President Bush says it is a challenging time for the U.S. economy, so he wants as much as $150 billion in tax relief to help. Opposition Democrats say...
Arizona Senator John McCain has won the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina. In Columbia, McCain won 33 percent support, over 30 percent...
The CIA has blamed al Qaida-linked militants operating in Pakistan's mountainous tribal region for the assassination last month of former Prime Minist...
Two anti-whaling protesters who boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean have been released. The transfer defuses a tense situation on th...
The United States Thursday renewed its call on Kenya's government and political opposition to end clashes and resolve the conflict stemming from last ...
The British Council is suspending its cultural activities in two Russian cities, citing intimidation and harassment of its local employees by Russia's...
Authorities in Pakistan say a suicide bomb attack at a Shiite mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar has left at least nine people dead and many ...
The Inter-Parliamentary Union is calling for India and China to apply pressure on the Burmese government to release 26 imprisoned parliamentarians. Th...
Amid concerns about the U.S. economy and a potential recession, U.S. lawmakers are discussing a possible economic stimulus package aimed at easing bur...
The husband of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says his wife's murder has exposed the risks of traditional political campaigning in h...