| Beslan School Siege Suspect Gets Terror Verdict Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Nurpashi Kulayev, the sole surviving hostage-taker involved in the 2004 Beslan school massacre, was pronounced guilty of terrorism, hostage-taking and murder.
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| Parking Lot Attack By Militants Kill 18 Updated:16 May 2006 |
| In a planned attack, militants killed 18 people as they raided a open air parking lot and small market in the Shaab neighborhood.
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| Brazil State's Prison Revolts Halts Updated:16 May 2006 |
| After the deadly violence of four days, the revolts in 70 jails in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo have finally come to an end.
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| Government Promises Help For Distressed Maid Updated:16 May 2006 |
| The government of India promised help an Indian maid who has appealed to be rescued from her Bahrain employer who is alleged to be mistreating her.
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| Coordinated Baghdad Attack Blows Up Oil Tanker Killing 18 Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Gunmen stormed a parking lot and blew up a parked oil tanker on Tuesday killing 18 people while 37 others escaped with massive injuries.
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| Jailed Maoists On Hunger Strike Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Jailed Maoists in Nepal have begun a hunger strike demanding release of all their personnel.
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| India: No Reduction Of Forces In Kashmir Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Ruling out a reduction of forces in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government made it clear that it would deal with terrorism both firmly and diplomatically.
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| President Calls Fmr PMs "Rejected" And "Corrupt" Leaders Updated:16 May 2006 |
| A day after Pakistan’s former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif signed a “Charter of Democracy” to fight the military rule in Pakistan, President Musharraf, called them “corrupt” and “rejected” leaders.
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| Militants Kidnap, Kill Four From Baramulla District Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Militants slit the throats of four people after kidnapping them from the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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| Saudi King Requests Papers Stop Publishing Pictures Of Women Updated:16 May 2006 |
| According to newspaper reports, King Abdullah has told Saudi editors to stop publishing pictures of women as they could make young men go astray.
The king's directive, made in a meeting with local editors, was seen as a somewhat of a surprise, since the monarch has been regarded a quiet reformer since Abdullah took office in the ultra-conservative country last August.
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| European Union Delays Decision On Bulgaria And Romania Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Reports indicate that the European Union, which saw the accession of 10 former Soviet bloc states join the union over two years ago, has delayed recommending whether Romania and Bulgaria can join the union, with hopes that both countries will speed up political and economic reforms.
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| EU Proposes Free Trade Agreement With ASEAN Updated:16 May 2006 |
| The European Union (EU) proposed a possible free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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| China Backs EU To Resolve Iran Issue Updated:16 May 2006 |
| China has expressed its backing for the European Union to resolve the disputed Iranian nuclear program on Tuesday.
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| 18 Countries Discuss Organized Crime With Interpol Updated:16 May 2006 |
| The three-day Interpol meeting on ways to fight organized crime was well attended by police and security officers from 18 Asia-Pacific countries.
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| Japan To Require Foreigners Fingerprints Updated:16 May 2006 |
| The mandatory fingerprinting and photography of foreigners 16 years old and older entering Japan will soon be in effect when the Japanese parliamentary committee passes the bill.
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| Nigerian Senate Rejects Third Term For President Updated:16 May 2006 |
| The Nigerian Senate has rejected a bill aimed at granting President Olusegun Obasanjo the ability to seek a third term in office next year.
The hotly debated issue centered around an attempt to amend the Nigerian constitution, which currently limits the President to two, four-year terms.
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| UAE Diplomat Kidnapped In Baghdad Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Officials confirm a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been kidnapped in Baghdad.
Iraqi authorities describe an unidentified UAE diplomat was abducted by gunmen in the capital's Mansour district.
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| World's Largest Nazi Victim Archive To Be Opened For Research Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Eleven nations including Germany that share custody of millions of files on victims of the Nazi regime agreed Tuesday, to open the archives to researchers.
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| Clashes Kill 11 People In Northwest Pakistan Updated:17 May 2006 |
| At least 11 people are killed in clashes between militants and security forces in northwest Pakistan.
Officials say eight militants and one soldier are among those killed in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan.
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| Titanic Ferry To Return Home Updated:16 May 2006 |
| A ferry which took first-class passengers from the northern French port of Cherbourg to the iconic Titanic is to return to its Belfast origins in July after years of neglect in a French port, officials said on Tuesday.
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| Russia Offers To Build Turkey's First Nuclear Plant Updated:16 May 2006 |
| Russia has offered to construct a nuclear power station for Turkey during a meeting of the Russian-Turkish energy working group last week in Moscow.
The Russian state owned company Atomstroiexport, says that no concrete agreements have been reached.
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| Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinian Militants Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Israeli troops killed two Palestinian militants Wednesday during an exchange of gunfire in the West Bank city of Nablus.
A third militant was injured in the clash and was arrested by Israeli forces.
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| U.S. Cancels Free Trade Talks With Ecuador Updated:17 May 2006 |
| The United States, angered over Ecuador's seizure of a U.S. oil company's assets, decides to cancel free-trade negotiations with the South American country.
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| South Russia Blast Kills Ingush Minister Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Dzhabrail Kostayev, the deputy interior minister of the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia, has been killed in a suspected suicide bombing.
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| Lawyer Shoots Judges In Turkey Courtroom Updated:17 May 2006 |
| According to the state-run Anatolia news agency, at least five judges have been wounded after an attorney opened fire in Turkey's top administrative court.
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| Freed Australian Miners Sign $1.5 Million TV Deal Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Two Australian gold miners who spent 14 days trapped almost a kilometer underground after a cave-in in Tasmania have signed a TV deal reportedly worth A$2 million (US$1.5 million) to tell their story in a two-hour Australian television special.
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| French Toxic Ship Clemenceau Returns Home Updated:17 May 2006 |
| The French government was forced to return Clemenceau – the toxic ship loaded with asbestos - back to Brest after Indian workers refused to deal with the hazardous asbestos in its hulk.
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| Protesters In China Break Cultural Silence Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Dozens of Shanghai residents protested today over their forced relocation to a remote corner of China in the 1960s, defying the official silence on the 40th anniversary of the chaotic Cultural Revolution.
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| Another Quake Hits Tonga Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Another moderate intensity earthquake rocked Tonga on Wednesday, the latest in a series of aftershocks of the most powerful 7.8 quake on May 4.
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| Dogra Refuses To Go Home Updated:17 May 2006 |
| Indian diplomat Harish Dogra, who was sacked, is refusing to go home. He has applied to stay in New Zealand.
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