SENIOR Libyan official Abdelrahman al-Zawi, a member of embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle, landed in Cairo yesterday an airport official said. Major General Zawi, who is responsible for logistics and supplies, arrived in...
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News The Greenlandice sheet is losing its mass faster than its southern counterpart Continue reading the main story Related Stories Antarctic ice built 'bottom-up' Greenland glaciers' warm surprise Science must end climate confusion Ice loss from...
Tripoli, Libya: Muammar Gaddafi said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday that Libyans would fight back if Western nations impose a no-fly zone to prevent the regime from using its air force to bomb government opponents staging a rebellion. He said imposing the restrictions would prove the West's...
KABUL, Afghanistan - The United Nations says civilian deaths related to the conflict in Afghanistan have spiked in 2010 and that insurgents are responsible for the increase and the overwhelming majority of the killings. The U.N.'s Assistance Mission in Afghanistan also said on Wednesday that...
By CHARLES LEVINSON in Benghazi, Libya, MARGARET COKER in Tripoli and ADAM ENTOUS in Washington Margaret Coker reports from Libya on the latest developments there, including an apparent rift among members of Gadhafi's inner circle on what Gadhafi's next move should be, including the possibility of...
There has been a large increase in the number of civilians killed in the war in Afghanistan for the second year in a row, according to a UN report. More than 2,700 civilians were killed in 2010 - up 15% on the year before. The UN says that the Taliban and other insurgents are...
A suicide bomber attacked a funeral procession near the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar today killing up to 20 people, a government official said. The funeral was for...
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. It was supposed to be another grandiose performance for United States President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. But standing underneath America's forty-three presidents, each one a white male, and for those who still have...
(CNN) -- Six Kenyan political leaders -- three each from opposite sides of ethnic violence that followed the country's disputed 2007 election -- were issued summonses Tuesday to appear before the International Criminal Court as part of an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity. Top ICC...
