Hamas to take Israel to court over alleged organ theft

Hamas has started gathering evidence that Israel harvested body parts from dead Palestinians to support its future legal claims against Tel Aviv in international courts.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 00:32 GMT

Haitian girl survives 15 days under quake rubble

A 17-year-old girl has been rescued from rubble after spending 15 days under a building destroyed by the deadly earthquake that struck Haiti in mid-January, Sky News television said on Thursday.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 01:23 GMT

N. Korea fires more shells toward S. Korea amid tensions

North Korea has fired several artillery shells toward a South Korean island in the Yellow Sea following a recent exchange of fire near the disputed maritime border, the Yonhap news agency said Thursday.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 02:23 GMT

Obama calls for comprehensive nuclear disarmament

U.S. President Barack Obama has reiterated his pledge to work toward comprehensive nuclear disarmament and confirmed progress in talks on a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 03:52 GMT

U.S. president calls for comprehensive nuclear disarmament

U.S. President Barack Obama has reiterated his pledge to work toward the comprehensive nuclear disarmament and confirmed the progress in talks on a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 03:52 GMT

Russia launches another military satellite into orbit

Russia launched on Thursday a Proton-M rocket carrying a military satellite on board from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Defense Ministry said.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 04:22 GMT

Venezuelan helicopter violates Colombian airspace

A Venezuelan military helicopter has violated Colombian airspace and spied on military facilities in the northwest of the country, the Colombian Foreign Ministry said.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 04:52 GMT

Obama renews pledge to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq by August

U.S. President Barack Obama has said he will keep his election campaign promise to have all of his country's combat troops home from Iraq by the end of this August.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 05:50 GMT

North Korea detains U.S. man for illegally crossing border

North Korean authorities have detained a U.S. national for illegally entering the communist state from China, Yonhap said on Thursday, citing the official Korean Central News Agency.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 06:13 GMT

Russian 5th-generation fighter to perform maiden flight Jan 29.

Russia is expected to hold the first test of its fifth-generation fighter on Friday, a source at Russia's largest aircraft building enterprise said on Thursday.

// Jan. 28, 2010 - 07:07 GMT