By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 07 November 2007 The prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan says his government is continuing to take measures against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. Turkey's government is threatening to cross the border into Iraqi Kurdista...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 25 October 2007 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has pardoned former President Joseph Estrada who was convicted in September of corruption and sentenced to life in prison. Douglas Bakshian reports from Manila. P...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 October 2007 In Bangladesh, the interim government has ruled out the possibility of a dialogue with political parties. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, political parties have welcomed a renewed pledge by...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 19 October 2007 In Niger, journalists are preparing to publicly denounce what they call a government blackout on reports of a rebellion in the north. The government say reporting on the rebellion has limits and it has detained so...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 October 2007 Hoping to reverse a trend of young men clinging to their parents' nest, the Italian government has decided to offer financial incentives to help young adults leave home earlier. Italy's finance minister has...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 05 October 2007 Somalia's transitional government has launched a crackdown meant to counter insurgents whose frequent attacks against government troops and Ethiopian forces have exacted a deadly toll in recent weeks. Nick Wadh...
By Kari Barber Dakar 04 October 2007 Major rebel groups in Chad have agreed to a peace deal with the government following months of negotiations. But some say issues of disarmament and the assigning of government posts still need to be worked out. Ka...
By Jim Randle Baghdad 19 September 2007 Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the company that provides bodyguards to U.S. diplomats in Iraq has been suspended while the government investigates a deadly shooting incident involving the firm last...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 13 September 2007 Somalia's interior minister has ridiculed opposition leaders meeting in Eritrea who have formed a new group that has promised war with Ethiopian troops that are backing the government. Nick Wadhams has more f...
By Jim Randle Baghdad 11 September 2007 The government of Iraq says the need for U.S. combat troops in the country will decrease in the near future and it welcomed Monday's congressional testimony by the U.S. commander in Iraq and the U.S. Ambassador...