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Syria chemical disarmament on track as rebel attack causes blackouts Syria is set to hand over a detailed plan for destroying its chemical arsenal Thursday, the international watchdog says, as a rebel attack near Damascus triggered power outages across the country.
24 October 2013
Assad: One year, $1 bn needed to destroy chem arms Defiant strongman Bashar Al-Assad promised Wednesday he would surrender Syria's chemical weapons but warned it would take at least a year to do so and cost one billion dollars.
19 September 2013
Japan unveils $470 mn plan for Fukushima water leaks The Japanese government on Tuesday unveiled a $470 million plan to stem radioactive water leaks at Fukushima, including freezing the ground underneath the stricken nuclear plant, as it pledged to lead from the front.
04 September 2013
Venezuela nabs hitmen in alleged plot to kill Maduro Venezuela said Monday it derailed a plot to kill President Nicolas Maduro, arresting two hitmen it said wanted to execute the leftist leader on orders from a Colombian ex-president.
27 August 2013
US has no 'plan B' for Bahrain naval base: officer The US military has failed to prepare a realistic "plan B" if political turmoil forces the closure of a vital naval base in Bahrain.
27 June 2013
Obama lays out national plan to fight climate change US President Barack Obama on Tuesday laid out a broad new plan to fight climate change, using executive powers to get around "flat earth" science deniers who have blocked action in Congress.
26 June 2013
Bloomberg's $19 bn plan to guard NY against climate change New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled Tuesday a $19.5 billion plan to boost the city's defenses against climate change, seven months after superstorm Sandy devastated the US East Coast.
12 June 2013
Leaders call on UN to set new zero poverty target The leaders of Britain, Indonesia and Liberia on Thursday called on the United Nations to set a target of 2030 to eradicate extreme poverty.
01 June 2013
©REUTERS/Mike Segar US student planned 'grim reaper' Columbine-style attack A judge set bail at $2 million Tuesday for a US teenager accused of planning a Columbine-style attack on his school using explosives and guns.
29 May 2013
Kerry unveils $4 bn Palestinian investment plan US Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled Sunday a plan to boost the Palestinian economy by attracting $4 billion in private investment, saying it could transform the lives of the people.
27 May 2013
Boston bombers planned July 4 strike: reports Alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators he and his brother had originally planned to commit suicide attacks during Fourth of July celebration.
04 May 2013
The Arab League summit. ©REUTERS Israelis doubt revived Arab plan will bring peace Most Israelis are sceptical that the Arab League's modification of its plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will bear fruit.
03 May 2013
Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.  Photo courtesy of www.polit.ru Boston suspects planned Times Square attack: NY mayor The brothers accused of staging the Boston Marathon bombings planned to detonate more explosives in Times Square as they were being hunted by police.
26 April 2013
Putin unveils $50 bn drive for Russian space supremacy President Vladimir Putin unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome.
12 April 2013
Foreign experts present 20-year plan for development of Almaty airport The airport will be able to service the growing flows of passengers and cargoes and ensure sufficient number of landing-takeoff operations.
01 April 2013
1 dead, 3 injured in Arkansas nuclear site accident A worker was killed and three others were injured Sunday during an industrial accident at a US nuclear power plant that did not release any nuclear material.
01 April 2013
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer. ©REUTERS/Olivia Harris Titanic II titan unveils Australian dinosaur park plan An eccentric Australian mining magnate who is building a replica of the ill-fated Titanic on Saturday unveiled his latest scheme -- a park of giant robotic dinosaurs.
01 April 2013
US needs rethink of Mideast peace plan: experts The US administration must radically rethink ways to achieve a sustainable Israeli-Arab peace deal or risk seeing the goal of a two-state solution slip away.
28 November 2012
Photo courtesy ofphotos-of.net Australia approves plan to save vital river system Australia approved an "historic" plan Thursday to save an ailing river system vital to the nation's food bowl by returning the equivalent of five Sydney Harbour's worth of water to the network each year.
22 November 2012
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd R) and members of his cabinet. ©REUTERS Israel mulls Gaza truce as toll tops 100 Israeli leaders Tuesday discussed an Egyptian plan for a truce with Gaza's ruling Hamas, reports said, before a mission by the UN chief to Jerusalem and as the toll from Israeli raids on Gaza rose over 100.
20 November 2012

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