| India, China leaders to meet amid war of words The meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit in Thailand would be the first high-level contact between the two nations after recent months of diplomatic barbs led to unusual levels of te ...[more] |
| Kyrgyzstan leader names new PM, consolidates power Bakiyev's Ak Zhol party nominated Usenov Tuesday after the president removed the previous government and transferred key agencies, including the state security service and financial police, t ...[more] |
| Israel should probe Gaza war: deputy PM "A country that investigates itself puts up a roadblock to coming under (legal) assault," Dan Meridor was quoted as saying in an interview in the Haaretz newspaper. "A commission of i ...[more] |
| SCENARIOS: Outcomes for the Afghan presidential run-off Following a U.N.-backed fraud investigation which threw out tens of thousands of invalid votes, Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said the run-off between Karzai and his clo ...[more] |
| Karzai rival sets conditions ahead of Afghan run-off After days of diplomatic wrangling, Karzai agreed on Tuesday to face his former foreign minister, Abdullah Abdullah, in a run-off after a U.N.-led fraud inquiry tossed out enough of his votes ...[more] |
| All or nothing, say Pakistanis fleeing Taliban offensive With the offensive by Pakistani troops against thousands of militants now in its fifth day, civilians who have fled the fighting say the die-hard insurgents, backed by hundreds of foreigners, ...[more] |
| Eyeing Iran, Israel tests missile defenses with U.S. During the two-week maneuvers, dubbed Juniper Cobra, some 1,000 American personnel will mesh ground- and ship-based missile interceptors like the Aegis, THAAD and Patriot with Israel's Arrow ...[more] |
| Iran Guards want to hunt rebels in Pakistan: TV The report, which did not give any direct quotes, said the commander of the Guards' ground forces, Mohammad Pakpour, called for the "issuing of necessary permissions allowing the Guards to co ...[more] |
| U.S. sees Israel drill helping Europe missile shield Signaling the strength of their alliance against what they say is a threat from Iran's nuclear program, Israeli and U.S. forces launched a two-yearly drill Wednesday. Known as Juniper Cobra, ...[more] |
| Two Koreas held secret talks for summit: report The rival Koreas have had two summits in Pyongyang that led to large amounts of aid flowing to the North along with pledges from the South's leaders to help rebuild their neighbor's economy.< ...[more] |
| U.S. says concerned by Nicaragua election ruling Nicaragua's Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that helped to clear the way for Ortega to run for another term, following a petition from him and a group of mayors last week. The country ...[more] |