International

February 12, 2011

Will Iran change heavy-handed tactics against pro-reform protests?

In a few breathtaking weeks, the winds of change whipped from Tunisia east to Egypt and Jordan,…

February 12, 2011

Rights groups: prominent Chinese activist and wife beaten

One of China's most prominent activists and his wife are under house arrest and have been beaten by…

February 12, 2011

Assange extradition hearing ends

A court hearing to determine whether Britain will extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden ended Friday. Assange has not been charged with a crime, but Swedish prosecutors want to question him in connection with sexual misconduct…

February 11, 2011

Egypt’s Mubarak steps down, vice president says

President Hosni Mubarak has decided to stand down as president of Egypt, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced on state television Friday. Suleiman said the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will "run the affairs of the country." Tens of…

February 9, 2011

Egypt protests: US call to Hosni Mubarak’s government

The US has called on the Egyptian government to immediately lift the country's emergency…

February 9, 2011

Middle East peace process at risk

The Middle East peace process could become a "casualty" of the calls for change sweeping across the Arab world, the foreign secretary has warned. William Hague, who is touring the region, said it could "lose further momentum" if international…

February 9, 2011

Silvio Berlusconi: Prosecutors to seek trial over ‘sex

Prosecutors in Italy say they will formally ask for PM Silvio Berlusconi to be tried for alleged…

February 9, 2011

North and South Korea agree talks on family reunions

South Korea says it has in principle accepted a North Korean offer to resume talks on humanitarian issues. These include the reuniting of families divided since the Korean war ended in 1953, and joint tourism and industrial projects. South Korea's…

February 9, 2011

Brazilian protesters criticize dam project

Environmentalists and indigenous-rights supporters gathered in the Brazilian capital Tuesday to protest a hydroelectric dam project that they say would be devastating to the Amazon region. The demonstration, in front the congressional building in…

February 8, 2011

Egypt unrest: New call by protesters to oust Mubarak

Protesters on Cairo's central Tahrir Square have called for a new…