International

November 21, 2011

U.S. to join U.K. in new Iran sanctions

The United States will name Iran, as well as its Central Bank, as a “primary money…

November 21, 2011

CIA Spies Caught, Fear Execution in Middle East

In a significant failure for the United States in the Mideast, more than a dozen spies working for the CIA in Iran and Lebanon have been caught and the U.S. government fears they will be or have been executed, according to four current and former…

November 21, 2011

Egypt protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for third day

Protesters against Egypt's military rulers remain camped in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a…

November 21, 2011

Spain election: Rajoy’s Popular Party declares victory

Spain's centre-right Popular Party (PP) has won a resounding victory in a parliamentary election dominated by the country's deep debt crisis. With almost all the votes counted, the PP, led by Mariano Rajoy, is assured of a clear majority in the…

November 21, 2011

Gaddafi’s spy chief Abdullah al-Sanussi ‘captured’

Col Gaddafi's fugitive spy chief Abdullah al-Sanussi has been captured, Libya's interim government says. He was seized by fighters in the south of the country, officials say. Mr Sanussi, who has not yet been seen in custody, was one of the last…

November 21, 2011

New York man arrested suspected of bomb plot

A resident of New York has been arrested on suspicion of planning to bomb targets including police cars and postal offices, the city's mayor said. Jose Pimentel, 27, was charged with terrorism-related offences, Michael Bloomberg said at a news…

November 20, 2011

Syrian Baath Party in Damascus ‘hit by rockets’

At least two rocket-propelled grenades have hit a building of Syria's governing Baath…

November 20, 2011

Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya

Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured, Libyan officials say. He was taken by…

November 20, 2011

California university to investigate police use of pepper spray

Under pressure to resign, the chancellor of the University of California, Davis, on Saturday called police use of pepper spray on seated Occupy protesters "chilling" and established a task force to look into the incident. The video broadcast by…

November 20, 2011

Obama declares Asia-Pacific trip a success

U.S. President Barack Obama declared his nine-day Asia-Pacific trip a success on Saturday, returning to the trip's domestic impact after focusing for days on the United States' role in the region and its relationship with China. In his weekly…