RABAT, Sep. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended her administration's strategy in Iraq on Sunday and said she had an "open" relationship with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki following claims Washington had spied on him. ... > full story
ROME, Sep. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Italy's left accused Rome's right-wing mayor of trying to rewrite history after he declared that racist laws enacted during Italy's fascist era -- rather than fascism itself -- were "absolute evil." ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Sep. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah will visit Iraq after Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, an Iraqi government official said on Sunday. ... > full story
YEREVAN, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — President Abdullah Gul, making the first visit to Armenia by a Turkish leader, joined Armenia's president on Saturday at a soccer match which both men said could help end almost a century of hostility. ... > full story
BEIJING, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — The Dalai Lama's brother, a Buddhist monk-turned-CIA translator who helped train Tibetan resistance fighters in a guerrilla war against Chinese rule, has died at his U.S. home. He was 86. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Sep. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States has offered to help Cuban victims of Hurricane Gustav by sending aid through relief organizations instead of the government of President Raul Castro, the State Department said on Friday. ... > full story
MOMBASA, Kenya, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Maasai warrior Lempuris Lalasho went to Kenya's tourist haven Mombasa to find a white woman to marry, but he ended up working as a hairdresser, a profession that is taboo in his culture. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — Thailand plans to hold a national referendum to end a political crisis over street protests against the government, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said on Thursday after rejecting calls to quit. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Sep. 4, 2008 (Reuters) — A former priest has been charged with 93 child sex offences stemming from an alleged paedophile ring at a Catholic boy's school, police said on Wednesday. ... > full story
BEIJING, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — A spell in hospital by the Dalai Lama highlights enormous complexities likely to arise when the 73-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner does pass away. ... > full story
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First Armenian visit for Turkey Sep. 6, 2008 (The Australian) — President Abdullah Gul will on Saturday become the first Turkish head of state to visit Armenia, his office said, fuelling hopes of easing almost a ...
Cabinet agrees to hold referendum on crisis in Thailand Sep. 4, 2008 (The Sunday Business Post, Ireland) — A government minister says Thailand's Cabinet has agreed to hold a referendum on how to deal with the country's political crisis.. Culture Minister ...
Six coalition parties supports referendum vote Sep. 4, 2008 (The Nation, Thailand) — Key MPs from the six coalition parties have concluded a meeting and decided to endorse a government's proposal to hold a national referendum as a ...
Thai Leader Promises Referendum Sep. 4, 2008 (New York Times) — Under pressure from anti-government demonstrators, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of Thailand said Thursday he would hold a nationwide referendum ...
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