• Israel's High Court backs prisoner-swap deal

    17/10/2011 11:00

    Israel 's High Court of Justice on Monday night denied four petitions against a deal that would set free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian and Arab prisoners. After nearly a whole day's...

  • Iran produces 70 kg high-grade enriched uranium

    17/10/2011 11:00

    Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Monday that Iran has so far produced nearly 70 kg of 20 percent enriched uranium, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. Iran should convert 20 percent enriched...

  • U.S. stocks tumble over European concerns

    17/10/2011 11:00

    U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday, with major indexes suffering biggest losses in two weeks, as worries on European debt problems once again weighed on the market. Expectations that a solution to the crisis could be...

  • White House pushes votes on jobs act

    17/10/2011 11:00

    U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday once again urged lawmakers to pass the jobs bill he proposed more than a month ago, proposing to break the bill into pieces. "There are things we can do right now to put people back...

  • Hillary Clinton not to run for president

    17/10/2011 11:00

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated on Monday that she would not run for president again, but would turn to a life of writing and teaching after retirement....

  • Van Rompuy calls for restoring confidence to resolve crisis

    17/10/2011 11:00

    European leaders are working on a comprehensive package to restore confidence in Europe's financial sector and in bond market for debt-ridden countries, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said here Monday. Van...

  • Celebration begins as Libya's NTC to fully control Bani Walid

    17/10/2011 11:00

    Celebratory gunshots by fighters of Libya's new ruling authorities are echoing in the sky on Monday over Bani Walid, as solid advances have been made in the oasis town, one of a couple of last strongholds of forces loyal to...

  • Lamy vows that WTO will fight against protectionism

    17/10/2011 11:00

    Visiting WTO Director General Pascal Lamy on Monday said the organization will strive to prevent any protectionist trends strengthening during the current tumultuous economic times. Lamy made the remark during his visit...

  • Putin vows to strengthen political system if elected as President

    17/10/2011 11:00

    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to strengthen the country's political system and facilitate economic diversification after his return to the Kremlin....

  • Australian prisons in danger of HIV epidemic: experts

    17/10/2011 11:00

    Prisoners and health experts on Saturday told national broadcasting network ABC News that they are concerned of a looming HIV epidemic in Australia's prisons. The warning came following a test report undertaken in August...