International

May 10, 2011

Memphis flooding: Thousands of homes evacuated

The southern US city of Memphis is coping with flood levels not seen since the 1930s, which have forced people from at least 1,300 homes. The Mississippi River was expected to crest at 48ft (14.6m) late on Monday or early on Tuesday in the…

May 10, 2011

IMF: N. Zealand Quakes More Costly Than Japan’s Disasters

The International Monetary Fund says earthquakes that struck New Zealand in September and February are likely to hurt that country's economy more than the recent disasters in Japan will affect Tokyo's economy. The IMF estimated that rebuilding…

May 10, 2011

11 Afghans, 2 NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

Insurgent attacks on Afghan security forces and civilians in the east killed at least 11 people Monday. Afghan officials say that in the first incident in Ghazni province, militants killed at least four officers, while authorities in Khost…

May 10, 2011

France Returns Maori Head to New Zealand

France is returning to New Zealand the shrunken tattooed head of a Maori warrior, which has been kept in a French museum for more than a century. The head is a relic of the ancient practice of mummification of Maoris killed in battle. It was…

May 9, 2011

Obama: Raid Was ‘Longest 40 Minutes’

U.S. President Barack Obama says he ordered the raid against al-Qaida leader Osama bin…

May 9, 2011

Afghan, NATO Troops Try to Eliminate Taliban Holdouts in Kandahar City

Afghan officials say government troops backed by NATO forces are close to eliminating a cell of Taliban fighters who launched attacks on government buildings in the southern city of Kandahar on Saturday. Occasional gunfire erupted in Kandahar…

May 9, 2011

Syrian Forces Raid More Cities: Rights Groups

Syrian rights groups say security forces have stormed at least three more cities, detaining more than 200 people in the coastal city of Banias and killing a young boy in the central city of Homs. The detentions in Banias, including the arrest of a…

May 9, 2011

Tropical Storm Slams Eastern Philippines

Tropical storm Aere slammed into the eastern Philippines early Sunday, bringing torrential rains and landslides that have killed at least nine people and forced thousands of others to flee their homes. The Philippines' state weather bureau ,…

May 7, 2011

Obama Salutes Troops From bin Laden Operation

President Barack Obama has met behind closed doors with some of the secret special operations…

May 7, 2011

US Targeted al-Qaida Militant in Yemen

Western news organizations say the U.S. launched a drone strike in Yemen that targeted a radical U.S.-born cleric with al-Qaida links. The news organizations on Friday quoted U.S. and Yemeni officials as saying Anwar al-Awlaki was the target of…