MBABANE, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — An emergency regional summit aimed at ending a deadlock in the formation of a unity government in Zimbabwe has been postponed until October 27 after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai refused to attend. ... > full story
KABUL, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Two Taliban gunmen on a motorcycle killed a British woman aid worker in the Afghan capital on Monday, accusing her of spreading Christian propaganda. ... > full story
SEOUL, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — South Korea's ministry responsible for ties with the North said on Monday no unusual activity was observed in North Korea on the day media said Pyongyang might make an important announcement. ... > full story
YANGON, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A bomb killed a man in a town north of Yangon in the second of two blasts over the weekend in or near the former capital of army-ruled Myanmar, police said. ... > full story
JAKARTA, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island Monday but there were no immediate reports of any deaths or damage, an official at the national quake agency said. ... > full story
BAIDOA, Somalia, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A regional official in Somalia accused Islamist rebels Monday of killing a U.N. employee in the latest assassination targeting aid workers. ... > full story
BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Three children have died in eastern China from hand, foot and mouth disease in the country's second outbreak of the potent toddler virus this year, state media reported on Monday. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A Pakistani judge has extended the detention of a young American man of Pakistani descent for two weeks after he was caught trying to enter a known al Qaeda and Taliban militant sanctuary on the Afghan border. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Tzipi Livni is expected to step up efforts to put together a coalition government and become Israel's prime minister, after the expiry on Monday of an original 28-day period to form her administration. ... > full story
TOKYO, Oct. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso fell to just over one-third in a media poll published Monday, the latest bad news for the premier as he considers whether to call a snap election. ... > full story
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North Korea might make important announcement Oct. 20, 2008 (Denver Post) — South Korea said it has no information on reports that North Korea told diplomats to be ready for an "important announcement" that might concern ...
Headline not available Oct. 20, 2008 (Athens Banner Herald, Georgia) — Iraq's ruling Shiite coalition says parts of US-Iraq security pact need discussion, amendments. Iraq's ruling Shiite coalition says parts of ...
North Korea holds rare cabinet meeting on economy Oct. 20, 2008 (Swiss Info) — North Korea's cabinet has held a full meeting with officials from regional people's committees, rural farm and manufacturing bureaux and local ...
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