By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 05 May 2006 The Sri Lankan Navy says it has sunk a boat belonging to the rebel Tamil Tiger group after the rebels opened fire. The incident is the latest blow to a 2002 cea...
By Michael Drudge London 05 May 2006 Tony Blair (file photo) British Prime Minister Tony Blair has overhauled his cabinet after his ruling Labor Party suffered big losses in local elections across Eng...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 05 May 2006 The Sudan government and the largest of the three main rebel groups have agreed in principle to sign an African Union-negotiated peace deal to end the conflict in...
By Purnell Murdock Washington 05 May 2006 President Bush says Iran is defying the world with its ambitions for nuclear weapons. But he says the international community is committed to preventing Tehra...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 05 May 2006 Iran's top United Nations diplomat has accused Western powers on the Security Council of provoking a crisis over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Council diplom...
By Brian Padden Washington, DC 04 May 2006 watch Immigrantion report In the debate over illegal immigration in the United States, the Catholic Church has been a prominent voice in support of immigrant...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 May 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld faced tough questioning during an appearance before a foreign affairs group in the southern United States on Thursday. Several...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 04 May 2006 U.S. lawmakers have heard from experts about the expanding use of the Internet by al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. The scope of terrorist exploitation of t...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 04 May 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is pleading with influential countries to pressure Darfur's warring parties to bring their peace talks to a successful co...
By Michael Bowman White House 04 May 2006 President Bush says the United States remains committed to promoting justice and prosperity in Latin America, and is backing its words with actions and aid. M...
By Michael Bowman White House 04 May 2006 President Bush says the United States remains committed to promoting justice and prosperity in Latin America, and is backing its words with actions and aid. M...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 May 2006 A young boy works on a tire at a garage in Allahabad, India A new report by the International Labor Organization, ILO, says child labor, especially in its worst form...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 04 May 2006 The pressure on Sudan's warring parties in the western Darfur region is growing as a third deadline approaches Thursday to reach a peace deal proposed by the...
By Jessica Berman Washington 04 May 2006 Members of teamsters union local 1150 protest at the United Technologies Corporation annual meeting over the issue of health care in New York As the wealthiest...
By Franz Wild Ivory Coast 04 May 2006 People working at a local market slaughtering chickens in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast The government of Ivory Coast has announced that the lethal H5N1 strain...
