CIA officers at the U.S. embassy in Lebanon have recruited low-level members of Hezbollah to spy for Israel, the leader of the Iranian-backed militant group charged Friday.
Jun
23
Iran’s president says his country isn’t afraid of making a nuclear weapon but doesn’t intend to do so.
Jun
23
A magnitude-6.7 earthquake rattled northeast Japan on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Jun
22
A handgun once owned by gangster Al Capone was sold at auction Wednesday for $108,447.
Jun
22
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote in parliament early Wednesday, winning a gamble on his government’s survival and the danger of a devastating debt default that could spark a financial maelstrom around the world.
Jun
21
Tens of thousands of people waving flags and pictures of Bashar Assad converged on Syria’s main squares Tuesday, pledging allegiance to their president in the latest show of government support to counter a three-month uprising against his authoritarian rule.
Jun
20
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has rattled a sparsely populated area of northern Chile. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Jun
20
A U.K. soldier killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan left £100,000 (US$161,500) in his will — so his friends could go on vacation to Las Vegas, The Sun reported Monday.
Jun
19
A new report says Japan’s tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant was so unprepared for the disaster that workers had to bring protective gear and an emergency manual from distant buildings and borrow equipment from a contractor.
Jun
18
More than 100 influential religious clerics and tribal leaders are calling for presidential elections in Yemen.