International

February 8, 2011

Philippines army head in corruption claim ‘suicide’

A former Philippine military chief who had recently been accused of high-level corruption has died in an apparent suicide. Retired General Angelo Reyes is thought to have killed himself with a single gunshot wound to the chest. In recent weeks, a…

February 8, 2011

Aung San Suu Kyi party seek Burma sanctions talks

The party of veteran Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said it wishes to discuss how international sanctions might be eased. The National League for Democracy (NLD) said it was seeking meetings with Western nations on how to modify…

February 7, 2011

Egypt protesters unmoved by talks

Talks between the Egyptian government and opposition groups on tackling the country's…

February 7, 2011

Thailand, Cambodia trade shots, charges over ancient temple

Fighting flared for a third straight day Sunday along the Thai-Cambodian border over a…

February 6, 2011

Egypt opposition wary after talks

Egypt's opposition groups say government proposals on how to end the political crisis are not enough. The banned Muslim Brotherhood and other groups took part in landmark talks with the government after 13 days of street protests aimed at forcing…

February 6, 2011

Belgian students removed from Ryanair Spanish flight

Spanish police have removed more than 100 Belgian students from a plane that was due to fly from the Canary Islands to Belgium. The Irish budget airline Ryanair says police were called after the university students became disruptive. They refused to…

February 6, 2011

Tunisia suspends Ben Ali’s RCD party

Tunisia's former governing party is to be suspended and its offices closed, the interior ministry has announced. In a statement broadcast on state television, the ministry said the ban had been imposed pending a decision on the dissolution of the…

February 6, 2011

Security transfer to Afghan control will start in March, Karzai says

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that a critical phase in the transfer of security authority from international to domestic forces would begin March 21, a precursor to a planned full handover three years hence. Karzai made the announcement…

February 6, 2011

Police find remains of 5 men, 13 others killed in northern Mexico

Police discovered Sunday the remains of five men discarded along the highway between Monterrey and Reynosa, in northern Mexico, Notimex reported. The state news agency said the bodies were naked, except for plastic bags. In other violence, gunmen…

February 6, 2011

Jordanian tribal figures criticize queen, demand reform

In unprecedented criticism of Jordan's royal family, three dozen prominent Jordanian tribal figures issued an urgent call for reform Sunday and warned that the country may follow Tunisia and Egypt into turmoil without it. The statement from 36…