East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta says it is up to Indonesian voters to judge a former army commander who hopes to become vice president in Wednesday's elections. Human rights groups accuse Prabowo Subianto of orchestrating atrocities in both...
Some companies in Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia can now do business in China's currency, in the latest move to internationalize the yuan. A new program allows some importers and exporters to settle trade in China's currency, the yuan, beginnin...
South Korea's president is donating his personal assets to charity. The former corporate executive has set up a foundation to disperse his fortune of $26 million. From Seoul, Jason Strother has the story. South Korea President Lee Myung-Bak Presiden...
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Russians to work with the United States to tackle the big security and economic problems of our time. In a speech to graduates of an economics school, Mr. Obama made the case for better relations. The president...
Ghana is hoping that this week's visit by U.S. President Barack Obama brings with it an increase in tourism revenue, especially from black Americans. A banner bearing photographs of President Barack Obama and President John Atta Mills of Ghana at th...
The Obama administration appears to be sending mixed signals on whether a second stimulus package will be needed to pull the U.S. economy out of a deep and prolonged recession. Democrats and Republicans are expressing dissatisfaction with the impact...
The disputed Iranian presidential election has highlighted the divide in Iran's clerical establishment. Conservative religious scholars welcomed the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while reformist religious figures have criticized the...
Music fans said goodbye to Michael Jackson Tuesday, as friends and fans in Los Angeles paid tribute to the pop star at private and public memorial services. An emotional event at Staples Center celebrated the singer's life through music and the reco...
The annual G-8 summit of the world's leading industrialized nations gets underway on Wednesday in Italy with agenda items ranging from the ongoing global economic crisis to regional security issues and development aid to the world's poorest regions....
Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya marched through the streets of the nation's capital, Tegucigalpa, Sunday and jammed the roads around the international airport awaiting his return. Supporters of ousted Honduran Pres...