ALGIERS – A bomb attack east of Algiers on Tuesday killed 43 people and wounded 38, the Algerian interior ministry said, in one of the bloodiest incidents in years in the OPEC member state. Read the rest of this entry »
JERUSALEM - Israel’s right-wing Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu called on Thursday for a new parliamentary election after Ehud Olmert pledged to resign following his party’s leadership contest in September. Read the rest of this entry »
THE HAGUE - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic faces a UN war crimes judge for the first time on Thursday to answer genocide charges after his dramatic arrest that ended 11 years on the run. Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush has given his national intelligence director greater powers to manage rival US spy agencies as part of an overhaul driven by past intelligence failures, White House documents released Thursday show. Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON - The US White House race tightened Saturday after new opinion polls suggested Barack Obama’s shine was wearing off and Republican John McCain was gaining ground in several important states. Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON - A US housing sector that has yet to hit bottom after its worst slump in decades secured a lifeline Saturday from a massive government aid package that is arriving none too soon, analysts say. Read the rest of this entry »
LONDON - White House hopeful Barack Obama wrapped up his adulation-soaked foreign tour Saturday, denying it was a premature victory lap, but admitting he could take a short-term hit in popularity back home. Read the rest of this entry »
HACHINOHE, Japan - A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, injuring more than 100 people, trapping hundreds in halted trains and affecting production at some high-tech factories. Read the rest of this entry »
BELGRADE - War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic practiced alternative medicine under a false name in the Serbian capital, officials said Tuesday, after his arrest following years on the run. Read the rest of this entry »
JERUSALEM - A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into vehicles on a Jerusalem street on Tuesday before a visit by U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who condemned the attack and pledged to push for a peace deal. Read the rest of this entry »
