Politics Jan 02 Death Toll Passes 300 in Kenya’s Election Violence Dozens of Kenyans were burned alive in a church on Tuesday and more than 300 have been killed in a wave of violence since last week's controversial re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
Nation Jan 02 Sri Lanka Government Ends Cease-fire with Rebels Sri Lanka's government ended a six-year cease-fire with Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday amid continued violence, including most recently a roadside bomb that exploded near a bus in the capital city of Colombo, killing four people.
Politics Jan 02 Pakistan Postpones Election Until Mid-February Despite the objections of opposition parties, Pakistan's parliamentary election was postponed on Wednesday by six weeks until mid-February due to violence sparked by the death of Benazir Bhutto.
Nation Dec 31 2007 Marks Deadly Year for U.S. Forces in Iraq A suicide bomb killed at least 12 Iraqis at a security checkpoint north of Baghdad on Monday, as news emerged that 2007 was the deadliest year for U.S. soldiers in Iraq since the war started, despite an overall drop in…
Politics Dec 31 Bhutto’s Son, Husband to Take Over Pakistan Peoples Party As Pakistan's Election Commission weighs postponing Jan. 8 parliamentary elections amid unrest over opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Bhutto's party named her husband and son as its new leaders.
Politics Dec 28 South Africa’s New Ruling Party Leader Zuma Charged with Corruption In a yet another twist to South Africa's political scene, Jacob Zuma, the recently elected leader of the country's ruling party, has been charged in a corruption case that could jeopardize his chances of becoming president.
Politics Dec 28 Mourning, Violence as Bhutto Is Buried Benazir Bhutto was buried Friday at her family's mausoleum in her southern home province of Sindh, one day after the Pakistani opposition leader was killed in a gun and suicide bomb attack at an election rally.
Politics Dec 27 Pakistan in Uproar After Bhutto Assassination Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in an attack that killed at least 20 others, plunging the nuclear-armed country into fresh turmoil less than two weeks before highly-anticipated elections.
Economy Dec 26 Home Prices Suffer 6.7 Percent Slide U.S. home prices fell in October for the 10th consecutive month, posting their largest monthly drop since early 1991, the widely watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index showed Wednesday.
Politics Dec 26 New Law Could Pardon Thousands in Iraq Thousands of prisoners in U.S. and Iraqi custody could soon be released if Iraqi lawmakers pass a law offering general pardons, officials said.