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Tunisia tensions boil over as teenager dies in riot

Tunisia tensions boil over as teenager dies in riot

 Tunis--A Tunisian teenager died on Friday and ten others were injured when protestors attacked a national guard post in a…
India’s Mumbai put on alert; terror plot suspected

India’s Mumbai put on alert; terror plot suspected

 Mumbai--Police launched a manhunt in India's financial and entertainment capital Friday for four alleged Pakistani militants authorities believe entered Mumbai…
Extremist sentenced to death for deadly Algerian bomb attack

Extremist sentenced to death for deadly Algerian bomb attack

Batna (Algeria)--The main accused in a 2007 suicide bombing aimed at Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika that left 26 people dead…
Control of Sudan’s oil a big issue in January vote

Control of Sudan’s oil a big issue in January vote

Paloich, Sudan--The pipelines run through the north. Most of the oil is in the south. That may explain why Akuoc…
Ahmadinejad in Turkey for regional summit

Ahmadinejad in Turkey for regional summit

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad joined regional leaders for an economic summit in Turkey on Thursday a month before nuclear talks…
Christmas travel chaos eases in Europe, Heathrow still facing substantial delays

Christmas travel chaos eases in Europe, Heathrow still facing substantial delays

Europe's Christmas travel crisis eased slightly Wednesday but there were still substantial airport and train delays, particularly at London's Heathrow…
UN chief warns that Ivory Coast risks civil war

UN chief warns that Ivory Coast risks civil war

United Nations--UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Tuesday that the Ivory Coast faces "a real risk" of return to civil war…
Saudi King exits New York hospital, report says

Saudi King exits New York hospital, report says

Riyadh--Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has left a New York hospital in "good health" after a month of treatment, state media…
Iraq finally approves new government with Maliki as PM

Iraq finally approves new government with Maliki as PM

Baghdad--Iraq’s parliament approved Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his new government Tuesday, nine months after an inconclusive election left politics…
Afghan civilian casualties up 20 percent, UN report says

Afghan civilian casualties up 20 percent, UN report says

Kabul--Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose by 20 percent in the first 10 months of this year compared with 2009, the…
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