UN: Libyan refugee crisis worsening

UN: Libyan refugee crisis worsening


UN: Libyan refugee crisis worsening

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:39 PM PDT

UN says almost 40,000 people have fled fighting in Western Mountains region into neighbouring Tunisia in past month.


Deadly car bomb hits Shia area of Baghdad

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:50 PM PDT

Explosion kills at least nine people and wounds 27 in southern neighbourhood of Iraqi capital.


Pakistan Pushes Back Against U.S. Criticism on Bin Laden

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT

The Pakistani government lashed out at the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, saying Tuesday that the United States had made "an unauthorized unilateral action" that would be not be tolerated in the future.


Bin Laden Hosts at Compound Were Two Pakistanis

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:04 PM PDT

In his last days, Osama bin Laden relied not on a circle of Arab bodyguards but on married men and their families.


Low-Salt Diet Ineffective, Study Finds. Disagreement Abounds.

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Officials at the Centers for Disease Control publicly criticized a European study that found low-salt diets increased the risk of death from cardiovascular ailments.


Car bomb blast in Iraq kills nine, 27 wounded

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:19 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb explosion near a market in a predominantly Shi'ite area of southern Baghdad on Tuesday killed nine people and wounded 27, security sources said.


US: Bin Laden was unarmed when shot dead

Posted: 03 May 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Washington considering whether to release photos of bin Laden but says they are "gruesome" and could be inflammatory.


Portugal reaches deal on bail-out

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Portugal has reached a deal on a bail-out from the EU and IMF, its caretaker prime minister announces.


U.S. Found bin Laden Unarmed, Resistant

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT

One of bin Laden's several wives rushed U.S. forces and was shot in the leg, but not killed, the White House press secretary said as new details emerged.


Bogota Mayor Suspended Amid Contracts Scandal

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:06 PM PDT

Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno was suspended by Colombia's solicitor general amid a corruption probe that has already led to the arrest of the mayor's brother.


Berlusconi patches up row with allies over Libya

Posted: 03 May 2011 12:28 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi patched up a row with coalition allies over Italy's participation in the NATO-led operation in Libya, agreeing to a vague time limit on the mission to ease their concerns.


U.N. Forecasts 10.1 Billion People by Century’s End

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:02 PM PDT

Demographers called the report a reminder that the population explosion, which helped define global politics in the 20th century, is far from solved in the 21st.


Japan urges easing of trade curbs after nuclear crisis

Posted: 03 May 2011 12:23 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto called on Tuesday for the easing of restrictions on Japanese food imports imposed after the earthquake and tsunami that led to a radiation leak from a Japanese nuclear plant.


Dozens dead as Ivorian troops clash with militia

Posted: 03 May 2011 12:30 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Dozens of bodies littered the streets of an Abidjan neighborhood on Tuesday as fighting continued between Ivory Coast troops and the remnants of a militia loyal to deposed leader Laurent Gbagbo.


VIDEO: Osama's neighbours flock to compound

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:51 AM PDT

The Pakistani authorities are under growing pressure to explain how the al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden, could have lived just minutes away from a military facility without being discovered.


VIDEO: China's jaw-dropping cliff path

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:38 AM PDT

A scenic spot in China's Hunan Province is undergoing a rather ambitious building project to build hundreds of metres of cliff paths.


Should bin Laden have been captured and tried?

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:51 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - While many world leaders applauded the U.S. operation that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, there were concerns in parts of Europe that the United States was wrong to act as policeman, judge and executioner.


VIDEO: China's jaw-dropping cliff path

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:38 AM PDT

A scenic spot in China's Hunan Province is undergoing a rather ambitious building project to build hundreds of metres of cliff paths.


Doubters Say bin Laden Still Lives

Posted: 03 May 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Across the Muslim world, the killing of Osama bin Laden has unleashed a swirl of conspiracy theories, with many Pakistanis, Afghans and Arabs refusing to believe U.S. assurances that al Qaeda's founder is actually dead.


Al-Qaeda computers seized in Bin Laden raid

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:30 AM PDT

"Treasure trove of information" seized from Bin Laden's hideout could offer clues about terror network's operations.


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