| 16 Die In Afghan Fighting Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Five policemen were killed, five others wounded during a police clash with Taleban rebels in the Afghan province of Kandahar. Police gunned down 11 Taleban rebels and injured eight others in a 60 minutes fire exchange that occurred on Monday.
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| Explosion In Canada, Building Burning Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Canadian television reports five people are killed in an explosion at a Vancouver building.
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| Britain Mourns More Deaths In Iraq Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Two British soldiers were killed, and another injured late Sunday night in a roadside bomb attack in southern Iraq. The recent deaths come on the heels of last week’s helicopter crash in Basra, which killed five soldiers, including the first British servicewoman to die in action.
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| African Union Considers U.N. Sanction On Darfur Rebels Updated:15 May 2006 |
| The African Union (AU) issued a statement on Monday to announce its plan to request for a U.N. sanction against Darfur's defiant rebel groups.
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| 'Congo Remains World's Deadliest Catastrophe' Updated:15 May 2006 |
| According to a U.N. official the international community is overlooking the world's worst humanitarian disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo where about 10 million people need life-saving assistance.
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| Burma To Sell Gas To India Bypassing Bangladesh Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Burma says that it will sell gas from an offshore A-1 field to India through a land route bypassing Bangladesh.
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| Update: Iran Rejects Concessions From Western Powers Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) member countries scheduled a meeting on Monday to discuss possible technical, trade and political concessions aimed at enticing Iran to give up its nuclear program. Iran reaffirmed its defiant position through a statement issued by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Monday.
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| UK Children To Be Taught ?Traditional Values? Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Amid growing concerns that today’s children lack the traditional values that previous generations were raised by, the UK’s higher education minister, Bill Rammell will attempt to challenge extremism and promote a more cohesive society under a new proposal.
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| Ten Militants Sentenced In Bangladesh Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Ten militants were sentenced to life-term and three-others 20-year imprisonment in Bangladesh on charge of chain bomb explosion in the northern Joypurhat district town on August 17 last year.
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| 350,000 Lose Life Savings In Stamp Scam Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Some 350,000 inhabitants of a Spanish village have lost their savings in a stamp-investing scam, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Sunday.
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| Europe Proposes Cooperation Plan To Iran Updated:15 May 2006 |
| The European Union is willing to provide assistance to an Iranian nuclear program that cannot be put to military use and will boost political and economic cooperation if Tehran accepts international oversight.
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| Northern Ireland Lawmakers To Vote Next Monday Updated:15 May 2006 |
| After over three years of inactivity, Northern Ireland’s legislature took steps to form a Roman Catholic-Protestant administration on Monday, which stems from a goal initiated eight years ago as a Good Friday peace accord.
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| India Ready To Fire Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Updated:15 May 2006 |
| India's intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-II which is capable of hitting targets more than 4000 km away is ready to be launched.
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| Afghan Protestors Continue Hunger Strike In Ireland Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Reports indicate that a group of over forty Afghan asylum seekers have vowed to starve themselves to death unless they are allowed to remain in Ireland despite Irish Justice Minister Michael McDowell’s insistence that they cannot stay.
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| Nine Pakistanis Accused In Honor Killing Trial In Denmark Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Nine Pakistanis living in Denmark went on trial on Monday accused of participating in the so-called honor killing of an 18-year-old woman who married without the consent of her parents.
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| Chad Election: Deby Reelected But Rejected By Opposition Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Chadian President Idriss Deby was elected to an unprecedented third term in office, following the final tabulation of the votes cast in the May 3rd presidential election.
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| China Revives Case Against NY Times Worker Updated:15 May 2006 |
| China has revived a legal case against New York Times researcher two months after dropping charges against him.
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| Fiji Election: Counting Begins Updated:15 May 2006 |
| Counting of votes begins in Fiji, Monday, after a racially charged election which saw a low turnout of voters.
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| Drug Czar Jailed For 22 Years Updated:15 May 2006 |
| The drugs czar said to lord over much of Britain's heroin trade has been jailed for 22 years.
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| Thirteen Killed In Peruvian Bus Crash Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Thirteen people were killed and 40 others injured when a crowded bus skidded off a highway and flipped over in Peru’s southern Andes mountains.
An American woman is among the dead. She was identified by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as 20-year-old Meghan Sennott, the daughter of one of that newspaper's photographers.
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| Bush Imposes Travel Ban On Members Of Belarus Government Updated:16 May 2006 |
| The U.S. imposes a travel ban on members of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko's government for alleged electoral fraud, human rights violations and corruption.
President George W. Bush issued the restriction after the Belarus government took action against the opposition.
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| New Zealand Man Becomes First Double Amputee To Scale Everest Updated:16 May 2006 |
| A New Zealand man becomes the first double amputee to successfully summit Mount Everest.
Mark Inglis lost both legs during a climbing accident in 1982. His wife Anne tells reporters he called Monday to say he had reached the top of the world's highest mountain.
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| Saddam's Trial To Resume Tuesday Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Court resumes Tuesday in the trial of Saddam Hussein. On Monday, there was an eventful five-hour court session.
A defiant Saddam refused to enter a plea after a judge read formal charges against him.
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| Earthquake Near New Zealand Updated:16 May 2006 |
| The U.S. Geological Survery says a powerful earthquake has hit deep under the South Pacific near an uninhabited chain of islands north of New Zealand.
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| Bombers Blast Beer Shops In Baghdad Updated:16 May 2006 |
| In what may have been the latest attack by militants seeking to impose Islamic customs in the country, militants blew off three shops known for selling alcohol in a commercial district of downtown Baghdad early on Tuesday.
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| Brazil Violence Leaves 80 Dead Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Armed police are guarding the deserted streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil after four days of gang attacks left more than 80 people dead.
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| Jumbo Jet Collapses In Frankfurt, Passengers Safe Updated:16 May 2006 |
| A Lufthansa AG jumbo jet collapsed on its nose at Frankfurt airport when the front landing gear gave way as it was preparing to fly to New Delhi.
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| Nigerian Policemen Found Dead In Port Harcourt Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Six policemen have been killed in the Nigerian oil capital of Port Harcourt.
Their bullet-riddled bodies were found floating in a river in the city. Officials will not specify who they suspect is responsible for the attacks and no group has yet claimed responsibility.
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| Landmine Blast In India Kills 12 Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Twelve people, including four women, were killed in central India after the vehicle they were riding in exploded during a landmine blast early Tuesday.
Maoist rebels are suspected of carrying out the attack, which took place in a village in Maharashtra state.
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| Darfur Rebels Get Fresh Deadline Updated:16 May 2006 |
| For Darfur’s small rebel groups, the deadline for signing the peace deal with the Sudanese government has been extended by 14 days till May 31.
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