International

March 22, 2011

Coalition Fires More Missiles at Libyan Targets, Expands No-Fly Zone

A top U.S. military official said the multinational coalition…

March 22, 2011

Israeli Air Strikes Wound 17 in Gaza

Witnesses and militant groups say Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip late Monday, wounding at least 17 people after militants fired mortar shells and rockets into the Jewish state two days earlier. Medical officials from the Islamist…

March 21, 2011

Venezuela Deports Colombian Drug Suspect Sought by US

Venezuela has deported a Colombian wanted by the United States for drug trafficking. Officials say 53-year-old Gloria Rojas Valencia was handed over Monday to U.S. authorities. She is accused of being a member of Mexico's violent Zetas drug…

March 21, 2011

15 People Killed in Pakistan Violence

Pakistani authorities say 15 people were killed in violence across the country Monday. In the Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal region, Taliban militants shot and killed four men after accusing them of spying. Local authorities said…

March 21, 2011

Workers Evacuated as Smoke Rises From Japanese Nuclear Plant

Japanese workers were forced Monday to evacuate from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after dark smoke rose from one of the facility's six reactors. Officials said that there had been no immediate increase in radiation levels and the…

March 21, 2011

Libya Releases 4 New York Times Journalists

Libya's government has released four New York Times journalists, six days after they were captured by pro-government forces while covering a rebel uprising in the country's east. Libyan authorities handed the journalists to Turkish diplomats in…

March 21, 2011

Putin, Medvedev Engage in Rare Public Split Over Libya

In a rare split between Russia’s two top leaders, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s comments on Libya "unacceptable”  Russia’s ruling duo is like the national symbol, the two-headed eagle.  President Medvedev…

March 16, 2011

Official: Remaining Workers Evacuated From Stricken Nuclear Plant

Japanese officials have suspended operations aimed at preventing a stricken…

March 16, 2011

Fire in Japan’s Troubled Nuclear Power Plant

A new fire has broken out at a troubled reactor of northeast Japan's quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, says the new fire started early Wednesday in the same reactor that had been on…

March 16, 2011

Prosecutors: Berlusconi Had Sex with Teenage Girl 13 Times

Italian prosecutors say Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a suspected teenage prostitute engaged in sex acts at his house 13 separate times. The prosecutors wrapped up their investigation into allegations that Mr. Berlusconi paid an underage…