Al Jazeera Deadly blast hits Philippine city | At least five people have died and 45 others wounded after a bomb exploded outside a church in the southern Philippines, an army spokesman says. | Separatists were suspected of placing the... (photo: Creative Commons / TheCoffee) Asia Manila People Philippine Photos |
China Daily China won't press for new global currency at G8 | BEIJING: China has no plans to raise its proposal for a new global currency to replace the dollar at the G8 meeting this week but is willing to discuss it, a top Chinese diplomat said, as President ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Business China Economy Photos World |
Philadelphia Daily News Obama seeks new start in US-Russia relations | STEVEN R. HURST | The Associated Press | MOSCOW - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with both men declaring their determination ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) Moscow Photos Politics Russia US |
Irish Times US official in N Korea talks | The US pointman for sanctions on North Korea holds talks in Malaysia today, possibly on links banks have to the North's finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a ... (photo: AP / Jo Yong-Hak) Asia Malaysia NKorea Photos US |
The Miami Herald 16 UN deminers kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan | KABUL -- Gunmen abducted 16 mine-clearing personnel working for the United Nations in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial police chief said Sunday. | The men were kidnapped as they traveled between Pa... (photo: AP / Filip Horvat) Afghanistan Asia Photos UN World |
Philadelphia Daily News Trip to Russia a test for Obama The president wants to "reset" relations, but obstacles remain. | By Michael A. Fletcher and Philip P. Pan | Washington Post WASHINGTON - President Obama is scheduled to leave Washington ton... (photo: AP Photo) Leaders Photos Politics Russia Washington |
The Times Of India Myanmar gamble backfires for UN chief: analysts | 5 Jul 2009, 0854 hrs IST, AFP Text: BANGKOK: Myanmar's junta has dealt a humiliating blow to Ban Ki-moon's credibility, but the UN chief mu... (photo: AP / Stan Honda, Pool) Bangkok Democracy HumanRights Myanmar Photos |
The New York Times Clerical Group Defies Leader on Disputed Iran Election | CAIRO - The most important group of religious leaders in Iran has called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate, an act of defiance against the country's supreme lead... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Elections Government Iran Photos Politics |
Al Jazeera Zelaya vows to return to Honduras | Manuel Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, has vowed to return to his country and retake the leadership nearly a week after a military-backed coup led him into exile. | Zelaya told Al Jazeera on ... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon) Government Honduras Military Photos Politics |