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Gadhafi's spy chief jailed in Mauritania

May 21, 2012 / 10:00 am

The man who ran Libya's extensive spy network and was considered one of the closest confidants of ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi was indicted in Mauritania on...

Sea Shepherd founder makes bail

May 21, 2012 / 9:00 am

The founder of the environmental activist group Sea Shepherd has left a German jail after a court ordered him freed on bail pending a decision on whether he...

Putin putting pieces in place

May 21, 2012 / 9:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin named a new Cabinet on Monday that retained some of the outgoing government's key figures but added a few fresh faces,...

Suicide bomber strikes in Yemen

May 21, 2012 / 8:21 am

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade rehearsal Monday in Yemen's capital, killing 96 soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks in the city...

Downloader denied by Supreme Court

May 21, 2012 / 8:19 am

The Supreme Court won't reduce the $675,000 verdict against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded 30 songs and shared them on the Internet....

Millions turn out to watch rare eclipse

May 21, 2012 / 1:49 am

It was a sight to see, unless you were in BC where cloud cover blocked most from the eclipse Monday Morning. But millions across Asia watched the rare...

Earthquake kills at least 4 in Italy

May 20, 2012 / 11:06 pm

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and...

Protesters march on NATO summit

May 20, 2012 / 11:00 pm

Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday in one of the city's largest demonstrations in years, airing grievances about war,...

Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dead at 62

May 20, 2012 / 10:52 pm

With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of...

Pakistan blocks Twitter

May 20, 2012 / 10:49 pm

Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the...

Former Israeli PM seeks partition

May 20, 2012 / 10:00 am

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace, contending in a pair...

1st storm of the hurricane season

May 20, 2012 / 10:00 am

Tropical Storm Alberto emerged off South Carolina's coastline Sunday, the first storm of its kind to form in a hurricane season that doesn't officially...

6.0 quake strikes near Bologna, Italy

May 20, 2012 / 9:34 am

A strong earthquake shook northeast Italy early Sunday, killing four people, tearing off chunks of church facades and sending panicked residents into the...

Chicago NATO summit protests grow

May 20, 2012 / 9:30 am

Protesters gathering in Chicago for the NATO summit geared up Sunday for the largest demonstration of the weekend, as thousands are expected to march from a...

Lockerbie bomber dies, victims relieved

May 20, 2012 / 9:26 am

Families of Pan Am Flight 103 passengers who died when the plane exploded over Scotland more than two decades ago say they're relieved that the Libyan...

Taiwan remains against unification

May 19, 2012 / 10:16 pm

Taiwan's president has signalled that he will continue the China policy that helped him get re-elected as he begins his second four-year term. Speaking at...

SpaceX remains grounded

May 19, 2012 / 10:16 pm

A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of...

Zuckerberg changes his 'status'

May 19, 2012 / 10:10 pm

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday. Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a...

Irish crackdown on Real IRA

May 19, 2012 / 3:00 pm

Seven Irish republicans, including three relatives of a senior reputed Real IRA member and four others allegedly operating a forest rifle range, were arraigned...

Wranglers recalled over fire risk

May 19, 2012 / 3:00 pm

Chrysler is recalling nearly 87,000 Jeep Wranglers in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere due to a risk of fires. The recall affects only Wranglers from the 2010...

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