Canada's Harper vows to fight ouster bid
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed in a nationally televised address that he will do all he can to halt his opponents from carrying out a no-confidence vote and forming a new coalition government.
Rice in Pakistan to defuse tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived Thursday in Pakistan for talks aimed at easing Indian-Pakistani tensions over last week's massacre in the Indian city of Mumbai.
Thai flights resume after week of protests
International flights to and from Thailand's capital are gradually resuming after week-long anti-government demonstrations at Bangkok airports paralyzed the country and stranded thousands of tourists.
Negotiator: Bosnia genocide called for force
Richard Holbrooke first visited Bosnia in 1992 as a private citizen.
U.N.: 565 die of cholera in Zimbabwe
Doctors worry about the woman sitting on a bed inside the large tent, an IV in her arm. Chipo Matewe, 23, is eight months pregnant and stricken with cholera.
Police defuse bomb at Mumbai train station
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice arrived in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday amid rising tensions between India and its nuclear neighbor Pakistan in the wake of last week's deadly terror attacks.
Stone Age site reveals 'extraordinary' artworks
Archaeologists in Russia have discovered an "extraordinary" group of Stone Age artworks which appear to have been carefully buried in pits and covered with mammoth bones, the researchers announced this week in a newly published paper.
Hebron on edge after recent clashes
A tense calm gripped the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday after rioting and serious clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians that saw at least 11 people wounded.
Somali pirates release ship without ransom
Pirates have released a Yemeni cargo ship without receiving a ransom after negotiations with local elders, a Somali official said Wednesday.
U.S., Russia snub cluster bomb ban
The United States and Russia were absent Wednesday as representatives from countries from around the world gathered to sign a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs.
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