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Published:Friday | February 25, 2011 | 10:36 AM

US President Barack Obama has sought consensus from the leaders of the UK, France and Italy as international efforts to respond to the crisis in Libya gather pace.

Published:Friday | February 25, 2011 | 10:30 AM

The US Treasury Department has laid financial sanctions against more than 70 alleged drug traffickers linked to Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel.

Published:Friday | February 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Harare (AP):Lawyers for 46 people facing treason charges for allegedly plotting an Egyptian-style uprising in Zimbabwe disclosed yesterday that some members of the group were tortured by police. Defence lawyer Alec Mucha-dehama told a Harare court...

Published:Friday | February 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Bangkok (AP): Thailand's prime minister has a confession to make: He is also British.Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva publicly acknowledged his dual nationality yesterday during a debate in Parliament....

Published:Friday | February 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Juba (AP) United Nation (US) investigators say police recruits were beaten to death, sexually assaulted and forced to stand for hours in the blazing sun as part of a training programme funded by international donors, emonstrating the challenges...

Published:Friday | February 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Benghazi (AP): Army units and militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi struck back against rebellious protesters who have risen up in cities close to the capital yesterday, attacking a mosque where many had taken refuge and battling with others...

Published:Friday | February 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Tobruk (AP):Thousands in the coastal town of Tobruk celebrated their freedom from Moammar Gadhafi by waving flags of the old monarchy, honking horns and firing guns in the air around a city square where he once executed peoples...

Published:Friday | February 25, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Christchurch (AP):Rescuers fanned out into unchecked areas of New Zealand's quake-devastated city yesterday looking for any remaining life in the rubble, as the death toll rose to 98 with "grave fears" that...

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 9:18 AM

US President Barack Obama has condemned the violent crackdown by the Libyan authorities on peaceful protesters.

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Christchurch, New Zealand (AP):Siblings huddled yesterday on sodden grass, staring at the smouldering remains of a building that collapsed with their mother inside.They hadn't heard from TV presenter Donna Manning since a powerful earthquake tore...

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Ankara, Turkey (AP):Foreigners fled the chaos in Libya by the thousands yesterday, with Americans and Turks climbing aboard ships, Europeans boarding evacuation flights and North Africans racing to border crossings in overcrowded vans.Two Turkish ships...

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 9:54 AM

Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has refused to stand down amid widespread anti-government protests.

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) Two delegations of United States (US) lawmakers, officials and business leaders who were in New Zealand at the time of a devastating earthquake suffered no casualties and are all safe, the State Department said yesterday.

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Cairo (AP):Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi vowed to fight on to his "last drop of blood" and roared at his supporters to take to the streets against protesters in a furious, fist-pounding speech yesterday after two nights of bloodshed in the capital as...

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Christchurch, New Zealand (AP):A powerful earthquake struck one of New Zealand's biggest cities yesterday at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and killing ...

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

HAVANA (AP): Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro said yesterday that the unrest in Libya may be a pretext for a NATO invasion...

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

TOKYO, Japan (AP): At least one Japanese exchange student was trapped and another 11 still missing in the powerful New Zealand earthquake after it sent their language school tumbling down around them as they ate lunch, school and government officials said.

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Tegucigalpa (AP):Honduran authorities say an evangelical pastor has been shot to death while resisting a gunman who tried to steal his dogs.Security Minister Oscar Alvarez says witnesses say the assailant got out of a car and tried to snatch the two...

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Skopje (AP):Macedonia's prime minister yesterday said his conservative government will hold a snap general election more than a year ahead of schedule, after opposition parties staged an indefinite parliamentary boycott.Nikola Gruevski did not announce...

Published:Wednesday | February 23, 2011 | 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES, California (AP): Scientists say the latest New Zealand earthquake caused more destruction than a larger one last year because of its location.

Published:Tuesday | February 22, 2011 | 2:17 PM

The four American sailors who were hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Oman on Friday have been killed.

Published:Tuesday | February 22, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BOISE, Idaho (AP):More than 1,000 teachers, parents and students rallied in front of the Idaho Capitol in their fight to beat back public schools chief Tom Luna's plan to overhaul public education.The sweeping overhaul was introduced in the Idaho Senate...

Published:Tuesday | February 22, 2011 | 12:00 AM

Kabul, Afghanistan (AP):A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to an Afghan government office yesterday killing at least 30 people, many who were waiting in line to obtain government identification cards, police said.The attack occurred around...

Published:Tuesday | February 22, 2011 | 12:00 AM

IVORY COAST, Abidjan (AP):Elite troops loyal to the sitting president Laurent Gbagbo entered opposition neighbourhoods in Ivory Coast's biggest city yesterday, throwing grenades, firing machine guns and attacking the population with rocket launchers,...

Published:Tuesday | February 22, 2011 | 12:00 AM

BRUSSELS (AP):The European Union yesterday sharply criticised Libyan authorities over their crackdown against pro-democracy protesters, overcoming a split over how tough they should be in denouncing the teetering government of strongman Moammar...

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