International

June 3, 2011

Clinton Discusses Security, Economy Cooperation with Czech FM

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met with her Czech counterpart in Washington…

June 3, 2011

Death Toll from US Tornado Rises to 138

Officials have updated the death toll to 138 from a powerful tornado that hit the central U.S. city of Joplin, Missouri last month. Missouri public safety officials said Thursday the toll rose after four hospitalized people died from injuries…

June 3, 2011

Top US Lawmakers: US Will Not Default on Debt

Senior U.S. lawmakers say Republicans and Democrats will eventually reach a deal to raise the country's $14 trillion debt limit. The number two Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer , says financial markets should know that…

June 3, 2011

WHO: Unknown E. Coli Variant Has Killed 18

The World Health Organization says a deadly outbreak of E. coli bacteria that has killed 18 people in Europe is a unique strain that has never been found in infected patients before. The United Nations agency said Thursday that preliminary genetic…

June 1, 2011

Mubarak deemed too ill for hospital transfer

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is too ill to be transferred to that country's Tora…

May 30, 2011

Germany pledges to end all nuclear power by 2022

Germany's ruling coalition says it has agreed a date of 2022 for the shutdown of all of its…

May 30, 2011

Joplin tornado: City falls silent to remember victims

The city of Joplin in the US state of Missouri has observed a moment's silence to remember the time exactly one week ago a devastating tornado struck, killing at least 142 people. Residents stood silent amid still-uncleared debris at 1741 local…

May 30, 2011

China Deploys Police to Avert Protest in Inner Mongolia

China deployed more security forces into the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia ahead of planned protests Monday over the hit-and-run death of an ethnic Mongolian herder earlier this month. Businesses contacted by phone said Monday that police…

May 30, 2011

NATO Apologizes for Afghan Civilian Deaths

Foreign forces in Afghanistan have apologized for the death of Afghan civilians killed in Saturday's NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan. The international coalition apologized Monday for the death of nine civilians in the strike in Helmand…

May 25, 2011

President Obama hails ‘special relationship’ at banquet

US President Barack Obama has hailed his country's "special relationship" with the UK in a…