03
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin test drove on Wednesday a new concept car called Lada Granta, which is intended to be marketed as the cheapest car in Europe.
Iran gets nuclear fuel batch from Russia
2011-05-12 09:07:32
Iran has received another shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia for use at its Bushehr nuclear power plant, the Arabic-language al Alam channel quoted an official as saying on Wednesday.