Fidel Castro criticizes killing of Bin Laden
2011-05-06 08:50:23
Cuba's Fidel Castro on Thursday criticized the way in which Osama Bin Laden die, saying that despite his crimes it was not warranted to kill him in a situation where he was un-armed with his family.
US insists bin Laden killed during firefight
2011-05-06 08:02:04
US officials sought to keep a lid on growing skepticism over Washington's version of events around Osama bin Laden's death, insisting the al-Qaida leader was killed during a firefight in the compound in Pakistan where he was hiding.
China urges restraint in Libya crisis
2011-05-06 07:43:12
China voiced its opposition to any arbitrary interpretation of the UN Security Council's resolutions on Libya, calling for greater political efforts to reach a cease-fire in the North African country.
Obama visits NYC's Ground Zero
2011-05-06 06:51:02
US President Barack Obama planned to honor victims of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Thursday by laying a wreath at the site of the World Trade Center.
Merkel calls for restart of Middle East peace process
2011-05-06 06:29:55
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called for Israel and the Palestinians to restart peace negotiation "very quickly."
Obama: Bin Laden sea burial 'respectful'
2011-05-06 06:21:42
US President Barack Obama said US forces were "respectful of the body" of Osama bin Laden when they buried his remains at sea, despite criticism from some Muslim clerics that it violated Islamic practice.
Body from 2009 Air France crash in Atlantic raised
2011-05-05 22:38:31
A body from the 2009 Air France crash that killed all 228 people aboard has been raised from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
Swimmers battle power of ocean
2011-05-05 21:57:24
Underwater photographer Mark Tipple's latest work gives viewers a spectacular turtle's eye view of swimmers as they roll in the wake of 15 feet high waves.
UK calls for mroe military action in Libya
2011-05-05 21:33:08
British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Thursday called for an increased TEMPO of Military Action in Libya, denying a timescale set for Libya mission.
Obama visits NY to honor bin Laden victims
2011-05-05 21:21:25
President Barack Obama honors Osama bin Laden's September 11 victims on Thursday, laying a wreath at the site of the World Trade Center, where the slain terrorist leader changed the course of history in a day of carnage that shook the United States and killed nearly 3,000 people.
Film trailer fuels buzz about Sarkozy's foibles
2011-05-05 21:08:46
A film chronicling French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election and the subsequent collapse of his marriage is creating a buzz -- and plenty of controversy -- ahead of its showing at Cannes this year.
Pakistan defends intelligence body
2011-05-05 21:04:29
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Thursday said that Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) has the potential to combat terrorism and insisted that ISI is mindful of its international obligations.