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Nigeria Hands over Oil-rich Peninsula to Cameroon

By PBS News Hour

Nigeria handed over the Bakassi peninsula to neighboring Cameroon on Thursday, bringing a formal end to a 15-year dispute marred by violence and legal battles.

Libya’s Qaddafi: From ‘Mad Dog’ to Global Player

By PBS News Hour

Col. Moammar Qaddafi has been Libya's leader since 1969, when he took power in a bloodless coup, and he has maintained a complicated -- and ever-evolving -- relationship with neighboring nations and international bodies ever since.

U.N. Reports Says North Korea Is in Food Crisis

By Admin, PBS News Hour

Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis in nearly a decade and have put millions at risk, the U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday as it called on donors to provide urgent assistance over the next…

Zimbabwe Rivals Agree to Hold Power-Sharing Talks

Zimbabwe's political crisis took a new turn Monday when President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai met for the first time in years to discuss building a power-sharing government. A regional expert discusses what the agreement may signal for…

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, Tsvangirai Agree to Hold Power-Sharing Talks

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After months of a bitter and violent political dispute, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai signed an agreement Monday outlining terms for formal talks on a power-sharing government.

U.S. Marks Policy Shifts in Iraq, Iran Nuclear Talks

The Bush administration signaled policy shifts Friday by agreeing to set a "time horizon" for Iraq troop reductions and sending a top U.S. envoy to Iranian nuclear talks. Analyst Michael Rubin and columnist Trudy Rubin examine the moves.

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Myanmar’s Rice Crop Takes a Hit After Cyclone

By PBS News Hour

The prospect of a meager rice crop threatens to add to Myanmar's travails from May's cyclone that left tens of thousands dead. Much of the country's rice fields are in the now-swamped Irrawaddy delta.

International Criminal Court to Seek Arrest of Sudanese President

By PBS News Hour

The International Criminal Court will seek an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the western Darfur region of his country, ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday.

Seven Peacekeepers Killed in Darfur Ambush

By PBS News Hour

Seven peacekeepers from a joint U.N.-African Union force were killed and 22 people were wounded when a convoy of gunmen attacked them in northern Darfur, the United Nations said Wednesday.

U.S. Submits Sanctions Against Zimbabwe to U.N.

By PBS News Hour

U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad submitted a U.S.-drafted resolution to the U.N. Security Council against Zimbabwe after a flawed election marred by violence saw President Robert Mugabe claim another term.