International

January 20, 2011

Hu says China not seeking arms race or domination

Chinese President Hu Jintao has said China has no interest in pursuing an arms race or exerting military…

January 20, 2011

FBI charges 127 alleged mobsters in north-east US

US federal agents have charged 127 suspected mobsters in multiple investigations into New York's organised crime…

January 20, 2011

Tunisia to legalise banned polical parties

Tunisia's new government says it will recognise all banned political groups, including Islamists, and grant an amnesty to all political prisoners. The announcement comes after the new cabinet held its first meeting - nearly a week after President…

January 20, 2011

Sonia Peres, wife of Israeli president, dead at 87

Sonia Peres, the wife of Israeli President Shimon Peres, died at her Tel Aviv home Thursday morning, a president's spokeswoman said. She was 87. The president was making his way to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem on Thursday, said spokeswoman Meital…

January 20, 2011

At least 32 killed in attack on pilgrims in Iraq

At least 32 people were killed and 150 others wounded in two explosions targeting Shiite pilgrims Thursday in Karbala, about 60 miles (100 km) south of Baghdad, police officials said. It was the latest of several terrorist attacks across Iraq…

January 19, 2011

Obama hosts China’s Hu at rare private White House meal

Chinese President Hu Jintao has kicked off a four-day US visit with a rare private dinner at the White…

January 18, 2011

Magnitude 7.2 quake hits Pakistan

A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked a remote area of southwestern Pakistan early Wednesday, shaking many parts of the country and causing widespread panic, said meteorologists. The quake was centered in Baluchistan province, the country's most…

January 17, 2011

Miliband ‘appalled’ by Royal Wedding strikes threat

Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he is "appalled" by the idea of trade unions planning strikes…

January 16, 2011

Hezbollah won’t back Hariri government in Lebanon

The leader of the militant organisation Hezbollah says his group and its allies will not back caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in forming a government. Hassan Nasrallah was making his first public comments since the Lebanese government…

January 16, 2011

Tunis gun battles erupt after Ben Ali aide arrested

Tunisian forces are exchanging fire near the presidential palace with members of deposed President Zine al-Abidine…