The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has rejected calls to dismiss the head of the countrys Election Commission ahead of next months runoff vote. The demand came from Abdullah Abdullah, Mr. Karzais rival in the disputed presidential election last August...
Police in Baghdad say two car bombs have killed more than 130 people and wounded more than 500. Its the deadliest attack in Iraq since 2007. From Baghdad, Gabriel Gatehouse reports. Less than a minute after one huge car bomb hit the Justice Ministry,...
More than 200 Roman Catholic bishops from all over Africa have urged corrupt political leaders there to repent or step down. In an unusually blunt message to their flock, issued from the Vatican, the bishops said that Africa needed leaders who would...
President Obama has declared the current outbreak of swine flu in the United States a national emergency. The move comes amid rising concern about the spread of the H1N1 virus. Medical officials warned earlier this month of a possible shortage of the...
The US government says its arrested more than 300 members of a powerful Mexican drug gang in a major operation across the country. The Attorney General Eric Holder said the arrest took place in 19 states and dealt a significant blow to the groups sup...
The head of the UN nuclear agency Mohamed ElBaradei has given Iran and three world powers the text of a draft deal aimed at reducing concerns about Irans nuclear programme. The IAEA wants Iran to allow most of its uranium to be shipped abroad for fur...
Western leaders have welcomed the acceptance by Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai of the decision to hold a run-off presidential election against his main rival Abdullah Abdullah. President Obama said Mr Karzais agreement to the run-off was an imp...
A UN spokeswoman says the Afghan President Hamid Karzai has pledged to fully respect the constitutional order in the dispute over the results of the presidential election. Mr. Karzais comments were made in a telephone call with the Secretary General...
President Obamas most senior aide has warned there will be no decision on more troops for Afghanistan until theres a credible government in Kabul. In a CNN interview, the White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said it will be reckless to decide befo...
Hundreds of thousands of people are taking part in a protest in central Madrid against plans to liberalize Spains abortion law. Several dozen legislators from the main centre-right opposition party join the demonstration, which is backed by Roman Cat...
