France to expel 14 Libyan diplomats
2011-05-06 16:14:08
The French Foreign Ministry announced Friday in a statement that 14 diplomats of Libya were not welcomed and demanded their deportation in 24-48 hours.
Cote d'Ivoire's president-elect to be sworn-in
2011-05-06 15:15:00
Cote d'Ivoire's president-elect Alassane Ouattara takes the oath of office on Friday, according to official sources.
UK coalition to stick to economic plan
2011-05-06 14:47:26
British Treasury minister Danny Alexander on Friday said the coalition government must stick to a four-year austerity programme despite his Liberal Democrat party's poor showing in local elections.
Israeli airport grounds planes due to fuel scare
2011-05-06 13:23:47
The top official at Israel's international airport says all flights that had been grounded due to fears of contaminated jet fuel have either left Israel or can leave as soon as airlines schedule their departure.
US: Only single bin Laden defender shot at SEALs
2011-05-06 11:35:32
The Americans who raided Osama bin Laden's lair met far less resistance than the Obama administration described in the aftermath. The commandos encountered gunshots from only one man, whom they quickly killed, before sweeping the house and shooting others, who were unarmed.
Pakistan army warns US not to stage more raids
2011-05-06 11:33:52
Pakistan's army broke its silence Thursday over the US commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden, acknowledging its own "shortcomings" in efforts to find the al Qaida leader but threatening to review cooperation with Washington if there is another similar violation of Pakistani sovereignty.
Rise of China top news of the century
2011-05-06 11:13:24
Media coverage related to the rise of China tops the biggest world news story list of the 21st century, according to a study released on Thursday.
US used safe house in bin Laden mission
2011-05-06 10:59:19
The CIA kept a safe house in Abbottabad, Pakistan, to conduct surveillance for months on the compound where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed.
8 killed in rocket attack in SW Pakistan
2011-05-06 10:56:59
At least eight people were killed early Friday morning as unknown militants fired rockets at the people doing exercises at a soccer ground in the Hazara town of Quetta, a capital city of Balochistan province in southwest Pakistan.
Info from Osama raid shows interest in US trains
2011-05-06 09:45:39
Some of the first information gleaned from material found at Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaida considered attacking US trains on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Body from 2009 Air France crash raised
2011-05-06 09:35:05
A remote-controlled submarine on Thursday removed a body from the deep-sea wreckage of the Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean two years ago and raised the remains 12,000 feet to the water's surface.
Giving frozen assets to rebels is piracy - Libya
2011-05-06 09:22:26
The Libyan government rejected on Thursday US plans to unblock its frozen assets and give them to rebels fighting Muammar Gadhafi, saying such a move was piracy and would undermine the global financial system.