Thailand's opposition won a landslide election victory, led by the sister of Thaksin Shinawatra.
Representatives from 35 countries are meeting in Germany to discuss how to overcome disputes over reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Scrutiny of the accuser in the sexual assault case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn intensified on Saturday after more revelations about her conduct following the purported May 14 attack.
Pakistani authorities have arrested a key Taliban leader, Zia-ur-Rahman, in capital Islamabad, local TV channels reported on Sunday.
Pakistani authorities have arrested a key Taliban leader, Zia-ur-Rahman, in capital Islamabad, local TV channels reported on Sunday.
Libyan rebel forces massing southwest of Tripoli were gearing up for a new advance to the capital in the next two days.
Libyan rebel forces massing southwest of Tripoli were gearing up for a new advance to the capital in the next two days after they were pushed back by government troops
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi has ordered his supporters to confiscate the weapons that France has supplied to rebel forces.
The Yemen-based al-Qaida held 50 soldiers hostage after fierce battles in the southern province of Abyan.
The Jordanian government led by Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit submitted its resignation on Saturday, according to an official source.
In the eyes of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, inner strength is much more important than physical strength when doing what many consider the most impossible job in the world.
Thirteen Afghan civilians, including four women and two children, were killed Saturday when a roadside bomb ripped through their van in the country's south, the government said.