A new report by the U.N. refugee agency finds the number of asylum seekers in industrialized countries increased in 2008 for the second consecutive ye...
The International Air Transport Association says world airlines are set to lose $4.7 billion in 2009 due to the global recession, almost double the am...
Russia is postponing scheduled consultations with the government of Ukraine pending review of Monday's agreement between Kyiv and the European Union t...
President Barack Obama says it is important for the United States to stay on the offensive in Afghanistan. Mr. Obama spoke after meeting with Australi...
The commander of NATO military forces, General John Craddock, said the alliance must change the way it conducts operations so the next mission does no...
America's top financial officials say they need broad new powers to regulate companies like insurance giant AIG, which are partly blamed for the count...
Before his Tuesday news conference, dominated by questions about the economy, President Barack Obama faced more criticism from opposition Republicans ...
Provisional results from municipal elections in Senegal show big gains for political opponents of President Abdoulaye Wade. The polling is seen as a t...
The African Union's peacekeeping force in Somalia has reached 50 percent of authorized strength for the first time, with more reinforcements expected ...
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is on his way to the United States for his first meeting with President Barack Obama. The global financial crisis...
