One woman hurt in Monday's Tu-134 plane crash in northern Russian eventually died in Moscow on Saturday, bringing the incident's death toll to 46, authorities said Sunday.
The Lulz Security group of rogue hackers announced it was disbanding on Saturday with one last data dump, which included internal AOL Inc and AT&T documents.
A senior leader of Islamic Hamas movement said Saturday that talks on the release of captive Israeli soldier in Gaza Gilad Shalit for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are now stalled.
Yemeni forces killed three men who were among nearly 60 suspected al-Qaida militants who escaped from prison this past week, officials said.
NATO said on Saturday its missiles had hit a site in Libya used by Muammar Gaddafi's forces to stockpile military supplies and vehicles, while Gaddafi's state media said 15 civilians had been killed.
Egyptian Supreme State Security Prosecution decided on Saturday to extend the detention of a suspected Israeli spy for further 15 days on charges of spying and damaging national security.
Egypt will not borrow from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund after revising its budget and cutting the forecast deficit, even though a loan had been agreed, Finance Minister Samir Radwan said on Saturday.
European leaders dug out a fresh rescue for debt-ridden Greece late on Thursday to avoid global financial chaos, but on the condition that Athens rally parliamentary support for new austerity measures.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Pakistan on Thursday that US military aid could suffer if Islamabad failed to address rising US doubts over its commitment to fighting Islamist militants.
An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopter crashed in south Afghanistan on Thursday, a press release from the NATO-led ISAF said on Friday.
European Union leaders promised more money to help Greece stave off looming bankruptcy, provided its parliament enacts an austerity plan finalised in fraught last-minute talks with international lenders.
The European Union summit scheduled to open in the Belgian capital on Thursday night is expected to call on the government of debt-racked Greece to show an even stronger commitment to spending cuts and economic reforms.