Afghan president holds talks with leading militant group. Sudan threatens to throw out international election...

‘Red Shirts’ continue symbolic blood protest in Bangkok. Israel lifts West Bank closure. North Korea has 1,000...

Attacks on election day kill 38 in Iraq. Renewed peace effort for Israel and Palestine. US-South Korean military...

UN discusses withdrawal of peacekeepers from DRC. Burma-North Korea ties create new headache for US. Rise in birth...

White House reconsiders nuclear weapons policy. Pakistani Taliban chief killed by US airstrike. Dubai moves to...

Yanukovych victory may redraw spheres of influence in eastern Europe. Afghan police detained after killing of...

Mahinda Rajapakse claims Sri Lanka election victory. North and South Korea trade fire. Taliban moderates taken off...

North Korea offers disarmament talks if US ends sanctions. New wave of attacks on Malaysian churches. Violence...

Chilean elections see potential rightward swing. Iranian men don headscarves in protest. Mugabe reelected leader of...

Employees of the private security firm Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, directly participated in CIA...

Multiple explosions kill over 100 people in Baghdad. Gates to put pressure on Karzai in Kabul. US envoy commences...

Barack Obama’s tour of east Asia highlights a shared leadership challenge over North Korea’s nuclear and political...

Afghan government reveals new unit to tackle corruption. UN inspectors warn of more hidden nuclear sites in Iran....

South and North Korean ships clash off west coast. Iran charges US hikers with espionage. Japan promises $5 bn aid...