International

May 16, 2011

Tensions Rise Between Fiji, Tonga

Tensions between the Pacific island states of Fiji and Tonga are rising after Tonga gave sanctuary to a Fijian army officer charged with trying to overthrow Fiji's military leader. Fiji's military leader Frank Bainamarama accused Tonga Monday of…

May 14, 2011

Pakistan condemns Bin Laden raid and US drone attacks

Pakistan's parliament has called for a review of the country's relationship with…

May 14, 2011

Mississippi River flood: US to open Louisiana gates

US engineers are preparing to flood up to three million acres in southern Louisiana in a bid to protect large cities along the Mississippi River. The Army Corps of Engineers said it could open a floodway to divert water from the river this…

May 14, 2011

Libya: White House dashes rebel hopes of recognition

The US has stopped short of recognising Libya's National Transitional Council as the country's legitimate government. The statement comes after the first visit to the White House by a senior member of the rebel council, which is pushing for…

May 12, 2011

Activists: Syrian Tanks, Troops Kill 19 People in South, West

Syrian rights activists say government forces have fired on residential areas in the south…

May 12, 2011

Spain: Earthquake rocks Lorca, Murcia, killing 10

At least 10 people were killed after a magnitude-5.2 earthquake toppled several buildings in southern Spain near the town of Lorca, officials say. The quake struck at a depth of just 1km (0.6 miles), some 120km south-west of Alicante, at 1847…

May 12, 2011

Libya unrest: State TV shows Col Gaddafi footage

Libya's state TV has shown footage of Col Muammar Gaddafi meeting tribal leaders in Tripoli -…

May 12, 2011

India’s Supreme Court Rejects Harsher Bhopal Charges

India's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a government appeal to reinstate harsher charges against seven men convicted of negligence in the 1984 Bhopal gas leak that killed thousands of people. The government had petitioned to try the men on…

May 12, 2011

Southern US Cities Brace for Historic Flooding

Floodwaters along the Mississippi River moved south Wednesday, as some areas in the southern U.S. braced for record flooding in the coming days. Thousands of residents in several states have evacuated their homes along the river and its…

May 10, 2011

Libya: Misrata rebels ‘push back troops’

Rebels in the Libyan city of Misrata say they have pushed government troops back from its…