President Barack Obama wants the United States to join other industrialized countries in having an extensive high-speed rail system. The president has...
State prosecutors in Turkey have ordered the excavation of several sites around Turkey that they say may hold Kurdish victims of state death squads fr...
Mauritania's military ruler has stepped down to stand as a candidate for president in June elections. The civilian president who was toppled in last A...
Supporters of imprisoned Ethiopian political leader Birtukan Mideksa have marched in the streets of Addis Ababa to demand her release. The march was t...
At least 18 people were killed as India's voters cast ballots in the first part of a five-stage election in the world's largest democracy. More than 2...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai summoned the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan on Thursday to demand an explanation for continuing civilian casualt...
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has become a multi-million dollar business as armed Somali gunmen attack all sorts of vessels - from small pleasure cr...
President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon have pledged to overhaul their countries' bilateral relationship to confront urgent chall...
The recent rescue of an American cargo ship captain held hostage for five days by pirates off the coast of Somalia has heightened awareness of the pir...
Fiji's military ruler accuses judges of trying to force him to call elections. But since the judiciary was dismissed and the constitution was scrapped...
