The Danish government said Saturday it was trying to make contact with a Danish journalism student arrested three days ago in Tehran. The ...
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them in Cairo on Saturday, at a ...
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the G20 here on Saturday to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition. Brown told G20 finance ministers meeting in Scotland that "a global financial transactions levy" ...
Carnival-like atmosphere leads up to official Barack Obama holiday in poor Alabama county The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the Obama Holiday." The rural, mostly black county has proclaimed Monday as an official ...
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' ousted president and de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month crisis after the process collapsed a day earlier. President Manuel Zelaya, ...
Obama visits Capitol Hill to round up votes for health care overhaul bill President Barack Obama has arrived on Capitol Hill as he tries to round up Democratic votes for his health care overhaul. The House plans to vote Saturday evening. Republicans ...
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax. France and Germany have led the way ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next few days, politicians said on Saturday. Lebanon has been without a functioning government since Hariri led his coalition, ...
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiaobao sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them in Cairo on Saturday, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority. "The relationship between Chinese civilisation and ...
Madagascar's political rivals reach agreement on transitional government posts following talks Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, ...
FILE - In this July 30, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a luncheon during the Republican National Committee summer meeting in San Diego. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense ...
Republicans see opportunity, Democrats see tough environment heading into 2010 Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP ...
