15 killed in car bomb attack

At least 15 people were killed when a car bomb exploded by a restaurant in the southern Iraqi town of al-Hamza, police sources say.

Civilians flee pro-Gaddafi town

Libyan fighters handed out free petrol to help hundreds of civilians flee a desert town held by Muammar Gaddafi's forces ahead of an onslaught aimed at capturing one of the ousted ruler's last bastions.

Number of US poor hit 46 million

A record 46 million Americans were living in poverty in 2010, pushing the U.S. poverty rate to its highest level since 1993.

US hikers could be freed soon

Two Americans arrested while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border could be freed "in a couple of days", Iran's president said.