A top Chinese official heading the Tibet administration has said fight against Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is meant to be "lasting, intense and complicated" and the government faced "arduous task" of keeping secessionists away. "The fight against the Dalai Lama clique is meant to be...
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (Reuters) — Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized winner of Ivory Coast’s presidential election, would form a unity government with members of the party of President Laurent Gbagbo as long as Mr. Gbagbo stepped down first, the country’s ambassador...
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Rescuers raced Tuesday to reach people trapped on roofs after a flash flood sent a massive wall of water through a valley in Australia's waterlogged east, tossing cars like toys, killing at least eight people and leaving 72 missing, officials said. The sudden surge near...
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. With some individuals in an uproar over a school banning a hat decorated with small plastic Army figures and an American flag, which was worn by and eight-year-old boy who wanted to honor American troops, it might be prudent to remember that child's...
JUAN A. LOZANO The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas - Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, once considered among the nation's most powerful and feared lawmakers, was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for a scheme to influence elections that already cost him his job, leadership post and...
Youssoufou Bamba: A unity government can work Continue reading the main story Ivory Coast crisis No rush for military intervention Guide to key players Ouattara's besieged hotel Q&A: Ivory Coast election crisis...
Voting, which began on Sunday, will last a week Continue reading the main story Sudan: Set for divorce? One country or two? Bye bye Khartoum Q&A: South Sudan referendum Vote in pictures...
UNAMID maintaining presence in North Darfur to ensure the safety of thousands of people displaced by recent clashes10 January 2011 The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said today it is investigating further clashes in an area where thousands of people have...
TEHRAN, Iran - Investigators on Monday found the black box from a passenger jet that broke to pieces on impact while trying an emergency landing in a snowstorm in northwestern Iran, killing at least 77 people. The pilots of the Boeing-727, operated by Iran's national airline and carrying 104...
