By Barry Newhouse Washington 23 April 2006 Top officials of the International Monetary Fund say the organization must reform to be able to respond more quickly to crises in the changing global economy...
By Stefan Bos Budapest 23 April 2006 Hungarians have cast ballots in a run-off parliamentary election that is expected to deliver a small majority to the socialist-liberal governing coalition. -------...
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 23 April 2006 The Zimbabwe government is making it possible for some white farmers to legally remain on their land, and for others to return home, after they were evicted du...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 22 April 2006 Secret Service agents are the heroes and the suspects in a fanciful new political thriller set within the agency responsible for protecting the President and...
By Scott Stearns Washington 22 April 2006 President Bush With crude oil prices topping $75 a barrel, President Bush wants Congressional action on a plan he says will reduce energy costs. Opposition De...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 April 2006 A Dinka child makes herself comfortable for the journey on the IOM ferry The Sudanese government has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to he...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 22 April 2006 Jamal Abu Samhadana (file photo) A controversial security appointment has brought tensions between the Hamas-led Palestinian government and the rival Fatah fac...
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 22 April 2006 Riot policemen stand guard as pro-democracy protesters shout slogans, within a mile from the royal Narayanhiti Palace in Kathmandu Nepalese police fired tear...
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 22 April 2006 Nepalese protesters throng a street as smoke billows from a roadblock made of burning tires, set up by protesters in defiance of a curfew called by the govern...
By Raymond Thibodeaux Gouroukoun, Chad 21 April 2006 For the past three years, Chadians have taken in Sudanese refugees fleeing attacks by Arab militias backed by Sudan's government. Now, they say the...
By David Gollust State Department 21 April 2006 The Bush administration said Friday it sees a changed atmosphere with regard to possible international action against Iran, following Tehran's claims in...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 April 2006 US airman trains new Iraqi army recruits, in Kirkuk A U.S. military commander north of Baghdad has expressed the hope that the apparent progress toward forming a ne...
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 21 April 2006 Following days of anti-monarchy protests, Nepal's King Gyanendra has called upon opposition parties to appoint a new prime minister, who will head an interim...
By David McAlary Washington 21 April 2006 New research adds more evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome is a real disease, with a biological basis. U.S. health officials have released several studies...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 April 2006 The European Union's foreign policy chief has urged Indonesia to speed the passage of an overdue law for governing the province of Aceh, in accordance wit...
