23/01/2013 | Argentina

Puricelli says Santísima Trinidad sinking, 'possible sabotage'

Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli said today that the sinking of the ARA Santísima Trinidad could have been a planned sabotage attack.

29/01/2013 | Argentina

Timerman meets with DAIA, AMIA and relatives of victims, rejects criticism

After meeting with officials from the AMIA and DAIA Jewish organizations and relatives of the 1994 bombing victims, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that the agreement with Iran to create a truth commission “does not ignore the local justice system’s investigation.”

29/05/2012 | Argentina

Bus passenger shot in third armed attack in a week

A man was shot and wounded today aboard a bus in the Greater Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Villa Luzuriaga. The incident marks the third armed robbery attack on a public bus in the last week in Buenos Aires.

18/07/2012 | Argentina

AMIA renews claim for justice on 18th anniversary of bombing

During the ceremony commemorating the 18th anniversary of the bombing at the AMIA Argentine Jewish centre in Buenos Aires, the entity’s president Guillermo Borger restated the claim for justice for the victims of the 1994 terrorist attack.

09/08/2012 | Argentina

City doctors stage strike

Doctors from the 33 hospitals managed by the Buenos Aires City government staged a 24-hour strike on Thursday to demand security and reject the violent incidents which have taken place recently, the association grouping health professionals reported yesterday.

23/12/2011 | Argentina

Family held hostage in Moreno

A family was held hostage after being attacked in their own home by a group of armed robbers last night, in Moreno, Buenos Aires Province.

16/01/2012 | Argentina

15-year-old boy beat up by rugby players in Pinamar; one arrested

A fifteen-year old boy was hospitalized in Mar del Plata after being brutally attacked by a group of rugby players from Tucumán province in the seaside town of Pinamar. Local police arrested an 18-year old boy indicated as the main aggressor.

02/04/2012 | Argentina

Former British Vice-Admiral justifies 'Belgrano' attack in Malvinas War

On the 30th anniversary of the conflict, the member of the Royal Navy who was responsible for coordinating the attack on the Argentina Navy cruiser “General Belgrano” during the Malvinas war, spoke to UK-based newspaper “The News,” in Portsmouth and explained the steps that led up to the attack that caused 323 deaths and why it was justified at the time.

18/07/2011 | Argentina

AMIA chief thanks CFK for attending ceremony but says 'it's not enough'

The head of AMIA Jewish Association Guillermo Borger spoke this morning during the 17^th anniversary ceremony held to remember the victims of the 194 terrorist attack and urged authorities to investigate the so called “local connection” of the attack.

18/07/2011 | Argentina

Burstein: 'Macri doesn't deserve the respect from the Jewish community'

Sergio Burstein, member of the Family and Friends Association for the Victims of AMIA attack, lashed out at Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri saying "he does not deserve" the respect from the Jewish community.

19/07/2011 | Argentina

Attack in Ramos Mejía leaves man severely injured

A 54-year old man suffered severe injuries after being shot four times, in an attack committed on Sunday by four armed delinquents on the retired military man’s home. The incident occurred in the provincial neighbourhood of Ramos Mejía, police sources informed.

09/05/2011 | Argentina

Headmaster of Jewish Orthodox school injured in anti-Semite attack

The headmaster of an important Jewish orthodox school was violently attacked as he was leaving the Heijal Hatorá School, a dependency of the Jafetz Jaim Yeshiva educational institution, run by rabbi Samuel Levin in the city neighbourhood of Once.

13/05/2011 | Argentina

Delinquent motorcyclists attack Federico Pinedo’s daughter

The daughter of the centre-right PRO party representative Federico Pinedo, was attacked by delinquents riding on motorcycles while she was walking in Palermo.The incident occurred when the 26-year-old was walking along Ángel Carranza street, when two motorcyclists rode onto the pavements and stole her handbag.

01/07/2011 | Argentina

Evo Morales apologizes to Argentine Jewish community over Iran visit

The head of the DAIA organization, Aldo Donzis informed today that Bolivian President Evo Morales, apologized to the Argentine Jewish community after having received a visit by Iranian Defense Minister, Ahmad Vahido, wanted by the Argentine justice system for the 1994 anti-Semite attack in Buenos Aires.

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Timerman commemorates 19th anniversary of Israeli Embassy terrorist atack

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman commemorated the 19th anniversary of the Israeli Embassy in Argentina that left 29 dead, assuring "it was an attack on all the people of Argentina."

25/03/2011 | Argentina

Investigation opened following death of Met police officer

The Federal Police announced that they are holding an investigation over the death of a Metropolitan Police officer, whose body was found inside her flat in the neighbourhood of Balvanera with a shot wound to the chest.

16/04/2011 | Argentina

Ex-Vélez footballer violently attacked in Rafaela

Ex-Vélez Sarsfield and ex-technical director of Paraguay’s Guaraní, Roberto Compagnucci, suffered a violent attack today in a shop in Rafaela, province of Santa Fé, police officials informed.

12/03/2011 | Argentina

Timerman insists AMIA case be relit to be seen, 'across all forums'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman insisted the government relight the case over the AMIA attack, by suggesting it be looked at “across all forums,” after visiting the American Jewish Community (AJC) this week.

15/03/2011 | Argentina

Pregnant policewoman injured in Balvanera, following armed robbery

A two-month pregnant policewoman was injured in the early hours of the morning after being shot in the hand by two delinquents trying to steal her motorcycle. According to police officials, the incident occurred in the neighbourhood of Balvanera at 12.30PM.

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Attack on bus driver provokes bus strike in Florencia Varela

A bus driver was attacked this morning in the area of Bosques, in the Florencio Varela neighbourhood. The driver of the 324 line had his finger amputated by the attackers, which provoked a protest and strike from other drivers, bidding to tighten security laws.

18/01/2011 | Argentina

Family attacked while driving in Luján, thirteen-year-old dies

The incident occurred early this morning when a family were driving through the western part of the Buenos Aires Province, police informed. They were attacked by three delinquents, and one of the children in the car lost his life, and the other badly injured.

26/01/2011 | Argentina

Supermarket attack in Quilmes, guard shot dead

Police officials announced that a supermarket guard was killed by young delinquents in the Quilmes neighbourhood. The youths entered the Chinese-run supermarket and shot down the man guarding the store yesterday evening.

10/02/2011 | Argentina

Bomb explodes outside judge's home

A group of unknown criminals threw handmade explosives at the home of Criminal Cassation judge Ricardo Borinsky in the early hours of the morning in Castelar, province of Buenos Aires.

04/02/2013 | World

Suicide bomber kills 22 in attack on Iraq militia

A suicide bomber attacked a government-backed militia north of Baghdad today, killing at least 19 people in an apparent attempt by Sunni insurgents to stoke unrest against Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.

18/01/2013 | World

Foreigners still trapped in Sahara hostage crisis

More than 20 foreigners were captive or missing inside a desert gas plant on Saturday, nearly two days after the Algerian army launched an assault to free them that saw many hostages killed.

23/01/2013 | World

Clinton angrily defends handling of Benghazi attack

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angrily defended her handling of the Sept. 11 attack on the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi and denied any effort to mislead people.

23/01/2013 | World

Fourth attack in a week in Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 22 at Shi'ite mosque

A suicide bomber disguised as a mourner killed at least 22 people inside an Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim mosque today when he set off his explosives in the middle of a crowded funeral.

06/01/2013 | World

US drone attack kills 10 in Pakistan

A US drone strike killed at least 10 people suspected to be Taliban fighters in Pakistan's northern tribal areas, intelligence sources said, days after another drone strike killed a top militant leader in the area.

14/01/2013 | World

Air strike near Damascus kills 20: opposition activists

An air strike on a rebel-held town southwest of the Syrian capital Damascus killed 20 people, resident opposition activists said.

16/01/2013 | World

Syrian army on offensive in Aleppo after university blast

Syrian armed forces launched a renewed offensive in the northern city of Aleppo today, state media said, a day after 87 people were killed in explosions at the city's university.

01/12/2012 | World

Syria rebels bombed as opposition open to peacekeepers

Syrian jets bombed rebel-held areas of Damascus, residents said, as the opposition indicated it could accept an international peacekeeping force if President Bashar al-Assad is forced from power.

13/12/2012 | World

Attack near Afghan base after Panetta visit

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car near a NATO base in southern Afghanistan today soon after a visit by US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, killing two people and wounding 16, Afghan and NATO officials said.

01/01/2013 | World

Syrian government forces go on attack on first day of year

Government war planes bombed opposition-held areas of Syria and President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels fought on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on New Year's Day today.

14/11/2012 | World

Top Hamas commander killed in Israeli airstrike, group calls for revenge

Israel killed the military commander of Hamas in an airstrike on the Gaza Strip today, bringing the two sides to the brink of a possible new war.

16/11/2012 | World

Israel authorises more reservists after rockets target cities

25/11/2012 | World

Syrian rebels take airbase in slow progress toward Damascus

Syrian rebels said they had captured a helicopter base east of Damascus after an overnight assault, their latest gain in a costly battle to unseat President Bashar al-Assad that is drawing nearer to his seat of power.

04/11/2012 | World

Syrian rebels attack air base to secure north-south corridor

Syrian rebels attacked a military airport in the country's north in a push to cut off Syria's biggest city Aleppo from the capital Damascus, and secure a strategic north-south corridor.

05/11/2012 | World

Bomb shakes Damascus, opposition holds unity talks

A bomb exploded near army and security compounds in Damascus, Syrian television reported, and fractured opposition groups seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad began unity talks abroad to win international respect and arms supplies.

12/11/2012 | World

Israel hits Syrian artillery that fired on Golan

Israel's army fired tank shells into Syria today and scored "direct hits" in response to a Syrian mortar shell that struck the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military said in a statement.

18/10/2012 | World

Peace envoy to visit Syria to work out Eid ceasefire

The international mediator on Syria will go to Damascus in the next few days to try to broker a brief ceasefire in the war between President Bashar al-Assad's government and rebels during the Islamic Eid al-Adha festival.

23/10/2012 | World

Woman set ablaze in Louisiana KKK related attack

A 20-year-old African American woman has been set on fire with the letters KKK written on her car. Louisiana authorities are now investigating the possibility of a hate crime.

27/10/2012 | World

Syria bombards major cities, weakening truce

Opposition activists in Syria said forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad had renewed their heavy bombardment of major cities on Saturday, further undermining a truce meant to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha religious holiday.

23/09/2012 | World

Iran commander says could launch pre-emptive strike on Israel

Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike on Israel if it was sure the Jewish state were preparing to attack it, a senior commander of its elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying.

26/09/2012 | World

Syrian rebels bomb army command in Damascus

Syrian rebels bombed a military complex in Damascus, striking at the heart of President Bashar al-Assad's power and igniting a fire which gutted the army command headquarters.

04/10/2012 | World

Turkey strikes back at Syria, says will protect borders

Turkey stepped up retaliatory artillery strikes on a Syrian border town, killing several Syrian soldiers, while its parliament debated authorizing further military action in the event of another spillover of the Syrian conflict.

14/09/2012 | World

White House denies any previous information on Libya attack

US President Barack Obama's administration said today there was no "actionable intelligence" in advance about the attack on the US consulate in Libya.

16/09/2012 | World

Libyan president says 50 arrested in attack on US consulate

Libyan President Mohammed Magarief told reporters that about 50 people had been arrested in connection with the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, which killed four Americans.

22/09/2012 | World

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says expects Israel to launch war

Israel will eventually go beyond threats and will attack Iran, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying on Saturday.

12/09/2012 | World

World leaders react to the US Ambassador’s death

World leaders strongly condemned today the attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff the eastern city of Benghazi last night.

12/09/2012 | World

United Nations condemns attack on US diplomats in Libya

The United Nations strongly condemned an assault that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three embassy staff and said the "horrific and tragic attack" further spotlighted the security challenges facing Libyan authorities.

12/09/2012 | World

Somali president, Kenyan FM escape deadly bomb attack

Somalia's new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the visiting Kenyan foreign minister escaped an apparent suicide bomb attack on a Mogadishu hotel where they were holding a news conference unscathed, witnesses said.

08/09/2012 | World

Teenage bomber kills six near NATO HQ in Kabul

A 14-year-old suicide bomber detonated explosives near the heavily barricaded NATO headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, killing six civilians including children, NATO and local officials said.

12/09/2012 | World

US ambassador to Libya killed in attack

The US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on their car, a Libyan official said, as they were rushed from a consular building stormed by militants denouncing a US-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.

12/09/2012 | World

US President Barack Obama condemns US Embassy attack- statement

01/09/2012 | World

Twin suicide bomb attack kills 12 in east Afghanistan

A twin suicide bomb attack targeted a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan, killing eight civilians and four Afghan policemen, local officials said.

03/09/2012 | World

Syria says envoy can only succeed if rebels lose outside support

Syria said new UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi could only make headway if outside countries ceased helping rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad and instead declared support for a UN-backed peace plan.

07/09/2012 | World

UK's Prince Harry in Afghanistan to fly helicopters

Britain's Prince Harry has returned to Afghanistan to fly attack helicopters on the frontline just two weeks after he was photographed frolicking naked in Las Vegas.

08/08/2012 | World

Egypt launches air strikes on militants in Sinai

Egyptian aircraft struck at targets near the border with Israel today and troops raided villages in a crackdown on Islamic militants blamed for a deadly attack on Egyptian border police, army officials and witnesses said.

11/08/2012 | World

Eleven killed in Syrian army attack in Damascus area

At least 11 people were killed in fierce fighting that broke out in a Damascus suburb today when Syrian forces mounted an armoured attack to try and regain the area from rebels, opposition activists said.

18/08/2012 | World

At least 14 killed in Yemen attack on intelligence HQ

Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants killed at least 14 Yemeni soldiers and security guards in a car bombing and grenade attack on the intelligence service headquarters in Aden, the Defence Ministry and witnesses said.

23/07/2012 | World

Shark kills surfer off France's Reunion island

A shark mauled a surfer to death in an attack off the coast of France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion, emergency services said.

28/07/2012 | World

Sinai Jihadi group says responsible for Israel attack in June

An Islamic Jihadi group based in Egypt's Sinai has posted a video showing it carried out a cross-border attack in June, killing one Israeli at a border barrier construction site and raising doubts over Egypt's security control over the desert peninsula.

06/08/2012 | World

France to hunt sharks after Reunion island attacks

France will hire professional fishermen to kill some 20 sharks off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion this week in an effort to understand the reasons for a series of attacks in the surfing hotspot.

14/07/2012 | World

Suicide bomber kills top official, 22 more at Afghan wedding

A suicide bomber killed a prominent anti-Taliban politician and 22 other guests at a wedding reception in the northern Afghan province of Samangan, officials said.

17/07/2012 | World

'US Navy attack threatens regional security,' Iran foreign ministry

Iran criticized the actions of a US navy ship that shot at an approaching fishing boat off the United Arab Emirates, saying the incident showed foreign forces threatened regional security.

20/07/2012 | World

At least 7 dead in attack on civilian camp in Ivory Coast

At least seven people were killed and dozens injured on Friday when angry mobs set fire to a UN-protected camp for civilians forced from their homes in western Ivory Coast, underscoring tensions in the zone.

04/07/2012 | World

Iran says can destroy US bases 'minutes after attack'

Iran has threatened to destroy US military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, Iranian media reported, as Revolutionary Guards extended test-firing of ballistic missiles into a third day.

10/07/2012 | World

Bomb kills 3, wounds 14 in Baghdad

A bomb in a bus killed three people and wounded 14 in Sadr City, a Shi'ite district in northeastern Baghdad, hospital and police sources said today.

12/07/2012 | World

Activists say death toll in attack in Hama is over 200

Syrian government forces killled more than 200 people, most of them civilians, in a village in the province of Hama, opposition activists said.

10/06/2012 | World

Six killed, 38 wounded in Iraq mortar attack

Two mortar bombs struck a square filled with Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq's capital Baghdad, killing at least six people and wounding 38, police and hospital sources said.

12/06/2012 | World

UN says Syrian helicopters fire on rebel strongholds

UN monitors said Syrian helicopters fired on rebel strongholds north of Homs and called for "immediate and unfettered access" to conflict zones where they had heard many women and children were trapped.

21/06/2012 | World

Twitter suffers sustained outage amid hacker attack

Two service outages within the course of several hours rocked microblogging platform Twitter on Thursday, as users worldwide reported significant down-time and slow service across both Twitter's website and mobile applications.

04/06/2012 | World

Bomb hits Shi'ite site in Baghdad, 26 killed

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed car outside a Shi'ite Muslim office in central Baghdad today, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 190 in an attack bearing the hallmarks of Iraq's al Qaeda affiliate.

06/06/2012 | World

Twin suicide bombings in Afghanistan's Kandahar kill 20 civilians

A pair of suicide bombers struck outside NATO's biggest base in southern Afghanistan today killing 20 civilians and wounding 50, officials said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent weeks.

07/06/2012 | World

Man confesses to Italy school bombing

A 68-year-old man has confessed to last month's bombing in front of a southern Italian school that killed a 16-year-old girl and wounded 10 others, but his motive is unclear and investigations are ongoing, police said.

30/04/2012 | World

Romney says he would have ordered bin Laden killing

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Monday he definitely would have ordered the US military strike that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden if he had been president.

11/05/2012 | World

Syria says thwarts attempted suicide car bombing

Syrian forces foiled an attempted suicide car bombing in the northern city of Aleppo today, state television said, a day after two bombs in the capital killed at least 55 people.

02/06/2012 | World

Iran threatens to target US bases if attacked

Iran has warned the United States not to resort to military action a gainst it, saying US bases in the region were vulnerable to the Islamic Republic's missiles, state media reported.

10/02/2012 | World

Explosions kill 25 in Syrian city of Aleppo

Two explosions outside security bases in Aleppo killed 25 soldiers and civilians today, Syrian television said, in the worst violence in Syria's commercial hub in an 11-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

11/03/2012 | World

France's Sarkozy 'sorry' for tomato attack

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has apologized in person to a policewoman who said she was the victim of a tomato attack involving the president's teenage son, a police official said on Sunday.

20/04/2012 | World

Roadside bomb kills 10 Syrian security personnel

Ten Syrian security personnel were killed today in a roadside bomb planted by "terrorists" in Sahm al Golan village in the southwest of the country, state television said.

05/02/2012 | World

Iran threatens to hit any country used to attack its soil

Iran will target any country used as a launchpad for attacks against its soil, the deputy Revolutionary Guards commander said, expanding Tehran's range of threats in an increasingly volatile stand-off with world powers over its nuclear ambitions. 

05/02/2012 | World

Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix

US President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region.

08/02/2012 | World

Iran says can hit US interests worldwide if attacked

Iran is capable of carrying out military strikes on US interests all around the world if the Islamic Republic is attacked by the United States, Iran's ambassador to Moscow said today.

01/12/2011 | World

'No indication Iran orchestrated embassy attack,' Biden says

US Vice President Joe Biden said he had no evidence the attack on the British embassy in Tehran was orchestrated by Iranian authorities, but it was another example of why the country was a "pariah".

07/12/2011 | World

Survivors remember Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago

Four survivors of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were honored aboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor, the 70th anniversary of the battle that brought the United States into World War Two.

13/12/2011 | World

Man shoots Belgian shoppers, children, kills four

A man hurled grenades at a bus stop in the Belgian city of Liege and sprayed gunfire at crowds of Christmas shoppers and children, killing three people and wounding 123 before fatally shooting himself in the head.

28/11/2011 | World

Pakistan PM: No more 'business as usual with US'

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani ruled out "business as usual" with the United States after a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, and the army threatened to drastically curtail cooperation with Washington on Afghanistan.

29/11/2011 | World

UK's Cameron: Iran embassy attacks 'outrageous'

British Prime Minister David Cameron labelled an attack by Iranian protesters on the British embassy in Tehran "outrageous and indefensible" and called on the Islamic republic to prosecute those responsible.

30/11/2011 | World

US denies NATO attack on Pakistani troops deliberate

The top US military officer denied allegations by a senior army official in Islamabad that a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers was a deliberate act of aggression.

12/10/2011 | World

US: 'We are working with our allies and at the UN to continue to isolate Iran'

The White House said today it was taking "no options off the table" in dealing with Iran after US authorities broke up an alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, but that US policy was focussed on pressing sanctions on Tehran.

13/10/2011 | World

Obama: alleged Iran plot will worsen isolation

An alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States will prompt Washington to apply the toughest possible sanctions to further isolate Iran, US President Barack Obama said.

28/10/2011 | World

Syrian security forces kill 40 protesters

Security forces killed at least 40 civilians on attacks on demonstrations calling for international protection for Syria's pro-democracy protesters, activists said.

11/06/2011 | World

Syrian forces attack town, refugees flee to Turkey

Syrian tanks stormed a border town overnight, residents said, in the latest assault to crush a three-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad that has driven thousands of refugee to flee to Turkey.

15/08/2011 | World

Bombs, attacks hit Iraqi cities, at least 60 dead

Suicide attackers and car bombs hit cities across Iraq today, killing at least 60 people in apparently coordinated assaults authorities blamed on al Qaeda affiliates intent on destabilizing the government.

08/10/2011 | World

Syrian forces fire on Kurdish funeral, two dead

Syrian security forces killed at least two people when they opened fire on tens of thousands of mourners at the funeral of a Kurdish opposition figure, activists said.

23/05/2011 | World

Palestinians' Fayyad had heart attack in US, stable

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States but is stable, a Palestinian government spokesman said. Fayyad, an internationally respected former World Bank economist, was in Austin, Texas.

30/05/2011 | World

Three killed as army enters central Syrian town

At least three civilians were killed when security forces entered the town of Talbiseh in central Syria to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad, a rights group said.

10/06/2011 | World

Helicopters open fire to disperse Syrian protesters

Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to quell unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising.

04/04/2011 | World

Battle rages in Ivory Coast, UN fires on Gbagbo bases

UN and French helicopters attacked Laurent Gbagbo's last strongholds in Abidjan on Monday as forces loyal to Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara streamed into the city in a "final assault".

13/04/2011 | World

Ivory Coast's Ouattara vows to restore security

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara promised on quickly to restore security and prosperity to a nation broken by civil war as life in the main city slowly returned to a normality of sorts.

07/05/2011 | World

Syria army attacks Banias, raising sectarian tension

Syrian forces shot dead six civilians in an attack on Sunni districts in the mixed city of Banias, rights campaigners said, raising sectarian tension in a country gripped by pro-democracy protests.

28/03/2011 | World

Obama seeks to define Libya goals and exit plan

29/03/2011 | World

Obama hopes Gaddafi will ultimately step down

President Barack Obama said the objective of a US and allied campaign is to apply steady pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi so he will "ultimately step down" from power.

02/04/2011 | World

Worst attack on UN in Afghanistan kills at least 9

At least nine people have been killed in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials said on today, on a second day of violent protests over the burning of a Koran by a radical fundamentalist Christian in the United States.

01/02/2011 | World

US briefs Wall Street about al-Qaeda threat

US security officials warned major Wall Street institutions of a potential threat after an al Qaeda-linked magazine suggested financial markets could be a target of attack, the FBI said.

10/02/2011 | World

Boy suicide bomber kills 31 at Pakistan army

A 12-year-old boy in a school uniform blew himself up at a Pakistani army recruitment center, killing 31 cadets, officials said, in an attack that challenges government assertions that it has weakened militants.

24/03/2011 | World

NATO to run Libya no-fly zone but not all action

NATO countries agreed to enforce a no-fly zone in Libya to protect civilians against Muammar Gaddafi's forces, but fell short of taking full command of all military operations in the North African state.

02/01/2011 | World

Pope Benedict condemns church attack in Egypt

Pope Benedict condemned a bomb blast outside a church in Egypt which killed at least 21 people, the latest in a series of attacks on Christians in the Middle East and Africa.

07/01/2011 | World

Terrorism threat level unchanged, London police

Britain has not raised its national terrorism threat level nor a separate threat gauge for airports and railway terminals, police said after reports that security had been stepped up at transport hubs.

18/01/2011 | World

Suicide bomber kills 42 police recruits in Iraq

A suicide bomber wearing a vest filled with explosives attacked Iraqi police recruits in former dictator Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, killing at least 42 and wounding over 100, officials said.

20/12/2010 | World

North Korea says won't react to South drill

North Korea said it would not react to military drills staged by the South near their disputed border and, easing tension further, CNN reported that Pyongyang had agreed to the return of nuclear inspectors.

20/12/2010 | World

North Korea says won't react to South drill

North Korea said it would not react to military drills staged by the South near their disputed border and, easing tension further, CNN reported that Pyongyang had agreed to the return of nuclear inspectors.

27/12/2010 | World

Suicide bombings kill up to 17 in Iraq's Ramadi

Twin suicide bombings rocked a government compound in Iraq's western city of Ramadi, killing 17 people, a deputy interior minister said.

13/10/2011 | Latin America

Mexico captures man who ordered casino attack

The army said it has captured the man believed to have ordered the torching of a casino in northern Mexico, killing 52 people in one of the worst attacks on civilians in the country in decades.

27/03/2012 | Latin America

Chilean gay victim of neo-Nazi attack dies

Daniel Zamudio, a gay 24-year-old Chilean who was left brain dead after being attacked by four alleged members or a neo-Nazi gang, died on Tuesday after being in critical condition for over three weeks, hospital sources said.

06/12/2012 | Sports

Blatter shocked at Dutch linesman death

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has expressed his "sadness and distress" after a linesman died following an incident during a youth competition earlier this week.

21/12/2011 | Sports

Boxer Mayweather to serve 90 days in jail for attack

A Las Vegas judge sentenced boxer Floyd Mayweather to six months behind bars for a 2010 attack on the mother of his children, but half of that jail term was suspended, officials said.

25/04/2012 | Sports

Ex-football star Deion Sanders charged in altercation with wife

Former football star Deion Sanders has been charged with simple assault in his altercation with his estranged wife that got her arrested and jailed earlier in the week on a similar charge.

20/08/2012 | Sports

Independiente's president says hooligans behind molotov attack

After Sunday's 2-0 defeat against classic rivals Racing Club, Independiente's offices were attacked with a molotov cocktail bomb during last night by hooligans, according to Independiente's president Javier Cantero.