Militant Indonesian Cleric Condemns Terrorist Attacks An extremist Islamic preacher being tried in Indonesia on charges of leading one of Southeast Asia's most violent terrorist groups has used his de...
Thai Prime Minister Names New Cabinet Thailand's prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has named his new Cabinet. The new Cabinet appears aimed at bolstering the Thai prime minister's ambitious program...
Poor Afghanistan Three years after allied forces routed the ruling Taliban, living conditions in Afghanistan rank near the bottom of the 178 countries surveyed by the United Nations. According to the...
Foreign Ministers from Asia, Africa Meet in Jakarta Foreign ministers from African and Asian nations began a two-day meeting in Jakarta aimed at forging closer economic and political ties between the...
India to Attend G-7 Meeting for First Time India is set to attend the forthcoming meeting of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations in London. India's presence at the meeting reflects its rise...
India, Pakistan Tensions Mount over Alleged Cease-Fire Violation India has accused Pakistan of violating a 14-month cease-fire in the disputed Kashmir region. Indian defense officials accused the Paki...
Annual US-South Korean Military Exercises Commence North Korea Fumes U.S. and South Korean forces opened their annual military exercises Saturday, while North Korea denounced the maneuver as a rehears...
US, Canada, Mexico Agree to Forge Closer Ties In a joint statement released after their formal meeting on the campus of Baylor University in Waco , the three leaders announced the creation of the Secu...
US Senate Debates Rice Nomination The U.S. Senate has begun debate on the nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be Secretary of State. Opposition Democrats are using the occasion to criticize the administ...
US Nuclear-Powered Submarine Runs Aground An accident has occurred on one of the U.S. Navy's nuclear powered attack submarines in the Pacific Ocean. The Navy says the sub, for reasons not yet known, h...
US Inauguration Events Begin with Salute to Military President Bush honored America's military as the celebration of his second inauguration began in Washington. Thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen...
US Frees British Prisoners from Guantanamo The last four Britons held at the U.S. military detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been released and have returned home, where they are in police c...
Rumsfeld Questions Possible Venezuela-Russia Arms Deal U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expressed concern Wednesday about reports that Venezuela is seeking to buy 100,000 assault rifles from Rus...
Mexico's Fox Calls for Calm After Drug-Related Killings Mexican President Vicente Fox has called on his people to be calm following the discovery of twelve drug-related bullet ridden bodies along Mexi...
Jury Sentences US Army Soldier to 10 Years for Abusing Detainees in Iraq At Fort Hood, in Texas, a military court has sentenced U.S Army Specialist Charles Graner to ten years in prison for abuse of I...
