By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 July 2006 Indian army soldiers watch the display of an Agni-2 missile during the Army Day parade in New Delhi (File photo) India has tested a sophisticated, long-range nuclear-capable missile that dramatically boosts...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 July 2006 Nigerian child holds up a chicken outside the family home in Todo village Recent research findings that Nigeria may have been hit repeatedly by different strains of bird flu are raising concern, as the West Afr...
By Sabina Castelfranco Valencia 09 July 2006 Pope Benedict XVI greets Spain's King Juan Carlos, left, and Queen Sofia, center, as he arrives to hold a Mass in Valencia, Spain, Sunday, July 9, 2006 Pope Benedict has ended a lightening visit to Spain...
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 09 July 2006 Mexican protesters in Zocalo Plaza, July 8, 2008 The man who ran a tight second place in the official count from last Sunday's presidential election in Mexico drew more than 100,000 people to Mexico City's mai...
By Doug Levine Washington 09 July 2006 Like a dash to the finish line, pop stars have been hurrying lately to record albums of pop standards. The latest entry comes from Motown legend Smokey Robinson, whose own hit songs were partly inspired by the...
By David Lewis Kinshasa 09 July 2006 Congolese militia fighters released Saturday the five remaining Nepalese U.N. peacekeepers they have been holding since late May, U.N. officials have said. In other developments, gunmen killed a journalist who wa...
By Stefan Bos Budapest 08 July 2006 Polish President Lech Kaczynski, left, and his twin brother Jaroslaw Kaczynski are show in this 2005 file photo The twin brother of Poland's president has been chosen by the governing Law and Justice party to take...
By Margaret Besheer Zakho, Iraq 08 July 2006 In Iraq, rebuilding efforts are not limited to infrastructure and government. The country is also looking for military leaders to assume responsibility for the nations security from coalition forces. ----...
By Parke Brewer Berlin 08 July 2006 Few would have thought the French could make it to the final here, after they played to draws in their two opening group matches, and were at risk of bowing out of the tournament until a 2-0 win over Togo. ----- F...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 08 July 2006 France's captain Zinedine Zidane (r) exchanges shirts with Portugal's captain Luis Figo after the World Cup semifinal soccer match The string of wins by France's national soccer team at the World Cup in Germany has...
By Scott Stearns Washington 08 July 2006 President Bush says the U.S. economy is strong, and he wants Congress to keep it that way by boosting funding for research into new technologies. Opposition Democrats, meanwhile, say the president's plan to c...
By David McAlary Washington 08 July 2006 Astronaut Mike Fossum, left, helps astronaut Piers Sellers, right, with tools in Discovery's payload bay during spacewalk, July 8, 2006 Two U.S. shuttle astronauts bounced at the end of a long pole in space S...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 July 2006 Officials of a leading U.S. Hispanic organization say the mass demonstrations for immigrant rights held earlier this year are giving way to an effort to mobilize the vote among Hispanics. Officials of the...
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 07 July 2006 The official final vote count in Mexico's presidential election showed ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon winning by only 236,000 votes. His main rival is threatening to challenge the outcome, and, even if...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 07 July 2006 The U.S. military has been hit with a series of allegations that soldiers and Marines in Iraq committed atrocities against civilians during the last several months. The allegations have resulted in investigations,...
