AJDABIYAH, Libya - Libya's civil war is reaching stalemate, a senior US general said on Thursday, and rebels fighting to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi said a NATOair strike killed five of their fighters. Wounded rebels being brought to a hospital in Ajdabiyah in rebel-held east Libya said they were hit by a NATO strike on their trucks and tanks outside the contested port of Brega. NATO said it was investigating an attack by its aircraft on a tank column in the area on Thursday. General Carter Ham,...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Michel Martelly, the presumed president-elect of Haiti, said Wednesday that his landslide showing in anelection runoff was actually stronger than was indicated by results released Monday. He said it pointed to a mandate that a “very weak” opposition needed...
Protest marches have been held in more than 20 cities across Mexico against the drug-related violence sweeping the country. Thousands of people joined the protest...
Madhur Tankha NEW DELHI: The recent protests in Egypt caught the attention of the free thinking world. Now for the first time since the protests at Tahrir Square, the thought and idiom of contemporary Egypt will find expression in India at the annual poetry extravaganza titled Mushaira Jashn-e-Bahar...
FRANK McDONALD, Environment Editor, in Bangkok AS FLOODS finally receded in its southern provinces, Thailand joined other developing countries in calling for agreement to be reached on a renewal of the Kyoto Protocol before it runs out at the end of next year. The country's minister for natural...
ARTHUR BEESLEY, European Correspondent PORTUGAL BAILOUT:�THE EU Commission last night pledged a swift response to Portugal's request for an EU-IMF bailout after the country's caretaker government conceded it could no longer fight a mounting debt crisis without external aid. Commission chief Jos�...
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 10:08 am Press Release: United Nations With Wreath-Laying Ceremony, UN Staff Mourn Colleagues Killed In Line Of Duty New York, Apr 6 2011 10:10AM United Nations staff, led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, today mourned the loss of at least 40 of their colleagues who perished...
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Like those caged at GuantanamoPrison Camp, Jesus exposed the cruel and excessive intentions of a diabolical empire. And like those dehumanized and tortured, Jesus must have known that rulers of a new world order do not allow challenges to their...
Living in Philadelphia, we don't get to see alot of untouched raw beauty around us, and at times, we all feel a longing for the advant garde. Asia Transpacific Journeys is offering an extraordinary tour that transport travelers to a world beyond the ordinary to truly exotic destinations in Asia. One...
