Prince William and Kate leave for honeymoon

2011-05-10 18:06:30

Palace officials say Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton have departed on their delayed honeymoon.

Final legislative polling in E.Indian begins

2011-05-10 17:58:55

Polling began Tuesday amidst tight security for the sixth and final phase of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Assembly elections, covering 14 seats in the rebel-affected Jangalmahal area spread over West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia districts, reported the Press Trust of India.

Over 100 people killed in SW Cote d'Ivoire

2011-05-10 16:36:51

The Cote d'Ivoire government has revealed massive executions that happened in the southwest coastal regions of the country where at least 100 people were killed in the last five days.

Fire kills five in west Russian city

2011-05-10 16:28:27

Five people, including a child, have been killed in a fire in the west Russian city of Vladimir, local media reported on Tuesday.

Turkish PM says to support least developed countries

2011-05-10 16:26:31

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey will support least developed countries to combat poverty, local media reported Tuesday.

Oy Gevalt! Yiddish cell phone launches in Israel

2011-05-10 14:58:16

Israel's kosher cellular phone market has a new model, a device with a Yiddish interface to help devout Jews combine tradition with modern technology.

Police storm protest sit-in in west Yemen

2011-05-10 14:48:56

At least ten students were injured late on Monday when Yemeni police forces opened fire to break up students' anti-government protest inside the campus of Al-Hodayda University in the Red Sea Al-Hodayda province, witnesses said.

Italians gripped by quake forecast for May 11

2011-05-10 14:36:17

In recent weeks many Italians fear that a major earthquake will hit the capital of Rome on May 11. Social networks and forums are contributing to spread a collective psychosis.

Combat stirs Libya's deadlocked eastern front

2011-05-10 12:26:44

Rebels battled Moammar Gadhafi's forces on a deadlocked front line in eastern Libya, and welcomed the first supply ship in five days to reach the besieged western port city of Misrata.

Pakistan may give US access to bin Laden's wives

2011-05-10 12:15:55

Pakistan now appears ready to allow the United States to interview the wives of Osama bin Laden who were with him at the compound where he was killed last week.

Heads dumped outside Mexican school

2011-05-10 11:20:38

Six severed heads were left outside a junior high school in the northern state of Durango Monday in the latest shocking example of Mexico's drug trade-related violence.

NATO strikes target Gadhafi compound

2011-05-10 11:17:49

A number of blasts were heard from apparent NATO missile strikes targeting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound and other sites in Tripoli on Tuesday, witnesses said.