White House says no apology for killing bin Laden
2011-05-10 07:55:06
White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday that the United States would not apologize for its unilateral action in Pakistan last week that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Hunt goes on for Mandela's pistol buried 5 decades ago
2011-05-10 06:55:40
Almost half a century ago, Nelson Mandela walked 20 paces from the farmhouse kitchen of his hideout north of Johannesburg and dug a pit where he buried a pistol.
Witnesses: Ship with 600 migrants sinks off Libya
2011-05-10 04:36:40
An overcrowded ship carrying up to 600 people trying to flee Libya sank just outside the port of Tripoli, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday, citing witness accounts.
Maori head returns to New Zealand after 136 years
2011-05-09 22:23:12
A French museum has returned the mummified and tattooed head of a Maori to New Zealand officials after spending 136 years in a Normandy museum, a belated gesture to restore dignity to the first of 16 such human heads once displayed as exotic curiosities.
Glamour, art, politics collide at classic Cannes
2011-05-09 22:08:45
The Cannes film festival is gearing up for what critics say should be a vintage year, with Hollywood stars out in force, revered directors there in droves and political controversy thrown into the mix.
EU considers more help for bailed-out Greece
2011-05-09 20:43:50
European authorities have conceded they may need to do more to help Greece with its massive debts more than a year after it was first bailed out, but robustly denied the country wanted to leave the common currency.
US issues warning, violence grows across Afghanistan
2011-05-09 20:06:28
US officials in Kabul said on Monday the movements of staff in parts of Afghanistan's volatile south were being restricted, warning of more attacks after a two-day siege came to a bloody end and insurgents killed at least 11 people in other attacks.
Pakistan's security situation not completely altered
2011-05-09 18:56:46
Pakistan's security situation has not completely changed following the death of Osama bin Laden, said Pakistani Ambassador to China Masood Khan here in an interview with Xinhua on Monday.
Victory Day marked in Vladivostok
2011-05-09 17:15:36
More than 10,000 people gathered at a naval embankment to mark Victory Day despite rain in the far eastern city of Vladivostok on Monday.
Berlusconi appears at corruption trial
2011-05-09 16:53:14
Premier Silvio Berlusconi has arrived in court for his corruption trial on charges he bribed a witness to lie in another trial.
One killed in Baghdad bomb attacks
2011-05-09 17:02:17
A civilian was killed and nine people wounded in separate bomb attacks in Baghdad on Monday morning, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.
Victory Day military parade held on Red Square
2011-05-09 15:57:53
A military parade marking the 66th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi in the Great Patriotic War was held on Moscow's Red Square Monday.