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UK Defense Secretary in Helmand

2010-03-09 17:50:14

British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth visited Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, where most of the nearly 10,000 British troops are stationed.

Marines conduct military drills

2010-03-09 17:44:17

The United States and South Korea conducted joint military drills. The drills, called Key Resolve, provoked North Korea to place its army in position.

Exiles try to enter China's embassy

2010-03-09 17:39:51

Tibetans, living-in-exile in India, tried to break in the Chinese embassy in New Delhi today. The incident came a day ahead of the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising day.

Mood somber in Lahore

2010-03-09 16:50:46

In Lahore, Pakistan, workers are cleaning debris from destroyed building, a day after a suicide car bomber attacked a police intelligence agency. At least 13 people were killed in the attack.

U.S. planes arrive in Santiago

2010-03-07 14:42:12

Two Hercules cargo planes sent from the United States to help quake-ravaged Chile in its emergency efforts arrived in the South American country's capital Santiago.

Mortars fired at polling station

2010-03-07 14:38:31

Mortar rounds were fired at voting centres in Baghdad and in Salahuddin province as Iraq began a parliamentary election.

VIDEO: Iceland votes over foreign debts

2010-03-06 17:51:01

Icelanders voted in a referendum on a 5 billion USD deal to repay Anglo-Dutch loans, with an expected resounding "No" set to further delay foreign aid and hopes for economic recovery.

VIDEO: Chileans organize food aid

2010-03-06 17:48:38

Concerned Chileans organized food aid for hard-hit Concepcion, where supermarkets opened under the watchful eyes of armed soldiers.

VIDEO: Car bomb kills 4 Iranian pilgrims

2010-03-06 17:43:02

A car bomb exploded in Iraq's holy city of Najaf, killing four Iranian pilgrims a day before a parliamentary election that Islamist insurgents have vowed to wreck with violence.

VIDEO: Counts ballots of special voting

2010-03-06 17:42:28

Iraq begins counting ballots of special voting a day before a parliamentary election.

VIDEO: Gunman shoots two at Pentagon

2010-03-05 17:35:20

Pentagon police said two security officers were wounded on Thursday evening, when a gunman shot at them in the giant office building's main entrance to the Metro commuter rail system. The gunman was also shot and all three were taken to hospital.

VIDEO: Foreign ministers head to Cordoba

2010-03-05 17:30:52

E-U foreign ministers are due to arrive in the Spanish city of Cordoba for a weekend meeting which will shape the group's foreign policy machinery.

VIDEO: Father of the boy is devastated

2010-03-05 17:27:24

Relatives gathered at the Pakistan house of a family whose little boy was abducted by a gang during a robbery.

VIDEO: Iraqis in Lebanon cast early vote

2010-03-05 17:20:43

Thousands of Iraqis living in Lebanon cast an early vote today in general elections set to take place in Iraq on March 7th.

VIDEO: Syria and Jordan cast an early vote

2010-03-05 17:18:00

Thousands of Iraqis living in Syria and Jordan are casting early votes in Iraq's parliamentary elections.

VIDEO: Iraqi troops deploy before election

2010-03-05 17:13:44

Iraqi troops deployed near the border in Basra. The move comes three days ahead of a parliamentary election, which is seen as pivotal for a divided country.

Search goes on for survivors

2010-03-05 14:13:05

Tough terrain and the use of rudimentary tools continued to hamper rescue efforts in eastern Uganda on as volunteers, backed by the military, hacked through mounds of thick mud with shovels and hoes in an effort to find more survivors of a landslide that killed at least 87 people.

Five dead as market vendors clash

2010-03-05 14:00:04

A protest by vendors in a market in northern Peru turned violent leaving five people dead and around 50 injured.

Mexican arrested on drug charges

2010-03-05 13:56:37

Paraguay's police have arrested a Mexican man in the capitol Asuncion. He's suspected of trying to smuggle ephedrine back to Mexico in bags of manioc flour.

VIDEO: "Operation to flush out Taliban"

2010-03-04 18:19:46

A NATO spokesman in Afghanistan says Operation Mushtarak is still going on in the Nad Ali area. But the spokesman says all markets are open and more and people are going about their normal lives.

VIDEO: Earthquake injures 11

2010-03-04 18:18:51

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan, injuring 11, stopping transport and causing minor damages and fires in the southern half of the island.

Issues of contention

2010-03-04 16:39:17

China blames the United States for damaging improved relations between the two countries. But Beijing says it hopes for a brighter future in bilateral ties.

Large wave kills two on board

2010-03-04 16:29:40

Two people have been killed and seven injured by a large wave which struck a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea near Spain.

Flooding continues in the east

2010-03-04 16:15:49

The Bolivian military has begun humanitarian aid operations to help villagers in Bolivia's Amazonian eastern provinces, where the flooding of the Mamore River has stranded many and left them without food.

VIDEO: Role of women

2010-03-03 18:03:22

Iraq's voters will head to the poll March 7th to select all 325 members of the national parliament.

Suicide bombers target Baquba

2010-03-03 17:16:19

Suicide attacks in the central Iraqi city of Baquba killed at least 31 people and injured dozens more.

Veterans marks 65th anniv.

2010-03-03 17:10:36

Dozens of US veterans, now in their 80s and 90s, returned to the remote volcanic island of Iwo Jima on Wednesday to mark the 65th anniversary of one of World War II's fiercest battles.

Campbell's driver declines

2010-03-03 16:50:43

According to New York police, the driver who originally claimed he was assaulted by supermodel Naomi Campbell now wants only to file harassment charges.

Pilot and co-pilot die, 4 injured

2010-03-03 16:44:42

Both the Pilot and the co-pilot of an Indian naval aircraft died and four others were injured in a crash that took place while performing aerobatics during an air show in southern Hyderabad city.

Clinton in Brazil for Iran talks

2010-03-03 16:21:16

U-S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Brazil today, where she will discuss Iran's nuclear program with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

VIDEO: Iran detains director Panahi

2010-03-02 17:59:54

Iranian security forces have detained film director Jafar Panahi, winner of many international awards.

VIDEO: Basra bomb kills one, wounds 6

2010-03-02 17:56:33

One person was killed and seven others were wounded when the bomb exploded in Iraq's southern oil hub of Basra. The deadly blast comes only days ahead of Iraq's March 7th parliamentary elections.

VIDEO: Police submit terror charges

2010-03-02 17:54:45

Pakistani police have submitted terrorism charges against five young Americans. The five students are in their 20's and from the U-S state of Virginia.

Tibetans hold prayers

2010-03-02 16:59:26

The Tibetan government-in-exile held special prayers to mark the anniversary of the Tibetan people's uprising against the repression and occupation of Tibet by Chinese forces, and the exile of the Tibetan government and its people to India in 1959.

Employees seek to save jobs

2010-03-02 16:55:36

Workers protesting what they say is the planned closure of a Siemens office in central France said they had detained two senior executives of the giant electronics group.

Clinton offers US help on Falklands

2010-03-02 16:33:26

U-S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington is encouraging talks between Argentina and Britain to resolve new tensions over the disputed Falklands Islands.

U.S. General and ISAF visits Marjah

2010-03-02 16:20:40

The commander the International Assistance Force, U-S General Stanley McChrystal, visited Marjah in Afghanistan.

Bomb blasts injure 2 people

2010-03-02 16:10:27

Two people were wounded, when suspected militants set off small bombs in the town of Narathiwat, in the predominately Muslim south Thailand.

VIDEO: U.S. warship calls at Georgian port

2010-03-01 18:28:03

A U.S. guided-missile frigate has docked in the Georgian port of Batumi ahead of joint training exercises in the Black Sea. The exercises will be taking place down the coast from Russian troops setting up base in the rebel region of Abkhazia.

VIDEO: Demonstrators demand justice

2010-03-01 18:23:07

There were protesters outside the court, as the International Criminal Tribunal for Radovan Karadzic resumed at the Hague.

VIDEO: Fmr. Serb leader defends himself

2010-03-01 18:19:04

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic took the stand today as his war crimes trial resumed at the Hague in the Netherlands. Karadzic is accused of genocide in the worst atrocities in 1992 to 1995 Bosnian war.

VIDEO: Muslims blocked from mosque

2010-03-01 18:16:53

Tensions are unusually high in Jerusalem, after clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces

VIDEO: Countries hold ministerial meeting

2010-03-01 18:15:36

The Prime Ministers of Libya and Syria have signed 17 agreements to bolster relations and strengthen trade exchange between the two countries.

VIDEO: 4 civilians killed in suicide attack

2010-03-01 18:11:32

A two huge explosions went off today southern city of Kandahar. Witness says the second blast happened near the city's main police station/

Georgia border with Russia opens

2010-03-01 17:04:40

Georgia has re-opened a mountain pass connecting the country to Russia. It has beenclosed since 2006.

Police arrest suspect in massacre

2010-02-28 17:37:16

Mexican police presented the third man accused of having murdered 15 youths during a party in Ciudad Juarez last month.

Series of waves hit Russia

2010-02-28 17:30:25

A tsunami triggered by the earthquake in Chile has hit Russia.

Tahiti residents prepare for waves

2010-02-28 17:28:25

Residents were evacuated to higher grounds in French Polynesia as a tsunami warning was issued following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile.

Waves reach New Zealand

2010-02-28 17:25:13

Authorities said the first waves of a tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile reached New Zealand. There were no reports of any injuries or damage.

Waves flood ports in Japan

2010-02-28 17:14:17

A 90 centimeters tsunami entered the port of Hanasaki in Japan's Nemuro city.