Arts May 05 Thousands Riot in Somalia over Food Prices; 2 People Killed Tens of thousands of people protested in Somalia's capital Mogadishu over high food prices Monday. At least two people were killed and several more injured when police opened fire on the rioting crowds.
Politics May 02 Zimbabwe Opposition: Results Are ‘Scandalous’ Zimbabwe's opposition party on Friday challenged results that say its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has won the first round of the presidential election with 47.9 percent of the vote -- but not enough to avoid a runoff against President Robert Mugabe.
Economy May 02 Labor Dept. Report Shows Fewer Jobs Lost in April Employers cut fewer jobs in April than in recent months and the unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent, the Labor Department announced Friday.
Politics May 01 Vote Checks Begin for Zimbabwe Election Results Zimbabwe's electoral commission is presenting initial results from the March 29 presidential vote to the candidates on Thursday, a day after international media outlets reported the opposition party won the vote by a four-point margin.
Nation May 01 U.S. Airstrikes Kill al-Qaida Leader in Somalia U.S. war planes killed the suspected head of al-Qaida in Somalia and as many as 30 other people Thursday in an overnight airstrike, a U.S. defense official said. The head of the Islamic insurgent group confirmed the attack killed its…
Economy Apr 30 Federal Reserve Trims Key Interest Rate In a smaller move than in past months, the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in what could be the last in a line of reductions aimed at boosting an economy hit hard…
Nation Apr 30 U.S. Deaths Hit Seven-Month High in Iraq The killings of three American soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday brought the monthly death toll for U.S. troops in Iraq to 47, the highest since September, the military reported.
Politics Apr 29 China Sentences 30 to Prison for Roles in Protests A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced 30 people, including six monks, to jail terms ranging from three years to life in prison for their alleged roles in deadly riots in the Tibetan capital last month, state media reported.
Economy Apr 29 Number of Homes Headed to Foreclosure Doubles The number of U.S. homes headed toward foreclosure in the first quarter of the year more than doubled from the same period a year ago, a real estate data firm announced Tuesday.
World Apr 28 Afghan President Escapes Assassination Attempt Afghan security officials on Monday hunted for suspects in the attempted assassination of President Hamid Karzai during an attack that killed three people.