By Benjamin Sand Kabul 08 August 2006 A reporter record sounds from burning of sacks of narcotic drugs during the biggest destruction of drugs in the history of Afghanistan on the outskirt of Kabul, July 5, 2006 The United Nations says addiction rat...
By Tendai Maphosa Zimbabwe 03 August 2006 Days after the Zimbabwe central bank chief made his latest monetary policy statement, economists say it falls short of solving the country's economic problems. They say Zimbabwe needs international help to r...
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 27 June 2006 Condoleezza Rice (left) with Pakistan President Musharraf Pakistan says it is sending up to 10,000 more troops to strengthen security along the porous border with Afghanistan and check militant infiltration. The mo...
By Parke Brewer Nuremberg, Germany 25 June 2006 Portugal's World Cup team practices ahead of big match against the Dutch The football teams from Portugal and the Netherlands put impressive streaks on the line when they face one another Sunday night...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 June 2006 Although concerns remain high that North Korea might soon fire a long-range missile, there are some doubts that a launch is imminent. The U.S. ambassador to South Korea warns that a missile launch would only further...
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 09 June 2006 watch Inflation report Stock market analysts say worries over inflation and interest rates are behind the steep sell-offs seen on Wall Street this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell Wednesday to i...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 20 May 2006 Two unidentified farm worker walk towards birds suspected of having bird flu virus Officials in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are investigating reports of a...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 May 2006 President Olusegun Obasanjo speaks during a meeting of the People's Democratic Party in Abuja, May 18, 2006 Some of Nigeria's leading opposition groups are critic...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 May 2006 U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour says there is no hope for peace in Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region until the fighting factions are disarm...
By David Gollust Washington 05 May 2006 Robert Zoellick U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, who helped reach Friday's Darfur peace accord in Nigeria, calls the deal an important step on th...