Cote d'Ivoire police use tear gas to disperse protesters

2011-02-19 21:05:57

Cote d'Ivoire police on Saturday used tear gas to disperse demonstrators demanding the step-down of incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo in the economic capital Abidjan.

Algerian police arrest pro-reform protesters: witness

2011-02-19 20:02:06

The Algerian police have arrested some demonstrators who managed to take part in the march that the National Coordination for Change and Democracy (NCCD) attempted to hold on Saturday, in the capital Algiers.

8 injured as grenade hits Yemen protesters

2011-02-18 21:46:18

At least eight anti-government protesters were wounded when attackers hurled a hand grenade towards them in the Yemeni southern city of Taiz on Friday.

Air strike kills 30 insurgnets in Afghanistan

2011-02-18 22:34:06

An air strike against militants in Afghanistan's Kunar province, some 185 km east of capital Kabul, killed more than 30 insurgents.

Lebanese sheikh impressed by Chinese medicine

2011-02-19 09:45:04

A Lebanese sheikh holds the hope that his son will learn traditional Chinese medicine.

Tanzania military depot blasts kill 25

2011-02-18 08:18:00

A series of blasts at a Tanzania military munitions dump killed at least 25 people late on Wednesday, flattening neighboring buildings and sending thousands of local residents fleeing in panic.

Unrest continues in Middle East, North Africa

2011-02-18 13:55:36

Another protester was killed and some 50 others were injured in Yemen on Thursday as street protests and unrest continued in countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Australian among victims in Vietnam tour boat sinking

2011-02-18 09:27:30

A 32-year-old Australian was among the 12 people killed in a wooden tour boat sinking in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay on Thursday morning.

Strong snowstorms due to global warming: researchers

2011-02-18 09:14:59

A statement from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) said on Thursday that the snowstorms lately registered in the United States, Mexico and Europe were due to the global warming.

Army deploys after Bahrain police raid

2011-02-18 07:35:57

Troops took control of Manama on Thursday after riot police stormed an anti-government protest camp at dawn and fought demonstrators on the streets, killing four people in Bahrain's worst violence in decades. US concern grows over Bahrain

Trains collide in Argentina; 3 dead, 31 injured

2011-02-17 10:23:49

Two passenger trains collided near Buenos Aires on Wednesday, killing at least 3 people and injuring 31 others, local media reported.

Tourist boat sinks in Vietnam bay; 12 dead

2011-02-17 14:19:27

A tour boat sank early Thursday in Vietnam's scenic Ha Long Bay, killing eleven foreign tourists and a Vietnamese guide, officials said.