By Scott Stearns White House 29 September 2006 President Bush and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev say they are united in fighting terrorism and spreading democracy in Central Asia. Some human rights groups are criticizing President Nazarbayev'...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 25 September 2006 Ali Mohamed Gedi The prime minister of Somalia's beleaguered interim government is urging the UnitedNations Security Council to act swiftly in lifting a 14-year-old arms embargo on Somalia, so that armed peace...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 20 September 2006 Thailand's Army Commander-in-Chief Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin listens to a reporter's questions in Bangkok Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006 The Thai army commander who led a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinaw...
By Steve Herman Tokyo 20 September 2006 In Japan, it is Shinzo Abe by a landslide. The government's chief cabinet secretary, as expected, has swept the election for leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, putting him in position to take over as...
By Noel King Khartoum 13 September 2006 A group calling itself al-Qaida in Africa has reportedly claimed responsibility for the death of a Sudanese editor in Khartoum. Mohamed Taha was found beheaded last Wednesday. In the days following Taha's deat...
By David Gollust Washington 07 September 2006 Serbian President warned Thursday in Washington that independence for the Serbian province of Kosovo would create a dangerous precedent for the Balkans and elsewhere. The Belgrade official is holding tal...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 27 August 2006 Iraq's prime minister says he believes his country's forces will soon be able to maintain security in Iraq without the help of coalition forces. In a television interview Sunday, he indicated Iraqi forces co...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 16 August 2006 Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres praised the recently-passed U.N. resolution that is aimed at putting an end to fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. In Washington Wednesday, he also t...
By Gary Thomas London 08 August 2006 Tony Blair British Prime Minister Tony Blair is calling for the rapid approval of a U.N. Security Council resolution to halt hostilities in the Middle East. But, the British leader warns against any resolution th...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 June 2006 In an address to the U.S. Congress, the president of Latvia has said the United States needs to use persuasion, as well as force, as it continues to promote d...