International

January 9, 2011

2 killed, 300 injured in Algerian riots

At least two people have been killed and 300 others injured in riots that erupted across Algeria amid rising food…

January 7, 2011

MQM party to rejoin Pakistani PM Gilani’s coalition

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has pulled his…

January 7, 2011

Germany farm egg alert: Tests ‘found dioxin last March’

Tests from a German animal feed plant found excessive levels of the poisonous chemical dioxin last March, officials say, as contamination fears spread. The findings from supplier Harles und Jentzsch only came to light last week and should have…

January 7, 2011

8 killed, 3 injured in Honduras bus attack

Eight people were killed and three others were injured after a group of gunmen opened fire on a private bus in Honduras, officials said. The small bus was carrying a family when gunmen ambushed it Thursday night, fireman Angel Urbina said. Photos…

January 7, 2011

Mubarak warns Israel against another incursion in Gaza

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday against initiating "any new…

January 7, 2011

West Bank civilian dies in Israeli army raid in Hebron

Israeli troops have shot dead a 67-year-old Palestinian man by mistake in an operation to arrest members of the…

January 5, 2011

New US Congress Convenes

  A new U.S. Congress has convened in Washington.  Republicans now control the House of Representatives,…

January 5, 2011

Convicted killer could inherit victim’s assets

A man imprisoned for killing his mother-in-law in 2008 could soon inherit his victim's assets, valued at a minimum of $250,000, authorities said. The strange twist of fate was made possible after the death of Deanna Palladino, wife of convicted…

January 5, 2011

Assassination of Pakistan’s Salman Taseer condemned

There has been strong international condemnation of the assassination of one of Pakistan's best-known liberal…

January 5, 2011

Queensland city Rockhampton hitting flood peak

Flood preparations in the inundated Australian city of Rockhampton are being put to the test as river levels hit their peak. The River Fitzroy which flows through the Queensland city is at 9.2m (30ft) and expected to hit 9.4m, having already…