The military commander of the Libyan rebels fighting to topple Col Muammar Gaddafi has been killed, the rebel National Transitional Council says. NTC head Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said Gen Abdel Fattah Younes was killed by assailants, and the head of the group responsible had been arrested. He said Gen ... Read More

SALT LAKE CITY - Olympic skier Jeret "Speedy" Peterson has committed suicide in Utah, days after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association said on Tuesday. Peterson, 29, a silver medalist in the men's freestyle aerials competition at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, ... Read More

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have rescued 89 trafficked minors as young as 10 days and the oldest 4 years and arrested 369 suspects after uncovering two child trafficking gangs, authorities said Wednesday. The busts highlighted China's thriving black market in children — mostly involving buyers who want more children or those ... Read More

The mayor of the volatile Afghan city of Kandahar, Ghulam Haidar Hameedi, has been killed in a suicide attack, officials say. The attacker detonated explosives in his turban as the mayor made an address at the city hall, police said. Two weeks ago, President Hamid Karzai's influential half-brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, was ... Read More

(TRADE NEWSWIRE) The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Navy have decided to strengthen the existing Memorandum of Understanding, MoU between them to enhance safety and Security on Nigerian waters. In a statement on Tuesday by the Deputy Director and Head, Public Relations, NIMASA, ... Read More

(TRADE NEWSWIRE) The Honurable Minister of Transport Senator Idris Umar, has reiterated his commitment to the completion of all on-going projects in the ports, stressing that congestion in the seaports will soon become a thing of the past. Speaking in his office yesterday while receiving a brief from the Managing Director ... Read More

OSLO, Norway- The Christian fundamentalist who has confessed to carrying out a bombing and shooting spree that left 93 people dead in Norway will be held for at least eight weeks, half of that in complete isolation, after a closed hearing in which he said his terror network had two other cells. Anders Behring ... Read More

This new generation of super yacht by Yacht Island Design will be its own 259 foot tropical island with a cascading waterfall and a functioning volcano. Able to accommodate 10 guests and travel at 15 knots the ship's price and release date have yet to be announced. Daily Mail reported. ... Read More

This new generation of super yacht by Yacht Island Design will be its own 259 foot tropical island with a cascading waterfall and a functioning volcano. Able to accommodate 10 guests and travel at 15 knots the ship's price and release date have yet to be announced. Daily Mail reported. ... Read More

This new generation of super yacht by Yacht Island Design will be its own 259 foot tropical island with a cascading waterfall and a functioning volcano. Able to accommodate 10 guests and travel at 15 knots the ship's price and release date have yet to be announced. Daily Mail reported. ... Read More