Typhoon-hit Philippine farmers to reap harvest: UN
Farmers in the Philippines will soon reap a harvest after using emergency seed supplies to grow crops following a devastating typhoon that struck during planting season.
11 March 2014
Libya intercepts tanker loaded with rebel oil
Libyan authorities said they intercepted a North Korean-flagged tanker which had loaded crude from a rebel-held eastern port, as the conflict over the country's key petroleum revenues escalated.
11 March 2014
Boeing joining Malaysia crash investigation
Boeing said Monday it has joined an official US team investigating the still-mysterious disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines 777 aircraft, feared to have plunged into the Gulf of Thailand.
11 March 2014
Armed forces weigh return to notorious Rio favelas
Hundreds of security forces could be deployed again to a notorious maze of slums in northern Rio, home to a major 2010 police action, after the death of three officers.
11 March 2014
Clashes in Ukraine as Putin stays defiant
Pro-Russian activists with clubs and whips clashed with pro-Kiev supporters Sunday as tens of thousands rallied across Ukraine in rival protests, and Russian President Vladimir Putin dug in his heels in the standoff with the West.
10 March 2014
Malaysia expects 'jet oil slick' analysis Monday
Malaysian authorities expect to complete by Monday afternoon a lab analysis that could indicate whether an oil slick at sea came from a missing passenger jet, an official said.
10 March 2014
Yemen upholds 10-year jail for 11 Somali pirates
An appeals court in the southern port of Aden upheld a 10-year jail term Sunday for 11 Somali pirates convicted of trying to hijack a ship in Yemeni waters.
More flood in Kyzylorda OblastBirlik village in Kyzylorda Oblast (Zhanakorgan region) suffers from streams of muddy water once again.
07 March 2014
Two Bahrain children wounded planting bomb: policeTwo children, aged 10 and 11, were wounded while planting a roadside bomb in a Shiite village in Bahrain where a blast killed three policemen this week.
06 March 2014
NATO airstrike kills five Afghan soldiers: Afghan officialsA NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday accidentally killed five Afghan soldiers, government officials said, while the coalition said it was investigating reports of the incident.
06 March 2014
Clashes break out in east Ukraine flashpoint cityClashes broke out in the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Wednesday following rival demonstrations by thousands of pro- and anti-Russian protesters, leaving around 10 people injured.
US businessman, engineer sold trade secrets to China: juryA US jury convicted a California businessman Wednesday of selling stolen trade secrets to Chinese firms so they could develop a pigment used to whiten a wide range of products.
06 March 2014
South Kazakhstan fighting back floodwaterSeveral villages in Kyzylorda Oblast in southern Kazakhstan have been repeatedly experiencing destructive floods for over a fortnight.
Thousands protest ahead of Chavez anniversaryThousands of flag-waving protesters flooded the streets of Venezuela's capital Tuesday, seeking to keep pressure on the government on the eve of commemorations marking the anniversary of Hugo Chavez's death.