Mali Islamists a threat to Europe: French minister Islamist extremists occupying northern Mali pose a threat not just to the immediate region but to European security, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday.
12 November 2012
Obama tells Abbas of opposition to UN move US President Barack Obama told Mahmud Abbas on Sunday that his administration opposes a Palestinian bid for non-state membership of the UN.
12 November 2012
Russia will back US-Iran nuclear talks: FT Russia will support one-to-one talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
12 November 2012
500 rabbis call for release of US man jailed in Cuba The wife jailed US contractor Alan Gross took part in a Florida protest Sunday seeking her husband's release from a Cuba prison, as some 500 rabbis from around the world appealed to Havana on his behalf.
12 November 2012
Israel warns Hamas of 'heavy price' for Gaza rockets Israel has warned the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas that it will strike with "ever-growing intensity" in response to the latest barrage of rocket attacks into the Jewish state.
12 November 2012
S. Korea to triple budget in Japan island dispute A South Korean parliamentary committee has agreed to nearly triple a special budget for promoting Seoul's sovereignty over an isolated set of islands also claimed by Japan.
Calls for BBC overhaul after chief quits in abuse row The chairman of the BBC's governing board called Sunday for radical change in the world's largest broadcaster after it was plunged into crisis following the resignation of its chief executive in a sex abuse row.
12 November 2012
Greece eyes fresh bailout funds after budget passed The Greek parliament on Sunday approved a slashed 2013 budget which the government has vowed will secure the release of foreign aid vital to save the debt-ridden country from insolvency.
12 November 2012
Bieber, Swift big winners at MTV Europe Music Awards Pop superstars Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift dominated the 19th annual MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday, but South Korean Internet phenomenon Psy clinched the coveted Best Video prize.
12 November 2012
UN leader warns Israel-Syria tensions could escalate UN leader Ban Ki-moon appealed Sunday to Israel and Syria to ease tensions on their disputed Golan Heights frontier amid warnings that conflict in Syria could spread.
Australian wins $208k from Google for gang links Google was ordered to pay Aus$200,000 (US$208,000) in damages to an Australian man Monday after a jury found the Internet giant defamed him by publishing material linking him to mobsters.
12 November 2012
Strong quake strikes off Guatemala: USGS A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Sunday, just days after a tremor in the same area left 42 people dead.
12 November 2012
Lover's jealous emails led to CIA chief's downfall The FBI uncovered the affair that led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus while investigating threatening emails sent by his lover to a second woman.
12 November 2012
Falling aluminium prices hit Rusal earnings Russian aluminium giant Rusal posted a third-quarter loss of $118 million on Monday, blaming Europe's economic turmoil and China's slowdown for sinking global demand for the metal.
S. Korea's first lady to face land-deal probe South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak's wife will be questioned in writing by special prosecutors probing alleged irregularities in the purchase of a retirement home for her husband.