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500 Iraqi, Afghan teen 'combatants' detained

[2008-05-20 07:39]

The US military is holding about 500 juveniles suspected of being "unlawful enemy combatants" in detention centers in Iraq and has about 10 detained at the US base at Bagram, Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations.

Most wanted Al-Qaida suspect jailed

[2008-05-20 07:39]

A Yemeni court has sent back to jail an al-Qaida suspect on the US list of most wanted militants after his release earlier this year prompted US complaints.

France: We held talks with Hamas

[2008-05-20 07:39]

France said yesterday it had held talks with Hamas, in an apparent softening of its support for the US-led policy of isolating the Palestinian Islamist group that seized control of the Gaza Strip last year.

Wind farms spread footprint in US

[2008-05-20 07:39]

At 80.7m tall, four gleaming white wind turbines tower over the tiny farm town of Rock Port, Missouri, like a landing of alien intruders.

International

[2008-05-20 07:43]

Book sheds new light on Watergate

[2008-05-20 07:39]

A new book on the scandal that brought down US President Richard Nixon alleges that White House counsel John Dean ordered the infamous Watergate break-in in 1972, a charge Dean strongly rejected.

Across Asia: Philippines

[2008-05-20 07:39]

Tropical storm kills 12

Across Asia: India

[2008-05-20 07:39]

Substandard liquor kills 59

Across Asia: ROK/Japan

[2008-05-20 07:39]

Disputes on islands

Across Asia: Fiji

[2008-05-20 07:39]

Leaders hold talks

Across Asia: Sri Lanka

[2008-05-20 07:39]

Fighting claims 78 lives

Sports

[2008-05-16 07:24]

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