AMAL JAVASINGHE, Agence France Presse February 9, 2012 10:59pm
MALE - A judge issued an arrest warrant Thursday for the ex-president of the Maldives, who says he was forced from office in a coup, as troops deployed to restore order in the violence-wracked holiday paradise.
ANNA MALPAS, Agence France Presse February 9, 2012 10:33pm
MOSCOW - Russian scientists said Thursday a probe to a pristine lake deep under the ice of Antarctica could bring revelations on the planet's evolution and possibly even new life forms.
EMMANUEL GIROUD, Agence France Presse February 9, 2012 10:03pm
ISLAMABAD - US missiles on Thursday killed the most senior Pakistani in Al-Qaeda, one of the Americans' main targets in the country and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people, officials said.
Agence France Presse February 9, 2012 9:26pm
JAKARTA - An alleged mastermind of Indonesia's deadliest terrorist attack that killed more than 200 people in Bali a decade ago will stand trial on Monday, a court spokesman said.
February 9, 2012 3:57pm
BEIRUT- Syrian forces killed at least 29 people on Thursday in rocket and mortar bombardments of several districts of Homs, the heart of a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists and opposition sources said.
February 9, 2012 9:08am
LOS ANGELES - The story of capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia is making its way to television next week in the first U.S. documentary about the modern-day Titanic disaster.
February 9, 2012 8:45am
WASHINGTON - Rebels inside Syria said Wednesday they need more weapons -- not outside boots on the ground -- to arm tens of thousands of fighters including regime deserters committed to toppling Bashar al-Assad's "death machine."
February 9, 2012 8:14am
LONDON - Britain's Prince Harry has won a prize for being the best co-pilot gunner out of more than 20 newly qualified Apache attack helicopter pilots, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.
February 9, 2012 12:16am
MALE - The Maldives' ex-president Mohammed Nasheed was injured Wednesday and briefly hospitalized after he was beaten by police during a rally of his supporters in the capital, his cousin told AFP.
Agence France Presse February 9, 2012 12:01am
FRANKFURT - The European Aviation Safety Agency ordered Wednesday that all Airbus A380 superjumbo planes be checked for wing cracks, even as the aircraft manufacturer insisted there was nothing to worry about.
