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Protesters in Iran met with tear gas, batons

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:12:04 EDT

Iranian pro-government Basij militia members dispersed crowds of protesters in Tehran Thursday -- sometimes with force -- witnesses said. Iran's state-funded Press TV described the crowd size near the university in the hundreds.

U.S. panel demands release of jailed Baha'is

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:34:47 EDT

Seven Baha'i prisoners face a death-penalty trial Saturday in Iran amid calls for their release from a U.S. panel on religious freedom.

Report: Major mosques close in Urumqi, China

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:22 EDT

Five major mosques near the center of violence last weekend in Urumqi, the capital of China's far-west Xinjiang region, were closed Friday morning, state-run media reported.

Report: One dead from quake in SW China

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:12:51 EDT

China recorded its first death Friday from a moderate earthquake that struck the country's southwest the night before, state-run media reported.

Thousands displaced by Benin floods

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:38:56 EDT

United Nations humanitarian agencies are preparing to assist 20,000 people displaced by heavy rainfall and flooding in the west African nation of Benin.

Colombia seeks arrest of student tied to FARC

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:10:20 EDT

At the request of the Colombian government, Interpol, an international police agency, has issued an alert for the arrest of a Mexican student linked to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.

Obama: Leaders will work together on climate

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:12:36 EDT

Leaders of both industrialized powers and emerging economies have agreed to work together on setting a goal to limit global warming to levels recommended by scientists, U.S. President Barack Obama said at the G-8 summit.

Reporter held for 21 days in Iranian jails

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:14:04 EDT

Iason Athanasiadis' ordeal began at the airport, shortly after he checked in for his flight to leave Tehran.

IEDs called top threat to troops in Afghanistan

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:11:30 EDT

Insurgents' use of roadside bombs has increased dramatically in Afghanistan this year, according to Pentagon statistics, and the United States' top military official is calling them the "No. 1 threat" to troops there.

Face-to-face talks in Honduran crisis unlikely

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:13:20 EDT

Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya, ahead of planned discussions Thursday with the man who ousted him and the host country's president, vowed not to negotiate.