Martelly sworn in as Haiti's new president
2011-05-15 08:09:04
Haiti's new President Michel Martelly on Saturday called on all Haitians to work for national unity and reconciliation, and promised to work tirelessly for the country.
Martelly sworn in as Haiti's new president
2011-05-15 08:09:04
Haiti's new President Michel Martelly on Saturday called on all Haitians to work for national unity and reconciliation, and promised to work tirelessly for the country.
Hundreds of Syrians cross border to Lebanon
2011-05-15 07:29:25
Hundreds of Syrians crossed the border into Lebanon Saturday and one man died of gunshots after fleeing his country to the Lebanese border village of Wadi Khaled, a security source told Xinhua.
Black jaguar plays with spotted cub
2011-05-13 13:37:14
Lolo, a black jaguar, plays with Ward, her 14-month-old spotted cub, inside their enclosure at the zoo in Amman, Jordan, May 12, 2011.
Pakistan bomb attacks kill 68
2011-05-13 10:25:12
Pakistani Taliban vowed further bloodshed in retaliation for the death of bin Laden.
10 killed as blasts hit military center in Pakistan
2011-05-13 10:10:55
At least 10 people were killed and over 25 others injured in a twin blast that took place early Friday morning near a military training center in Charsadda, a city some 30 kilometers northeast of Peshawar in northwest Pakistan.
Demjanjuk convicted over Nazi camp deaths
2011-05-13 10:04:17
A German court convicted retired US autoworker John Demjanjuk on Thursday of taking part in the murder of tens of thousands of Jews as a Nazi death camp guard, breaking legal ground that could pave the way for the prosecution of many low-level cogs in Hitler's machinery of destruction.
Irish Muslim arrested over Obama threats
2011-05-13 09:56:50
Police said Khalid Kelly, a 44-year-old dubbed "Taliban Terry" by Dubliners, was arrested at his Dublin residence on suspicion of threatening to kill the US leader. He could be held for up to three days before being charged or released.
Qatar quits Gulf plan for Yemen, cites delays
2011-05-13 09:48:04
Qatar on Thursday pulled out of a Gulf-brokered plan to ease Yemen's president from power, leaving a deal to end months of violent protests against Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule close to collapse.
Drug kingpin captured in Colombia-US joint operation
2011-05-13 09:40:34
Special forces from the Colombian army and the US Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Thursday captured the second in command of one of Colombia's most notorious drug cartels, The National Police of Colombia said in a statement.
EU lauds China's role in bond markets
2011-05-13 09:37:58
The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton thanked China for its "continued involvement" in European sovereign bond markets.
US police spokesman suspended over Tyrone email
2011-05-13 09:37:35
A police department spokesman who sent reporters an email joking about creating cartoon mug shots for generic criminals with names such as Miguel the Murderer and Tyrone the Thief has been suspended without pay
