August 2, 2011
Suicide Bombers Kill 4 in Northern Afghanistan
Afghan officials say a suicide bomb attack has killed at least four people and wounded 10 others in northern Afghanistan. Officials say a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb just before dawn Tuesday outside a compound that houses two separate…
July 29, 2011
US debt: House vote on Republican spending cuts delayed
A vote on a Republican bill to raise the US debt ceiling, cut spending and avert default has…
July 29, 2011
Nato takes over Kosovo border posts after clashes
Nato has deployed peacekeepers in the north of Kosovo after a border post with Serbia was burnt down and a Kosovo policeman killed. Serbian nationalists in Kosovo attacked the post on Wednesday after Kosovo's government sent police to enforce a…
July 29, 2011
Libyan rebel commander Abdel Fattah Younes killed
The military commander of the Libyan rebels fighting to topple Col Muammar Gaddafi has been killed, the rebel National Transitional Council says. NTC head Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said Gen Abdel Fattah Younes was killed by assailants, and the head of…
July 29, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Maid ‘may file civil suit’
The hotel maid who accuses ex-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape may file a civil suit if prosecutors do not press criminal charges, her lawyer says. The Manhattan district attorney's office has publicly announced they had doubts…
July 29, 2011
Ollanta Humala is sworn in as new Peru president
Former army officer Ollanta Humala has been sworn in as Peru's new president, vowing to eradicate poverty and social exclusion. His inauguration was being attended by regional leaders, although not by outgoing President Alan Garcia. Mr Humala…
July 17, 2011
Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson quits
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has resigned following the phone hacking scandal. Britain's most senior police officer has faced criticism for hiring former News of the World executive Neil Wallis - who was questioned by police…
July 17, 2011
Obama Picks Chief for Consumer Agency
U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen the former attorney general of the Ohio to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The White House says Mr. Obama will introduce Richard Cordray as his appointee on Monday. In choosing Cordray, Mr.…
July 17, 2011
Vietnamese Hold Anti-China Protest Despite Crackdown
Police in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, on Sunday arrested more than a dozen protesters denouncing Beijing's actions in the South China Sea. The demonstrators were hauled away on buses after a brief demonstration near the Chinese embassy. Another group…
July 17, 2011
Top Karzai Aide, Lawmaker Killed in Kabul
Afghan officials say a senior adviser to President Hamid Karzai and a member of parliament have been killed during an attack in the capital, Kabul. The officials said Jan Mohammad Khan, a former governor of southern Uruzgan province and a close…