Dutch government falls over Afghan troop mission AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's coalition government collapsed on Saturday when the two largest...
Rwanda says genocide law fair, not stifling... KIGALI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Rwandan government justified a genocide law which bans ethnic divisionism and denied claims...
Sri Lanka coalition splits COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s opposition coalition said Friday it has split after its defeated presidential candidate
Al-Asheikh calls for fighting terrorism RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s top religious authority on Friday denounced terrorism as un-Islamic and condemned the...
Niger junta identifies leader as Salou Djibo NIAMEY, Niger: A junta that seized power in a coup in the West African nation of Niger named a squadron chief as its leader Friday
Swiss say no changes to Libya policy, despite... ROME/GENEVA - Italy and Malta urged Switzerland on Wednesday to resolve a diplomatic spat with Libya,
Brown wants probe as Israel denies role in Hamas... TEL AVIV/LONDON: Britain will launch a full investigation into the use of forged passports by a hit squad responsible for the...
UN envoy says DPRK willing to rejoin six-party... UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is willing to rejoin the stalled six-party nuclear negotiations
Adviser to Americans admits link to Salvador case SANTO DOMINGO: The former legal adviser to a group of American missionaries jailed in Haiti on child kidnapping charges
Iran rejects US military dictatorship comments TEHRAN - Iran's foreign minister hit back on Tuesday against US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's warning
Iran sponsors terrorism: Clinton JEDDAH: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused Iran on Tuesday of sponsoring terrorism the world over,
Food Security a difficult issue to resolve It was Al-Rasheed, chairman of Golden Grass, who made the telling point that food scarcity could be seen as “the political aspect of agricultural development. Agriculture is one of the most effective...
Clinton arrives to build support “There’s an American saying, ‘If you cannot convince them with wisdom, dazzle them with BS’,” said a Riyadh businessman, Turki al Rasheed.
‘Boycott won’t solve Iraqi standoff’ BAGHDAD: A top Sunni Arab leader, banned from running in next month’s elections, said Monday that a Sunni boycott..
Dubai police: Hamas leader killed by European team DUBAI: An 11-member hit squad carrying European passports was responsible for killing a Hamas commander in his hotel room last month
Rebels free first of five captive Saudi soldiers JEDDAH: Yemeni rebels handed over on Monday the first of five Saudi soldiers they held captive. "The soldier, Yahya Abdullah Al-Khuzai,
Clinton wants tougher Iran sanctions RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held wide-ranging talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here yesterday.
Huge rally in Beirut marks Hariri’s killing BEIRUT – Thousands of flag-waving Lebanese gathered in Beirut’s main square Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of the..
Gilani plays down crisis, opposition pounces ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s prime minister sought to defuse tension Sunday over a Supreme Court decision to strike down a presidential order
NATO rockets kill 12 Afghan civilians MARJAH, Afghanistan: Twelve Afghans died Sunday when two rockets fired at insurgents missed their target and struck a house during the second day
