ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8, 2008 (Reuters) Eyes were on Pakistan's generals on Friday for any gesture of support for President Pervez Musharraf a day after a four-month-old civilian coalition declared plans to impeach the former army chief. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) The U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to keep the United Nations mission in Iraq for another year, as Baghdad urged the world body to do more to help it transform into a functioning democracy. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) A top U.N. nuclear watchdog official began talks in Iran on Thursday aimed at improving cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency over Tehran's nuclear program. ... > full story
HARARE, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said on Thursday power-sharing talks with the opposition MDC were going well, but dismissed media reports about a draft agreement as nonsense. ... > full story
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim was charged with sodomy and granted bail by a court on Thursday, letting him campaign in a by-election on which he is staking his political future after a 10-year absence. ... > full story
CANBERRA, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) Australian police will re-examine 7,000 crimes solved through DNA evidence after a mistake forced detectives to free a suspect wrongly accused of murder. ... > full story
NICOSIA, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) We're a Tuesdays and Thursdays household. Sometimes it's late, sometimes it's a dribble, but the sound of water in our taps is the highlight of my week as Cyprus suffers one of its worst droughts on record. ... > full story
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IAEA official arrives in Iran for nuclear talks Aug. 7, 2008 (Jerusalem Post) A top official from the UN's nuclear watchdog arrived in Teheran Thursday for talks over the country's disputed nuclear program, Iranian state TV ...
India, the IAEA and the art of ‘reservation’ Aug. 7, 2008 (The Hindu) Despite protestations to the contrary by India and the International Atomic Energy Agency secretariat, members of the Board of Governors who last ...
Financial aid opened for farmers, ranchers Aug. 6, 2008 (SmallTownPapers News Service) WASHINGTON -Thirty-one New Mexico's counties, including Colfax, Union, Mora and Harding, have been federally designated as experiencing a disaster ...
Malaysian police mull legal move on Anwar DNA test July 17, 2008 (Boston Globe) Police investigating a sodomy allegation against Malaysian opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim warned on Thursday they could compel him to give a DNA ...