International

November 2, 2011

Greek cabinet backs George Papandreou’s referendum plan

Greece's cabinet has given unanimous backing to a controversial plan by PM George…

November 2, 2011

Palestinians prepare to gain full membership in other UN organizations

Following the overwhelming success of gaining full membership of the state of Palestine in the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO on Monday, officials said Tuesday that the Palestinians are preparing to gain full membership in other…

November 2, 2011

Death toll climbs to 7 in SW China blast, at least 200 injured

Seven people have been confirmed dead and about 200 others injured in an explosion that occurred near a gas station in southwest China's Guizhou Province Tuesday, local authorities said. The accident happened at about 11:30 a.m., when two cargo…

November 2, 2011

New and deeper jobs recession looms, UN report warns

A United Nations report issued on Monday warns that the cooling global economy risks pushing the world into a double-dip jobs recession and triggering an outbreak of social strife unless governments take urgent action to stimulate employment…

November 1, 2011

About 1.7 million still without power as Northeast recovers from storm

Widespread power outages and transit delays marked the start of a challenging week for…

November 1, 2011

Chinese Shenzhou craft launches on key space mission

China has taken the next step in its quest to become a major space power with the launch of the unmanned Shenzhou 8 vehicle. The spacecraft rode a Long March 2F rocket into orbit where it will attempt to rendezvous and dock with the Tiangong-1 lab,…

November 1, 2011

UN Security Council concern over Libya arms stockpile

The United Nations Security Council has expressed "concern" over the fate of the massive weapons stockpile built up in Libya under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The council called on Libya and its neighbours to stamp out the proliferation of looted…

November 1, 2011

Arizona smashes Mexico cartel drug smuggling network

US authorities say they have broken up a massive drug-smuggling network run by a Mexican cartel in Arizona. A total of 76 suspects have been arrested and huge quantities of drugs and arms seized in a series of raids. The ring used backpackers and…

October 31, 2011

ECB head says Chinese help for eurozone is ‘normal’

The president of the European Central Bank has denied that eurozone countries are going "cap in hand" to China. On the eve of his departure from the ECB's top job, Jean-Claude Trichet said the move was "absolutely normal". The head of the European…

October 31, 2011

Nato set to conclude its mission over Libya

Nato's mission over Libya is due to formally come to an end at one minute to midnight Libyan time on Monday. It follows the unanimous vote last week at the UN Security Council to end internationally military operations after seven months. In March,…