Despite the widespread call from emerging economies for their candidate to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the IMF board announced on Tuesday it will name French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to the position.Special: IMF leadership battle
Saudi Arabia will withdraw most of its security forces from neighbouring Bahrain, where they helped quell protests in March, a Bahrain government source said on Tuesday.
Russia's Defense Ministry says the navy has successfully test-fired an advanced ballistic missile from a new-generation nuclear submarine.
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo Tuesday stated that Libya has the primary responsibility to implement the arrest warrants for Muammar Gadhafi.
Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer credited "very loyal" PlayStation Network gamers for flocking back to the service in big numbers, as he sought Tuesday to reassure shareholders following a series of embarrassing hacker attacks.
Germany has reported one more death in Europe's E coli outbreak, taking the total to at least 48.
Iran successfully testfired 14 short-range, medium-range and long-range missiles on Tuesday, local English language satellite Press TV reported.
Workers across Greece walked off the job Tuesday at the start of a 48-hour general strike as lawmakers debate a new round of austerity reforms designed to win the country additional rescue loans needed to avoid bankruptcy.
Libya dismissed a move by the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for leader Muammar Gadhafi on Monday, rejecting the authority of the tribunal. International court orders Gadhafi's arrest
Col. Alexander Poteyev had betrayed his ring of 10 sleeper spies _ including Anna Chapman, the red-haired agent with the lingerie-model looks _ and the FBI was about to nab them. Now he was at risk of being arrested by Russian authorities.
An Egyptian Christian telecom mogul has angered Islamic hard-liners by posting an online cartoon of Mickey Mouse with a beard and Minnie in a face veil.
At least 12 people were injured on Tuesday at the GRES-1 power station in the Siberian city of Surgut, a spokesman for the local emergency ministry said.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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