Ex-IMF chief DSK freed without bail

2011-07-02 07:26:06

Former IMF chief was released from house arrest after prosecutors acknowledged serious questions about the credibility of the hotel maid.

Ex-IMF chief freed without bail; charges stand

2011-07-02 07:26:06

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest Friday after prosecutors acknowledged serious questions about the credibility of the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault.

Libya's Gadhafi threatens to attack Europe

2011-07-02 07:18:46

Embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi threatened to carry out attacks in Europe if NATO does not stop airstrikes against his regime in Libya.

North, south Sudan agree on buffer zone

2011-07-01 08:12:05

North and south Sudan on Wednesday agreed in principle to establish a buffer zone on their joint borders.

China warns not to politicize UN mandate

2011-07-01 06:39:37

China said the international community should not link the mandate of the United Nations force monitoring the ceasefire in the Golan Heights.

2 French journalists in Afghanistan freed

2011-06-30 17:25:19

Two journalists held hostage for 18 months in Afghanistan came home to France on Thursday to a presidential welcome and nationwide relief.

Support and suggestions for lagarde

2011-06-30 08:17:09

The US expressed its support of Christine Lagarde early Tuesday in a written statement by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Egypt police clash with youths

2011-06-30 07:14:29

Police in Cairo fired tear gas at hundreds of stone-throwing Egyptian youths after a night of clashes that injured more than 1,000 people.

Hu calls for dialogue in Sudan

2011-06-30 07:10:01

China said on Wednesday that relations with Sudan would remain friendly regardless of changes in the international situation or in Sudan's domestic affairs.
Sudanese leader: Ties with China to stay on track

NATO-Afghan raid ends hotel assault

2011-06-30 06:53:13

19 people died including all 8 suicide bombers in a more than five-hour standoff at the Inter-Continental that ended early Wednesday.

Egypt clashes leave 590 injured

2011-06-29 21:19:03

Clashes between Egyptian police and stone throwing youths that broke out in Cairo on Tuesday and continued overnight have left 590 people injured.

Iran denies British nuke missile claim

2011-06-29 20:40:05

Iran has been carring out covert ballistic missile tests and rocket launches including testing missiles capable of delivering a nuclear payload, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday.