JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — More than 200 bodies have been brought to the main mosque in the Nigerian city of Jos following ethnic and religious clashes and the final death toll is likely to be much higher, the Red Cross said on Saturday. ... > full story
DOHA, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the West for the global financial crisis on Saturday, saying other countries were being dragged in to help resolve Western problems. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A former Taliban spokesman was shot dead in his home late on Friday evening by unknown gunmen in the southeastern province of Nangarhar, a provincial official said on Saturday. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired a missile at a house in the militancy-plagued Pakistani region of North Waziristan on the Afghan border on Saturday, killing two people, security agency officials said. ... > full story
MUMBAI, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The gunbattle at Mumbai's famous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was finally over after three bloody days, but the dull thud of explosions still vibrated up through the shoes of those standing nearby. ... > full story
DUBAI, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Al Qaeda's second-in-command said in an Internet video the U.S. financial crisis was caused by Washington's military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan and taxpayers were paying the price. ... > full story
JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Clashes between rival ethnic and religious groups in the central Nigerian city of Jos killed at least 20 people on Friday, injured hundreds more and forces thousands from their homes, the Red Cross said. ... > full story
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Ethiopia said on Friday it would withdraw its troops from Somalia by the end of this year, piling pressure on Somalia's feuding government and African nations that had promised to send peacekeepers. ... > full story
GENEVA, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — U.N. human rights investigators called on Iran on Thursday to end what they called a "crackdown" on women's rights activists who have been harassed and detained for seeking equal status in the Islamic Republic. ... > full story
BAIDOA, Somalia, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — At least five people were killed and 17 injured Thursday when assailants tossed grenades into a busy market in the town where Somalia's parliament sits, witnesses said. ... > full story
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Jawan injured in Pakistan firing Nov. 28, 2008 (The Hindu, India) — Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions along the Indo-Pak border violating ceasefire in which an jawan was injured here in Jammu and ...
Iran, Pakistan appoint Consultants for Transfer of Electricity Nov. 27, 2008 (Pak Tribune, Pakistan) — Tehran and Islamabad have appointed their consultants to initiate feasibility study for importing 1000 MW of electricity from Iran to Pakistan, a ...
Iran's Khamenei claims hegemony Nov. 26, 2008 (Middle East Times) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised God Wednesday for the ability of the Islamic Republic to emerge as a regional power ...
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