The Obama administration reaffirmed Tuesday it is not interested in talks with North Korea outside the framework of Chinese-sponsored six-party negotiations on that country's nuclear program. South Korean news reports say Pyongyang has invited two U...
For the first time since the release last week of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi from a Scottish prison and his return to Libya, Britain's prime minister has addressed the issue publicly. Opposition politicians say Prime Mini...
The U.S. economy is showing further signs of recovery, even as America's national debt continues to skyrocket. U.S. dollars Despite some of the most challenging economic conditions in decades, American consumer confidence jumped unexpectedly this mo...
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is leading by just two percent, according to official, partial election results five days after millions of voters braved Taliban threats to cast ballots. Mr. Karzai has 40.6 percent of votes tabulated, while his c...
Police in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar say 40 people are dead and 64 injured after an apparent truck bomb exploded. It is the deadliest blast in the country since an attack on the Indian Embassy more than a year ago. People look at the destr...
The Nigerian government says its amnesty program in the Niger Delta is progressing well and that last weekend's public surrender of weapons, the biggest since the amnesty began two weeks ago, marked a turning point in the process. Niger Delta in Nig...
The African Union is considering a proposal to demand at least $67 billion a year in environmental damages from developed countries at the Copenhagen Climate summit in December. Africa is seeking a common position to increase its bargaining power in...
Guinea's military ruler may run for president in elections that he has postponed until next year. Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (File Photo) When Army Captain Moussa Camara took power in a coup last December, he told Guineans that no one in his ruling...
Pakistani authorities and eyewitnesses say that unknown gunmen have shot dead a Pakistan-based Afghan journalist and wounded his colleague in a northwestern border region. The attack comes as police in an eastern town claims to have detained six sus...
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is planning to go ahead with a trip to Libya this week to meet with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. International outrage over the warm welcome-home reception given to the convicted Lockerbie bomber who was re...
Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to launch on a mission to deliver new supplies and science equipment to the International Space Station. Birds fly past space shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., 24 Aug 2009 The...
A senior U.S. envoy says Washington is cooperating closely with South Korea to ensure United Nations sanctions against North Korea are carried out. However, Washington is leaving room for the South to revive its economic cooperation with Pyongyang....
The Greek government is facing criticism for a fourth day from the public as a massive wildfire continues to threaten the suburbs of Athens. The fires have burned scores of houses and thousands of acres of forest near Athens as flames raged out of c...
A day ahead of the expected release of partial results from last Thursday's election in Afghanistan, the top United Nations official is asking for patience from the electorate, the candidates and the media. Our correspondent reports from Kabul. U.N....
Four prominent Darfur rebel groups are forming a unified front to engage in future peace talks with Sudan's government, and urging other factions to join them. The front still faces big obstacles as members try to patch up differences that doomed pr...
