11/10/2011 | Argentina

FBI, DEA say they foiled terrorist attacks in US, Buenos Aires

US officials announced that FBI and DEA agents had managed to foil a plot to commit significant terrorist attacks in the United States and quite possibly in Buenos Aires against the Jewish and Saudi embassies.

04/04/2012 | Argentina

CFK repudiates attacks to British embassy in Buenos Aires

In a rally set in the City of Bariloche, Río Negro province, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner repudiated the attacks of extreme left-wing organization Quebracho to the British embassy in Buenos Aires occurred last Monday, date of the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas War.

03/01/2013 | World

Syria rebels in push to capture air base

Rebels battled today to seize an air base in northern Syria, part of a campaign to fight back against the air power that has given President Bashar al-Assad's forces free rein to bomb rebel-held towns

22/01/2013 | World

Two blasts, suicide attack kill 17 in Baghdad

Three blasts, including a suicide bomber attack near an army base, killed least 17 people across Baghdad today, the latest violence as Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki faces increasing pressure from a political crisis.

31/01/2013 | World

Syria warns of "surprise" response to Israel attack

Syria warned of a possible "surprise" response to Israel's attack on its territory and Russia condemned the air strike as an unprovoked violation of international law.

20/11/2012 | World

Heart attacks more common among the unemployed

People who have recently lost their jobs are more likely to suffer a heart attack than their employed peers, in some cases running a risk as high as 35 percent, according to a US study.

21/11/2012 | World

Timeline of recent attacks on Israelis

Here listed is a timeline of recent attacks on the Israelis over the past six years.

21/11/2012 | World

Hamas: 'You opened the gates of hell on yourselves'

13/09/2012 | World

Romney says US seems 'at the mercy of events' in world

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama's handling of foreign policy after four Americans were killed in Libya, saying the United States seems at the mercy of world events.

24/10/2012 | World

Syria says army still undecided on ceasefire

Syria said its military command was still studying a proposal for a holiday ceasefire with rebels - contradicting international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi's earlier announcement that Damascus had agreed to a truce.

26/10/2012 | World

Fighting, attacks across Syria as ceasefire frays

Fighting across Syria and a large car bomb which exploded near a children's playground in southern Damascus killed several people today as a ceasefire brokered by international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to mark a holy Muslim day frayed almost before it had begun.

10/09/2012 | World

Simultaneous bombs hit army compounds in Aleppo

Two bombs exploded simultaneously next to Syrian army compounds in the northern city of Aleppo, killing and wounding scores of President Bashar al-Assad's forces, residents and opposition activists said.

11/09/2012 | World

Obama remembers 9/11 during anniversary ceremony

12/09/2012 | World

Obama slams Romney over criticism on Mideast attacks

President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney of having a tendency "to shoot first and aim later" in response to the Republican candidate's criticism of the White House for its handling of violent attacks on US diplomatic compounds in Libya and Egypt.

24/07/2012 | World

Syrian forces battle rebel push on central Aleppo

Syrian troops fought rebels trying to seize central Aleppo and quelled a jail mutiny on the outskirts of the northern city, killing 15 prisoners, opposition activists said.

24/07/2012 | World

Late night attacks take Iraq death toll to 116

Two bombs killed nine people in Iraq late, police and hospital sources said, taking to 116 the death toll in a string of coordinated bomb and gun attacks against mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets.

21/08/2012 | World

Russia warns West over Syria after Obama threats

Russia warned the West against unilateral action on Syria, a day after US President Barack Obama threatened "enormous consequences" if his Syrian counterpart used chemical or biological arms or even moved them in a menacing way.

07/06/2012 | World

Clinton: 'We'll always maintain our right to use force'

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton implicitly defended Washington's use of drone strikes to kill suspected militants, just days after one of the aircraft killed one of al Qaeda's most powerful figures in Pakistan.

10/06/2012 | World

Republicans renew attacks on Obama administration over leaks

US Republicans renewed their attacks on the Obama administration over suspected leaks of classified security information, with one influential senator saying the Justice Department should appoint a special prosecutor to investigate.

23/07/2012 | World

More than 100 killed in attacks across Iraq

More than 100 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks in Iraq after 20 died in blasts the previous day in a coordinated surge of violence against mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets.

10/04/2012 | World

Syrian activists say at least 26 dead in Homs attacks

At least 26 people were killed in the Syrian army's bombardment of the Bayada and Khalidiya districts of the city of Homs, activists said.

15/04/2012 | World

Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims 'spring offensive'

Gunmen launched multiple attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul, assaulting Western embassies in the heavily guarded, central diplomatic area and at the parliament in the west.

03/05/2012 | World

Attack on Syria university protest kills four

Syrian security forces and students with knives attacked a protest against President Bashar al-Assad at Aleppo University early, killing at least four people and arresting 200, according to activists and Internet videos.

09/09/2011 | World

Clinton: al Qaeda behind unconfirmed threat to US

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that al Qaeda was behind a specific, credible but unconfirmed report of a threat to harm Americans, notably in New York and Washington.

23/12/2011 | World

US condemns Syria blasts, says must not hinder Arab League

The United States strongly condemned two blasts that hit Syria's capital, saying they should not be allowed to impede an Arab League plan aimed at ending a bloody nine-month crackdown against anti-government protests.

21/01/2012 | World

Attacks in Nigeria's Kano kill over 100

More than 100 people were killed in bomb attacks and gunfights in Nigeria's second largest city Kano late on Friday, a senior local government security source said, in the deadliest coordinated strike claimed by Islamist sect Boko Haram to date.

30/07/2011 | World

Norway killer 'more than willing to talk' to police

Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik is cooperating with interrogators, police said, but they declined to confirm media reports he had plans to attack the royal palace and Labour Party headquarters.

07/08/2011 | World

Syrian tanks pound city, Saudi king condemns violence

Syrian tanks pounded the city of Deir al-Zor in the country's Sunni tribal heartland for a second day and the escalating violence in the country prompted a strong condemnation of President Bashar al-Assad by the Saudi king.

19/08/2011 | World

Norway mass killer to appear in court again

The Norwegian mass murderer will make his second court appearance today as relatives of the 69 people he gunned down gather on the island where they died, ahead of a national day of remembrance across the country.

23/07/2011 | World

Norway's PM announces cooperation with foreign intelligence

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg stated today that Norwegian officials are now beginning to work with foreign intelligence agencies to find out whether there was any international involvement in the bomb attack and shooting that together have killed 91 people.

23/07/2011 | World

World leaders reactions to Norwegian attacks

World leaders and politicians stepped out to comment on the attack on a Norwegian youth summer camp by a suspected far-right gunman which killed 91 people, hours after a bomb killed seven in Oslo yesterday.

27/07/2011 | World

Norway PM: 'We will not be intimidated by attacks'

Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said that Norway would not be intimidated by Friday's bombing and shooting attack, calling it a "national tradgedy."

04/06/2011 | World

Syria forces kill 70 in anti-Assad protests

Syrian forces killed at least 70 protesters yesterday, activists said, in one of the bloodiest days since the start of an 11-week revolt against the authoritarian rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

18/06/2011 | World

Syria forces storm border town near Turkey

Syrian troops and gunmen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stormed a town near the Turkish border today, burning houses and arresting dozens, witnesses said, in a persistent military campaign to crush popular revolt.

22/06/2011 | World

Some families of 9/11 victims angered by museum fee

Family members of victims of the September 11 attacks expressed outrage about an admission fee to a memorial museum being constructed at the former site of the World Trade Centre towers.

06/04/2011 | World

North Korea may be considering more attacks, US says

North Korea may be considering additional attacks and provocations, a top US general told Congress, adding Washington needed to be prepared to respond appropriately if necessary.

05/05/2011 | World

Suicide car bomber kills at least 17 in Iraq

A car bomber killed at least 17 people and wounded 65 at a police building in the mainly Shi'ite city of Hilla, an official said, as Iraq braced for revenge attacks after US commandos killed Osama bin Laden.

21/05/2011 | World

Eleven killed as Syrian funeral becomes protest

Syrian security forces shot dead 11 mourners in the central city of Homs on Saturday at a mass funeral for people killed in the latest crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad, a rights campaigner said.

29/01/2011 | World

Mubarak names deputy as protesters defy curfew

Egypt's president gave the first indication on Saturday he was preparing an eventual handover of power by naming a vice-president for the first time in 30 years after protests that have rocked the foundations of the state.

14/03/2011 | World

Libyan jets bomb rebels as no-fly diplomacy crawls

Muammar Gaddafi's jets bombed Libyan rebels in a counter-offensive that has pushed them back 100 miles in a week, far outpacing diplomatic efforts to impose a no-fly zone to help the rebels

19/03/2011 | World

Gaddafi says will arm civilians to defend Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said he will arm civilians to defend Libya from what he called "colonial, crusader" aggression by Western forces that have launched air strikes against him.

19/01/2012 | Entertainment

Denmark theatre plans to adapt Breivik's manifesto for the stage

A Copenhagen theatre awoke controversy today after it announced plans to adapt the manifesto of Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the July 22, 2011 attacks in which 77 people died in Norway, into a monologue, planning to take it to the stage this summer, theatre sources informed.