Greek PM urges G20 effort to rein in speculators WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday urged the Group of 20 nations to...
U.N. chief told Myanmar supremo of worries about... UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he sent a letter to Myanmar's junta chief to...
Togo tense after disputed election LOME, Togo: Security forces on Monday blocked off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters.
As vote counting starts, Al-Maliki’s coalition... BAGHDAD: Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties on Monday predicted a coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki...
Blair: ‘No hope’ for Palestinians without... CAIRO: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday told reporters in Cairo that there was "no hope" for Palestinians...
6.0 earthquake hits eastern Turkey, kills 57 OKCULAR, Turkey – A strong, pre-dawn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey on Monday,
PLO gives approval for indirect talks with Israel RAMALLAH: A senior Palestinian official on Sunday said that the PLO Executive Committee endorsed the resumption of indirect...
Nigeria: More than 200 dead in religious violence JOS, Nigeria – Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said,
Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 26 BAGHDAD: Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 26 people in attacks...
Togo's opposition, ruling party claim election win The main opposition candidate and the ruling-party in Togo have both claimed victory in the presidential election...
U.N. to start troop withdrawals from Congo in 2010 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations could begin withdrawing troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Iraqis abroad begin voting in homeland's election DAMASCUS, Syria: Iraqis living abroad began casting ballots in their homeland's crucial parliamentary elections Friday,
Clinton urges reform in Latin American nations SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is promoting democratic and social reforms in Latin America,
Indonesia parliament set to back probe of... JAKARTA: Indonesia's Parliament looks set to recommend a criminal investigation of two top reformers in...
Pakistani Taleban loses ‘Hilton’ complex used for... DAMADOLA: Taleban militants tired from weeks of fighting NATO forces in Afghanistan were once happy to check into a complex...
Clinton fails to win over Brazil on Iran BRASILIA (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to win Brazil's support on Wednesday for more sanctions against Iran...
NATO working to cut attrition in Afghan forces BRUSSELS – The high attrition rate that has hampered efforts to enlarge the Afghan army and police will start dropping soon,
Australian cleared over E.Timor assassination bid DILI (AFP) – An East Timor court on Wednesday cleared an Australian woman of the attempted assassination of the...
China, Iran Creating 'No-Go' Zones to Thwart U.S.... During the Cold War, the Pentagon built the greatest naval and air forces the world had ever seen, endowing the United States...
The Race for Iran SYRIA’S STRATEGIC TIES TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC: DIPLOMACY IN THE POST-IRAQ/POST-PEACE PROCESS MIDDLE EAST
