By Ron Corben Thailand and Malaysia prime ministers began Tuesday annual talks to Wednesday discussing issues ranging from economic development to regional terrorism. The talks Wednesday between Thai...
By Michael Kitchen In a surprise move on the eve of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election, two candidates say they are withdrawing from the race and throwing their support behind current tran...
By Dan Robinson The number two official in the State Department says Taleban forces remain a serious threat in Afghanistan, but have not been able to disrupt preparations for the upcoming election in...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations officials say preparations for Afghanistan's October 9 presidential election are on track, despite expectations of violence. U.N. and Afghan diplomats reject warnings...
By Dan Robinson U.S Lawmakers have expressed renewed concern about the security situation in Afghanistan, saying more must be done to safeguard the Afghan people so they can go to the polls on October...
By Nick Simeone Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is holding firm to his plans for the country's first free elections to happen in January. But U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says he doubts...
By Patricia Nunan This week, the U.N. Security Council is continuing its discussions on its mission in Iraq, where the world body has been mandated to help coordinate nationwide elections in a securit...
By Benjamin Sand Analysts say a planned re-alignment of U.S. military personnel abroad does not reflect a lessening of Washington's commitment to stability in Asia, but some individual countries in th...
By Laurie Kassman U.S. and Iraqi forces say they are preparing a major assault against insurgents loyal to radical Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf after a week...
By Michael Drudge A leading British defense publication says North Korea is developing new ballistic missile systems that could threaten the continental United States. The findings are published in th...
