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Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 3:02AM

Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail.

North Korea envoy awaits chat with China's leader

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 2:52AM

While a North Korean envoy waits for an expected meeting with China's Communist Party chief, his Chinese hosts are taking him touring in Beijing.

Report: Rafsanjani blasts Iran's rulers

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 2:52AM

An Iranian pro-reform website is reporting that former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has strongly criticized the policies of the country's ruling clerical establishment, days after a constitutional watchdog disqualified him from running in the June 14 elections.

Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 2:07AM

Czech police are searching for an American man suspected of killing four people and say they believe he is on the run and armed.

Simultaneous car bomb attacks in Niger

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 1:47AM

Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs at dawn on Thursday, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit where a French company operates a uranium mine, injuring more than a dozen people.

Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 1:32AM

A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London.

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 1:27AM

Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it.

German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 1:27AM

Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing badly in the race for September elections, with a visit from a recent left-wing winner who has lost his luster - French President Francois Hollande.

Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 1:12AM

Gunmen kidnapped the father of Afghanistan's national cricket team captain near his home in an eastern city, officials said Thursday.

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 1:07AM

The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.

Heat wave causes power outages, anger in India

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 12:47AM

A blistering heat wave has swept across most parts of north and western India, causing massive electricity cuts and leading angry residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property.

IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probe

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 12:42AM

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court Thursday over a controversial financial deal that she oversaw as French finance minister.

Q&A: What is known about London attack

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 12:07AM

A look at the key known facts about the Wednesday attack in south London, when two men hacked another to death near military barracks.

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

Published May 22nd, 2013 - 11:47PM

It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power.

Japan gyrations underline economy's vulnerability

Published May 22nd, 2013 - 11:42PM

Japan's financial markets gyrated wildly Thursday, underscoring the vulnerability of its economy to a loss of investor confidence as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempts shock monetary easing to end two decades of stagnation.

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