CAIRO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The State Security Court in the governorate of Qena ordered on Sunday death sentence to one of the attackers who killed six Copts and a Muslim in January 2010, according...
Obama ameaanza na kulaani jinsi jeshi la police nchini Tunisia lilivyotumia nguvu hadi kusababisha umwagaji damu kwa raia wasio kuwa na hatika maandamano ya amani. Mi kwangu naona pia anajiandaa...
Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak attends a news conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem January 17, 2011. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
JERUSALEM, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) --...
BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday proposed four points to further advance China-US ties.
"We both stand to gain from a sound China-US relationship, and lose from confrontation," said...
Prosecutor Confirms Accusation Against Sudan Leader
By MARLISE SIMONS
Published: January 1, 2011.
PARIS The International Criminal Courts chief prosecutor has confirmed...
Politically Confident, Iran Cuts Subsidies on Prices
By WILLIAM YONG
Published: January 16, 2011
TEHRAN After months of false starts, dire warnings and political...
Nigeria: Life and death in a city fearful of Islamist gunmen
In the final part of his series, David Smith reports from Maiduguri on the dangerous rise of the radical Muslim sect Boko...
Sudan Vote Trend Points at Split
Observers say ballot counting has so far been free and fair in south Sudan's independence referendum.
If the vote counting process stays on track, southern...
Sudan - Africa's biggest country - seems to be on the verge of splitting in two. Southerners will vote on Sunday whether or not to leave the north. They are widely expected to vote for...
By WILLIAM J. BROAD, JOHN MARKOFF and DAVID E. SANGER
Published: January 15, 2011
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran toured the Natanz plant in 2008...
Lanky and soft-spoken, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame portrays himself as a modern-day politician who sees social media as championing democracy and development. With a website that boasts...
TUNISIA: Cables From U.S. Diplomats Portray Ambivalence
By SCOTT SHANE The New York Times- January 15, 2011
Cables from American diplomats in Tunisia portray a deepening ambivalence toward...