Al Jazeera Top Mexico drug lord 'killed' | A top Mexican drug trafficker has been killed in a raid by state security forces, defence department officials have said. | Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel was reportedly killed on Thursday while resisting ... (photo: AP / Eduardo Verdugo) Drug Ignacio Coronel Villarreal Mexico Photos Wikipedia: Ignacio Coronel Villarreal |
The Guardian Pair wanted in US woman's death deported to Panama | FILADELFO ALEMAN | Associated Press Writer= MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua deported a U.S. couple to Panama, where they face charges of killing two Americans in a scheme to steal their proper... (photo: AP / Esteban Felix) Crime Nicaragua Panama Photos |
Al Jazeera Pentagon asks FBI to probe leak | The US defence department has asked the FBI to help investigate the leak of more than 90,000 classified military documents, Robert Gates, the defence secretary, said. | Speaking at a news ... (photo: AP / Kevin Wolf) Afghanistan Defence Photos US Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
Al Jazeera Italy passes austerity measures | The Italian parliament has approved an austerity package worth more than $32bn, aimed at cutting the country's budget deficit and reassuring financial markets. | The lower house of parliament approv... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini) Economy Finance Italy Photos Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis |
The Australian Baghdad attacks leave 16 dead | SIXTEEN people, including nine security force members, were killed and 14 wounded yesterday in a string of attacks in the Iraqi capital's Sunni district of Al-Adhamiyah, the interior ministry s... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) Baghdad Defence Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Civil war in Iraq |
Gulf News Karzai doubts allies plan to fight terror | Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai questioned Thursday the willingness of his Western allies to strike insurgent bases in Pakistan given the strong evidence of alleged support in Pakista... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq) Afghanistan Karzai Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
Gulf News South Korean prime minister offers to resign | Seoul: South Korea's prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital. | Chu... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man) Elections Photos Politics S Korea Wikipedia: Chung Un-chan |
Gulf News UK gets first new bank in 100 years | London: Metro Bank, Britain's first new high street lender for over 100 years, opened its first branch to the public — and dogs — yesterday in a move aimed at shaking up the retail banki... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) Banking Industry Photos UK wikipedia : Retail banking |
The Star Trapped glacier water threatens French Alps valley | LYON, France (Reuters) - A pocket of water big enough to fill 20 Olympic pools, trapped inside a glacier on Mont Blanc, could burst at any time and endanger lives in a French Alpine valley, official... (photo: Creative Commons / 4000er) Emergency France Glacier Photos Wikipedia: Mont Blanc |