Russia catches ‘American CIA agent’ in Moscow
Photographs published by state English language television RT showed a baseball-capped Fogle being held to the ground face down and having his hands put behind his back for the arrest.
Read More →Associated Press protests US seizure of phone records
The news agency said the US Justice Department had secretly obtained two months of phone records from its news operations, calling it a “massive and unprecedented intrusion.”
Read More →Bombs kill four, wound 20 on Pakistan election eve
Violence on the eve of a landmark general election threatened by the Taliban with suicide attacks
Read More →Kurdish rebels begin pullout from Turkey
A major step towards ending a decades-long conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people
Read More →Bangladesh Islamist sentenced to hang for war genocide
The 61-year-old Kamaruzzaman is the fourth person to be convicted by the much-criticised International Crimes Tribunal
Read More →Three Emiratis held after deadly Tanzanian church bombing
Five Tanzanians have also been arrested following the Sunday attack on a packed church in the northern city of Arusha that killed three people.
Read More →Pakistan election candidate shot dead
Campaigning has been marred by Taliban threats and attacks, which have killed 62 people since April 11
Read More →Pakistan prosecutor in Bhutto, Mumbai cases shot dead
The assassination comes just days before Pakistan holds historic general elections on May 11
Read More →Pakistan court remands Musharraf over Bhutto killing
Musharraf is already under a two-week house arrest period over the sacking of judges when he imposed emergency rule in 2007
Read More →The brothers Tsarnaev: suspected Boston bombers
Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, suspected of bombing the Boston marathon, appear to hail from Russia’s war-torn Chechnya
Read More →Many feared dead in US fertilizer plant blast
Major explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant destroys nearby buildings, causes deaths and injuries
Read More →Britain bids farewell to Margaret Thatcher
The funeral of Margaret Thatcher took place with Queen Elizabeth II leading mourners from around the world in bidding farewell to one of Britain’s most influential and divisive prime ministers.
Read More →Rival protests planned in Venezuela after elections
Venezuela’s opposition piled pressure on electoral authorities to recount the tight vote to replace late leader Hugo Chavez, calling for protests if acting President Nicolas Maduro is formally proclaimed the winner
Read More →Two dead, 23 hurt in Boston Marathon blasts: police
Boston police confirmed the toll of dead and wounded on its Twitter feed.
Read More →Thousands protest against scandal-hit Spanish monarchy
The protest was called to mark the anniversary of the country’s Second Republic
Read More →Venezuela votes for Chavez revolution or change
Venezuelans headed to the polls on April 14 to elect Hugo Chavez’s successor
Read More →North Korea keeps world on edge over missile launch
The United States warned North Korea it was skating a “dangerous line”
Read More →Former British PM Margaret Thatcher dead at 87: spokesman
Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” who shaped a generation of British politics, died
Read More →South Korea says North’s missile launch may be imminent
North Korea, incensed by UN sanctions following its nuclear and missile tests and by South Korean-US military drills
Read More →Mandela leaves hospital: S.African president’s office
“The former president will now receive home-based high care.”
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