Pakistan's security establishment, under pressure from Washington over its failure to back the war in Afghanistan, seeks alternative benefactor
UK and France plan nuclear tests
The UK and France, whose leaders meet in London later, are to sign a treaty agreeing to the joint development and testing of nuclear warheads.
Indonesia volcano gathers in strength
Authorities are watching now with concern
Israelis launch their own tea party ahead of US elections
Allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rooting for a Democratic defeat, held an inaugural tea party rally
G.M. Said to Plan Cut in U.S. Stake by a Third
General Motors will shrink the government’s ownership stake to less than 50 percent in a $10.6 billion initial public offering, people briefed on the matter said.
Greece rules out restructuring its massive debts
The Greek government says there is no question of restructuring the country's massive debts, as a senior official implied over the weekend
United States says won't solve China currency issue at Seoul G20
The United States said on Monday it does not foresee China bowing to pressure over its yuan currency during a Group of 20 summit in Seoul, playing down expectations for major progress on global economic imbalances.
Illegal children and migrants pose challenge for China census team
End in sight? French want cross-Channel swim ban
Swimmers should be banned from crossing the Channel from Dover to Calais, according to the French coastguard.
Iraqi rowing team makes a splash in the US
Entire team – six rowers, two coaches – was invited to US to train and compete in the world's biggest crew even
Lebanon Hosts Arab Thought Foundation Conference
As part of its annual efforts and in keeping with Arab Thought Foundation goals of excellence in all its endeavors the ATF
Low-lying Pacific nation planning wall to keep sea out
The Marshall Islands, an impoverished but beautiful atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, has announced plans to build a three mile-long wall to protect its most vulnerable shorelines from the rising seas.
Yemen 'on edge of collapse' warns Alan Duncan
Yemen is on the brink of collapse and must be saved before it is "too late", International Development Minister Alan Duncan warned today.
Just Who is the Enemy in Afghanistan?
Sun Tzu, the Dave Petraeus of 500 B.C. China, coined the phrase, "Know The Enemy."
Afghan Police Unit Defects en Masse to Taliban Side
In a volatile area southwest of Kabul, the police on duty Monday morning appear to have sacked and burned their own station and then disappeared.
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