International

May 4, 2011

New Zealand Tornado Victim Identified as Philippine Immigrant

New Zealand officials Wednesday identified the only person killed in a freak tornado a day earlier as a 37-year-old construction worker, originally from the Philippines. Earlier reports had said two people were killed by Tuesday's twister, which…

May 4, 2011

Bush Declines Obama’s Invitation to Ground Zero

A spokesman for former U.S. president George W. Bush says he has declined an invitation to join President Barack Obama in New York City Thursday for an observance at the site of the destroyed World Trade Center. The spokesman said Mr. Bush…

May 4, 2011

Press freedom more relevant than ever in digital era, UN stresses

Freedom of expression remains as important as ever in the digital age, serving as a basis for democracy and human dignity everywhere, senior United Nations officials stressed on Tuesday as the Organization observed World Press Freedom Day with a…

May 3, 2011

Obama: bin Laden Death is ‘Good Day for America’

The day after U.S. forces killed terror network leader Osama bin Laden, President Barack…

May 3, 2011

Leading Syrian Activist, Hundreds More Arrested

Witnesses and activists say that Syrian security forces have escalated detentions over the last few days, arresting hundreds of pro-democracy sympathizers including a prominent human rights campaigner. Diana Jawabra, an outspoken critic of the…

May 3, 2011

NATO Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

NATO says one of its service members died Tuesday following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan. The identity of the soldier was not revealed. In other violence, NATO said Monday that Afghan and coalition forces killed…

May 3, 2011

Honduras Drops Charges Against Zelaya

A Honduran court has dismissed the last two remaining charges against former president Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup two years ago. An appeals court panel Monday annulled corruption charges against Mr. Zelaya, who lives in exile in the…

May 3, 2011

US: Forces Would Have Taken Bin Laden Alive If Possible

President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism official says U.S. forces would have taken Osama…

May 2, 2011

Bin Laden’s Death Generally Welcomed in Mideast

News of Osama bin Laden's death was generally welcomed across the Middle East.…

May 2, 2011

Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden dead – Obama

Al-Qaeda founder and leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces,…