Thousands of hotel workers in the Greek capital Athens are staging a one-day strike calling for a big pay rise just days before the Olympic Games. They say they are ready to take further action unless their salaries are doubled ahead of this month's games
The radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's militia has kidnapped 18 Iraqi police officers, apparently to force authorities to release detained militants. The kidnappings took place as Sadr's aides accused authorities of trying to arrest officials in the cl
Pakistan has arrested two high-level al-Qaeda terrorists of African origin, one with a multimillion dollar US bounty on his head, in a widening a sweep against al-Qaeda's vast web of operatives. The suspects are believed to be linked to a militant already
A female US soldier told army investigators that photos of prisoners being abused in Iraq were taken "for fun". Private Lynndie England faces a number of charges, ranging from abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail, to having photos of them in humiliating p
As many as 30 million people in Bangladesh, hit by the worst floods in six years, will need food aid for the next five months, a minister said as UNICEF reported an "exceptionally high" number of flood victims suffering from pneumonia. Minister for Food a
Minor Asia's Turkish coast was shaken by a 4,3-Richter quake in the area of southern resort of Bodrum, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported. No data about casualties or material damages have been reported yet.
The Statue of Liberty reopens to visitors on Tuesday for the first time since the September 11, 2001, attacks following security and safety improvements paid for by more than USD 30 M in donations. The national monument in New York Harbor was closed nearl
Israel has approved the enlargement of a settlement on occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank, despite an agreement with Washington against it. Political sources in Tel Aviv confirmed on Monday that 600 new housing units will be added to Maale Adumim,
Paraguayan authorities investigated claims the owner of a supermarket destroyed in a blaze that killed 364 people had ordered the doors locked so customers could not flee without paying. Prosecutors have said Juan Pio Paiva, owner of the Ycya Bolanos supe
Iraqi leaders called for unity after a series of church bombings marked a deadly new tactic by insurgents and the first coordinated assaults on its Christian minority. At least 10 people were killed and some 50 wounded when six bombs blew up outside four
Turkey's truckers association said it would stop delivering goods to US forces in Iraq. A video posted on the Internet showed militants killing a Turkish national putting three bullets into his head.
US troops have surrounded the home of wanted Shiite Muslim radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi city of Najaf, according to reports. US armoured vehicles, backed by Iraqi security forces, have cordoned off the Al-Zahra neighbourhood, where Sadr's h
Athens Olympics chief Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki declared that preparations for the Games were now complete. "Nobody could imagine seeing a whole army of volunteers ready ...
Emergency medical teams in India and Bangladesh are battling to save thousands of people taken ill after drinking polluted water and rotten food as South Asia's worst floods in 15 years eased after killing more than 1,350. Nearly 5,000 medical teams have
The UK government said it has launched an investigation into the "real and serious" terror threat but didn't warn of any specific risk. The revelations come as the US remains on "high" alert over fears of an attack on major financial institutions, such as
Security precautions at financial sites in New York City, northern New Jersey and Washington, D.C.
At least 18 Iraqis were killed by a car bomb explosion in the Iraqi city of Mosul Sunday. Two of the victims were policemen.
Poland marks Sunday 60 years since the failed Warsaw uprising against the Nazi occupation. For the first time German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will attend the ceremonies.
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas cage has married a former waitress at a private ceremony in California. The bride - 20-year-old Alice Kim - is Cage's third wife.
Five people have died in a Chinese plane crash, media reported on Saturday. The aircraft burst into flames after hitting an electric wire.
A phenomenon referred to as "blue moon" - a second full moon in a calendar month - will occur on Saturday. The "blue moon" can be observed once in about 32 months.
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