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Bhutan celebrates coronation of young new king (AP)
Date : 06 Nov 2008AP - The tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan crowned it's 5th king Thursday after a two-year wait for the precise moment deemed most f read more »
Police: Twin blasts in Baghdad kill 4, wound 7 (AP)
Date : 06 Nov 2008AP - Police say four people have been killed and seven others wounded after two roadside bombs exploded during the morning rush ho read more »
Putin may return to Kremlin in '09: report (Reuters)
Date : 06 Nov 2008Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev could resign from his post in 2009 to pave the way for Vladimir Putin to return to the read more »
Mexico: crash of government jet likely accident (AP)
Date : 06 Nov 2008AP - A conversation between pilots and the control tower gave no hint that anything was wrong moments before a plane carrying Mexi read more »
China, Taiwan agree to swap rare animals (AP)
Date : 05 Nov 2008AP - China has agreed to give two pandas to Taiwan in an exchange of rare animals that marks warming ties between the Asian rivals read more »
IMF approves $16.5 bln Ukraine loan, first tranche (Reuters)
Date : 05 Nov 2008Reuters - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a $16.5 billion loan program for Ukraine that includes monetary an read more »
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,191 (AP)
Date : 05 Nov 2008AP - As of Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at least 4,191 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March read more »
Russia to deploy short-range missiles near Poland (AP)
Date : 05 Nov 2008AP - Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter U.S. military plans in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medved read more »
Warrant for Sudan's president could trigger unrest (AP)
Date : 05 Nov 2008AP - An arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide in Darfur could trigger "an uncontrolled reacti read more »
GAO report: Plan Colombia success limited (AP)
Date : 05 Nov 2008AP - The nearly $5 billion U.S. aid package known as Plan Colombia failed to meet its goal of halving illegal narcotics production read more »
Son of Osama bin Laden loses asylum bid in Spain (AP)
Date : 05 Nov 2008AP - Spain rejected an asylum request from a son of Osama bin Laden on Wednesday after deciding he had not met the conditions nece read more »
Essay: Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again (AP)
Date : 05 Nov 2008AP - She was a stranger, and she kissed me. Just for being an American. read more »
Thousands flee Congo fighting; Journalist seized (AP)
Date : 05 Nov 2008AP - Sporadic gunfire and explosions echoed Wednesday around this town in eastern Congo, as rebels fought pro-government militiame read more »
Obama victory sparks cheers around the globe (AP)
Date : 05 Nov 2008AP - Barack Obama's election as America's first black president unleashed a renewed love for the United States after years of dwin read more »
Football: Thomson rescues Rangers unbeaten home record at the last gasp (AFP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AFP - Rangers missed the chance to regain top spot in the Scottish Premier League after it took a last minute Kevin Thomson goal t read more »
Afghan officials complicit in deadly insurgent attack: military (AFP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AFP - An Afghan district police chief and governor colluded with insurgents who killed nine US troops in July in a fierce assault read more »
Israel launches first airstrike on Gaza since June (AP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AP - Israel has launched an airstrike on Gaza after its troops clashed with Hamas along the border and militants fired mortars int read more »
Alleged hitmen die in gunbattle in northern Mexico (AP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AP - Three alleged hitmen suspected in the killing of a top border-state police official died in a gunbattle with police Tuesday i read more »
Fears rise of wider conflict in Congo (AP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AP - Congo's warring rivals traded accusations Tuesday that Angola, Zimbabwe and Rwanda are mobilizing forces to fight in Congo, a read more »
Sudan: 2 newspapers strike against censorship (AP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AP - Two Sudanese dailies will suspend publication for three days and their journalists will go on a 24-hour hunger strike to prot read more »
Iran's parliament ousts Ahmadinejad ally (AP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AP - Iran's parliament dismissed a Cabinet minister Tuesday over his fake degree from Oxford University, a vote seen as a humiliat read more »
U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan track the election (AP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AP - U.S. soldiers on the front lines tuned in Tuesday to CNN and the Internet to track the presidential election that will decide read more »
Surrey great Thorpe returns as batting coach (AFP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AFP - Surrey great Graham Thorpe will be returning to The Oval as a batting coach, the English county announced Tuesday. read more »
South Africa not immune from global financial crisis: central bank (AFP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AFP - The economy of South Africa, Africa's economic powerhouse, cannot be immune from the effects of the global financial financi read more »
Congo refuses rebel demand for direct talks (AP)
Date : 04 Nov 2008AP - Congo rejected a rebel warlord's demand for direct talks to solve the conflict that has left hundreds of thousands hungry and read more »