Dutch couple eludes pirates in yacht safe room

Private security company says guards retook yacht without any injuries after 6 armed pirates' failed hijacking

• Mar 3, 2011

Int'l Criminal Court will investigate Qaddafis

Prosecutor in the Hague says he'll look into crimes against humanity in Libyan leader and sons' crackdown on protesters

• Mar 3, 2011

Assange lawyers appeal extradition ruling

London court confirms appeal filed against ruling that would allow WikiLeaks boss to face sex charges in Sweden

• Mar 3, 2011

Official: German suspect says he acted alone

21-year-old confesses to shooting that killed 2 U.S. airmen; Prosecutors investigate religious motivation

• Mar 3, 2011

Women, kids flee as Sudan violence kills 100

Town on border between north and south Sudan has become flashpoint of violence; south blames Khartoum gov't "for instigating the violence"

• Mar 3, 2011

Egypt's Mubarak-appointed PM resigns

Egyptian military rulers choose a new prime minister after the resignation of Ahmed Shafiq

• Mar 3, 2011

Pro-Qaddafi forces capture 3 Dutch marines

Holland in "intensive negotiations" with Libya regime to secure release; Marines were on evac mission

• Mar 3, 2011

China warns media not to cover protest calls

Chinese police threaten foreign media with loss of work permits and other punishments if they don't comply

• Mar 3, 2011

Gunman kills 2 American airmen in Germany

Police: Gunman from Kosovo fired shots at bus carrying soldiers before being taken into custody, 2 others wounded

• Mar 2, 2011

Chile's Congress blames mine owners for accident

Chilean congressional commission finds 2 mine owners responsible for accident that trapped 33 men underground for 69 days

• Mar 2, 2011

Artificial retina a breakthrough for the blind?

Device approved in Europe; American involved in clinical trial says he can see shapes, tell light from dark while using gadget

• Mar 2, 2011

Rebels hold off Qaddafi assault on key oil town

At least 10 died in daylong, back-and-forth battle as loyalist Libyan forces try to retake country's east

• Mar 2, 2011

2nd reform-minded Pakistani pol assassinated

Taliban claims responsibility for shooting of only Christian cabinet member, who opposed harsh blasphemy laws

• Mar 2, 2011

Day in pictures

A glimpse at the days news as seen through a camera's lens

• Mar 2, 2011
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Qaddafi's circle of allies in Latin America

As the Arab League worries about Libyan civilian deaths, only Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua have not condemned Qaddafi

• Mar 2, 2011

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