Thursday, 9th February, 2012 Former Maldives president beaten, his party says
Police attacked the former Maldives president Wednesday, beating him up a day after he stepped down, the Maldivian Democratic Party said.
Thursday, 9th February, 2012 Russia says drillers reach long-buried Antarctic lake
Russian scientists briefly pierced the two-mile-thick veil over a freshwater lake hidden beneath Antarctica's ice sheet for millions of years, polar researchers announced Wednesday.
Thursday, 9th February, 2012 Most Ukraine cold deaths alcohol-related, minister says
Alcohol has been involved in most of the deaths blamed on the extreme cold in Ukraine, the country worst affected by the icy temperatures gripping Eastern Europe, a government minister said Wednesday.
Wednesday, 8th February, 2012 Rumours swirl as top Chinese policeman 'goes on leave'
A top Chinese policeman - in charge of a major crackdown on organised crime - has gone on leave, amid rumours that he is under investigation for corruption.
Wednesday, 8th February, 2012 Safety checks ordered for all Airbus A380 airplanes
All Airbus A380 airplanes must be checked for cracks in the wings within three to four weeks, the European Aviation Safety Agency ordered Wednesday.
Wednesday, 8th February, 2012 Greek unions set to strike over new austerity demands
Greek union members are expected to go on a daylong strike Tuesday to protest new austerity measures sought by foreign lenders as the country negotiates to keep its finances afloat.
Wednesday, 8th February, 2012 Italian cruise ship captain must remain under house arrest, judge rules
The Italian captain of the shipwrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia must remain under house arrest while investigators look into possible charges against him, a court in Florence, Italy, ruled Tuesday, a defense lawyer said.
Tuesday, 7th February, 2012 Russian official visits Syria to meet al-Assad
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Damascus on Tuesday to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, days after world leaders accused Russia of helping give the Syrian government a green light to kill more civilians.
Tuesday, 7th February, 2012 Missing Chinese worker's body found in Sudan
China's state media says the body of a Chinese worker who went missing after rebels attacked a work camp in Sudan has been found.
Tuesday, 7th February, 2012 Teams search for Philippine earthquake survivors
Rescue efforts are continuing after Monday's powerful earthquake in the central Philippines that left dozens of people dead or missing.
Tuesday, 7th February, 2012 Obama to return more than $200,000 in donations tied to Mexico's fugitive 'casino czar'
Two American brothers of a Mexican casino magnate who fled drug and fraud charges in the United States and has been seeking a pardon enabling him to return have emerged as major fund-raisers and donors for President Obama’s re-election campaign.
Tuesday, 7th February, 2012 Saying he deserves a medal, Norway mass shooting suspect stays jailed
A Norwegian court concluded Monday that Anders Behring Breivik -- the man charged with killing 77 people last July, an attack he claimed merited a medal of honor -- can legally be kept in custody until his trial starts in April, according to court documents.
Tuesday, 7th February, 2012 Liberia ex-warlord George Boley to be deported from US
Former Liberian rebel leader George Boley is to be deported from the US over his role in the West African country's civil war in the 1990s.
Tuesday, 7th February, 2012 Italy acts on Russia gas shortage amid Europe freeze
Italy has activated emergency measures to conserve gas supplies as freezing weather continues to grip the country and much of Europe.
Tuesday, 7th February, 2012 Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan 'to be released'
A group of Chinese construction workers abducted in Sudan were expected to be released within 48 hours, almost two weeks after they were taken hostage in a remote area of Sudan's volatile South Kordofan state, Sudanese media reported Tuesday.
