KABUL, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — A suicide bomber killed four people near the U.S. embassy in Kabul Thursday, underscoring Afghanistan's deteriorating security, but a U.N. Security Council delegation said the situation was not out of control. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. ... > full story
DUBAI, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Navy and operators of a Saudi oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates could not confirm on Friday reports that the hijackers had demanded a $25 million ransom. ... > full story
MOGADISHU, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Rampant piracy off Somalia is forcing shipping companies to avoid the Suez Canal and send cargoes of oil and other goods on a longer journey around southern Africa, industry officials said on Thursday. ... > full story
ABU DHABI, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Dubai should keep a close eye on sanctions-hit Iranian banks operating in the Gulf trade hub, a U.S. official involved in tracking suspicious financial activity said on Wednesday. ... > full story
KANYABAYONGA, Congo, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Hundreds of Congolese rebel fighters pulled back on Wednesday from frontline positions in a move U.N. peacekeepers hoped would open the way for talks on ending weeks of conflict in east Congo. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran's parliament speaker urged Iraqi lawmakers to keep resisting a security pact with the United States, official media said Tuesday, a day after Baghdad signed an accord on U.S. troop presence in Iraq. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Iraq and the United States signed a long-awaited accord on Monday requiring Washington to withdraw its forces by the end of 2011, eight years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — Violence in Iraq has decreased sharply but al Qaeda, Iranian-backed fighters and other militants remain a serious threat, as this week's bomb attacks showed, Washington's U.N. envoy said on Friday. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, facing a possible indictment by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur, announced a ceasefire in the region on Wednesday. ... > full story
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Snowmail: 21st century pirates » Nov. 20, 2008 (Channel4.com) — It seems tricky to write this in the early 21st century. But the UN has been in session discussing pirates.. . They have decided to tighten their ...
Indian Navy Sinks Suspected Pirate "Mother"Ship Nov. 20, 2008 (ABC 10 Sacramento (KXTV)) — Officials say it's a rare victory in a sea war against Somalia-based pirates who've become increasingly more violent. . . An Indian navy frigate ...
Iran mulls $1 bn international bond - report Nov. 19, 2008 (Economic Times, India) — Iran is considering a return to international debt markets with bonds worth $1 bn, a central bank official said in comments published on Wednesday ...
Lawmakers warn Swiss on Iranian energy deal June 6, 2008 (New Jersey Jewish News) — TWO NEW JERSEY congressmen launched a bipartisan letter urging the Swiss government to cancel a $42 billion energy agreement signed between a Swiss ...
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