International

January 10, 2011

US court demands WikiLeaks’ Twitter account info

US investigators have gone to court to demand details about WikiLeaks' Twitter account, according to documents obtained yesterday -- the first revelation about the criminal case Washington is trying to build against those who leaked classified US…

January 10, 2011

Giffords shooting: Suspect Jared Loughner charged

US authorities have charged a 22-year-old man over Saturday's Arizona shooting in which a congresswoman was seriously…

January 10, 2011

Fourteen killed in Tunisia unemployment protests

The number of people killed in unrest over unemployment in Tunisia over the past 24 hours has risen to 14, officials say. The deaths occurred in the towns of Thala, Kasserine and Regueb, in the west and centre of the country. An interior ministry…

January 10, 2011

French hostages executed during rescue mission, ministry says

Two French citizens who were kidnapped in Niger's capital were executed by their abductors during an attempted rescue mission, the French Defense Ministry said Sunday. "During this rescue operation, the two hostages were killed, probably executed by…

January 10, 2011

Passenger plane crashes in Iran, killing 72, official says

Seventy-two people died and 33 were injured Sunday night when an IranAir passenger jet en route from Tehran to the northwest city of Orumiyeh crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing in a snowy field, an official said. In all, 105 people…

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…