Libyan government forces attacked the coastal city of Misrata with at least 100 Grad rockets early on Saturday, a rebel spokesman said. Government troops have laid siege to Misrata, the last major enclave in western Libya, for more than six weeks after the city rose up in revolt along with others against Gaddafi's four-decade rule

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel seized his fourth pole position in a row for Red Bull at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. Britain's Jenson Button, winner in China last year after Vettel also set pole in that race, will start second on the grid on Sunday with McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton third

Virus samples will be shared globally in exchange for vaccines produced from them under a landmark deal to improve preparedness for a flu pandemic, diplomats at the World Health Organisation said on Saturday. Negotiators ended an all-night session with a draft agreement accepted by all countries, including the United States, which was the last to

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said Turkey's admission to the European Union hinged on progress towards reunifying the ethnically-split Mediterranean island. "We do not wish to derail Turkey's EU accession course, but it must be understood by all that this is not a blank cheque," Christofias told journalists in Nicosia on Friday. He did not spell

When a BP oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last April, killing 11 workers, authorities first reported that no crude was leaking into the ocean.   They were wrong. The disaster that captivated the world's attention for 153 days struck at 9:53 p.m. CDT on April 20 (0253 GMT on April

BP's partners in its Russian venture TNK-BP rejected the UK oil major's attempts to settle a dispute caused by its $18 billion tie-up with Rosneft, casting further doubt on the deal. "Now is the time for sensible proposals from BP to resolve the problems that have been created," Stan Polovets, chief executive officer of AAR,