Ethiopian authorities have arrested 35 people suspected of involvement in a plot to overthrow the government. Those arrested are said to be followers ...
The 24 nations that comprise the International Monetary Fund's policy-making committee agreed Saturday to an immediate $250 billion increase in the le...
Officials in Australia say more young foreigners looking to escape recession in other parts of the world could be heading for the country this year on...
Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels, on the verge of total military defeat, have declared a cease-fire. But the military immediately rejected it, saying surrende...
Israel's new government is offering to resume peace negotiations with Syria. But it wants to change the ground rules. Israel' Foreign Minister Avigdor...
The major high income and developing countries that set policy for the 185 member-nation World Bank agreed in Washington on Sunday that the bank shoul...
The World Health Organization is expressing concern about a possible swine flu pandemic as the number of confirmed cases rises in the United States an...
U.S. President Barack Obama has made dialogue with the Middle East a priority in his early months in office. As the Obama administration approaches th...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made an unannounced stop in Lebanon. Clinton expressed hope that Lebanon's June parliamentary elections wi...
Militants in Pakistan have ambushed paramilitary forces who were being rushed to a region near the capital that was recently overrun by Taliban forces...
