The annual G-8 summit of the world's leading industrialized nations gets underway on Wednesday in Italy with agenda items ranging from the ongoing global economic crisis to regional security issues and development aid to the world's poorest regions....
Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya marched through the streets of the nation's capital, Tegucigalpa, Sunday and jammed the roads around the international airport awaiting his return. Supporters of ousted Honduran Pres...
Leaders of the world's most powerful nations meet in central Italy this week (July 8-10) for the annual G8 summit. The agenda is expected to cover a wide variety of issues, from the ongoing global economic crisis to Afghanistan, Iran and aid to Afri...
U.S. President Barack Obama has left Washington for Moscow - the first stop on an international journey that will also include the Group of Eight Summit in Italy and Mr. Obama first visit while in office to Africa. President Barack Obama, Michelle O...
U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian leaders, expected to focus largely on arms control. President Barack Obama (R), his daughters Malia (2R), and Sasha and his wife Michelle Obama are seen on their arrival at Mos...
Somalia's U.N.-backed government has dismissed an ultimatum issued by the country's al-Shabab extremist group for government forces to surrender their weapons within five days. Somali leaders are counting on the arrival of more African Union peaceke...
Bulgaria's center-right opposition party says it will start coalition talks after winning the country's first parliamentary elections since the country joined the European Union. The governing Socialists were defeated following several corruption sc...
Italy hosts top world leaders this week for the G-8 summit of major industrialized nations. These meetings are held every year, but this year's site is somewhat unusual in that the summit takes place in a part of central Italy that was struck by a d...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is blasting Western leaders for their alleged meddling in Iran's internal affairs, threatening to respond with a Iron fist. The latest saber-rattling from Khamenei comes amid increasing talk of internal d...
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have approved a framework for a major new arms-control agreement. They made the announcement as they wrapped up summit talks in Moscow. Presidents Barack Obama (l) and Dmitri Medvedev...
As thousands of U.S. Marines push deep inside Taliban territory in southern Afghanistan, there is concern in Pakistan that fleeing Afghan insurgents will cross the porous border, putting more pressure on the army as it wages its own campaign to rid...
As the number of swine flu cases in Australia soars past 4,500, new research indicates that indigenous people may be more susceptible to the contagious virus, compounding an array of existing health conditions. The findings have been detailed in the...
On U.S. Independence Day, President Barack Obama is calling on Americans to remember the spirit of the nation's founders, and to embrace his domestic initiatives. Republican Senator John McCain, meanwhile, wants stronger U.S. language against Iran's...
As Israel's new right-wing government marks a milestone, it is softening its position on the creation of a Palestinian state. But the Palestinians are skeptical. Benjamin Netanyahu, 25 Mar 2009 Under pressure from the United States, Israel's hawkish...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is meeting with Burma's top military ruler, General Than Shwe. He is urging the general to release political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L)me...
