| Boston Globe World | Top 10 | General says troops have left Georgia
MOSCOW - A top Russian general said today that Russia has completed withdrawal of troops that had been based in Georgia since the Soviet collapse, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency. The presence of Russian troops in the former Soviet republic was one of the longtime irritants between Georgia and its neighbor. "There are no more Russian troops in Georgia; ...
2007-11-15T05:00:00Z
| Earthquake hits Chile; damage is widespread
MARIA ELENA, Chile - A major earthquake crushed cars, damaged thousands of houses, blocked roads, and terrified people for hundreds of miles yesterday. Officials reported at least two deaths and more than 100 injuries.
Federico Quilodran, Associated Press
2007-11-15T05:00:00Z
| Iraqis raid Sunni headquarters
BAGHDAD - Iraqi authorities seized the headquarters of the country's most influential Sunni clerical group yesterday, sealing off its west Baghdad compound and accusing the organization of supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Robert H. Reid, Associated Press
2007-11-15T05:00:00Z
| Pakistan opposition begins to unite against Musharraf
LAHORE, Pakistan - Leaders of this country's fractured political opposition began taking the first steps yesterday toward uniting against President Pervez Musharraf, who is facing widespread dissent after more than a week of emergency rule.
Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times
2007-11-15T05:00:00Z
| Britain unveils security crackdown
LONDON - Travelers face new delays and disruption on trips to Britain under government plans unveiled yesterday to tighten defenses against terrorism at airports, rail stations, and major public spaces.
David Stringer, Associated Press
2007-11-15T05:00:00Z
| Sarkozy urges talks to end transit strikes
PARIS - Transport workers shut down most trains yesterday, testing the patience of Parisians forced to walk, bike, or skate to work with a strike aimed at derailing President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to strip away labor protections he says hurt France's competitiveness.
Elaine Ganley, Associated Press
2007-11-15T05:00:00Z
| Far-right bloc axed after row on words
BRUSSELS - A group of extreme-right members of the European Parliament was dissolved yesterday after its outraged Romanian contingent walked out in an argument over racism.
Stephen Castle, International Herald Tribune
2007-11-15T05:00:00Z
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| | Google World News | Top 10 | Bin Laden: Al-Qaida Will Continue War Against Israel
By Jim Teeple Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to continue what he describes as a "holy war" against Israel. VOA s Jim Teeple reports the message, purportedly from bin Laden, came in an audio tape timed to coincide with Israel s 60th
Voice of America - 45 minutes ago
| Zimbabwe Presidential Runoff Slated For June 27
By VOA News The opposition Movement for Democratic Change has demanded the run-off be held by May 23, in line with laws that say the poll must be held within 21 days after the release of first-round election results.
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
| More rain deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar s cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta on Friday as thousands of destitute victims took to roadsides to beg for help to supplement the meager trickle of aid flowing in.
Washington Post - 48 minutes ago
| Suspected suicide blast kills 10 in Sri Lanka
By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO (Reuters) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber rammed his motorbike into a police bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, killing 10 people, the military and hospital authorities said.
Reuters - 2 hours ago
| Rift in Pakistan government widens as Sharif protests key appointment
AP ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The rift in Pakistan s coalition government widened Friday after the appointment of a disputed figure to a key post in the administration drew protests from ex-premier Nawaz Sharif.
International Herald Tribune - 6 hours ago
| Burmese junta says relief effort finished as death toll rises
Aid agencies were appalled today as the Burmese junta declared the relief effort in the country over, just as foreign observers said the number of dead and missing in the wake of Cyclone Nargis could be higher than 200000.
Times Online - 5 hours ago
| Nigeria oil blast site sealed off
The site of an oil pipeline explosion near a school in Nigeria s commercial capital Lagos has been sealed off after the fire was extinguished.
BBC News - 2 hours ago
| Tibetan temple reopens to public: report
Chinese state media say the most famous temple in Tibet s capital Lhasa has reopened to the public, two months after it was closed due to major protests against Beijing s rule.
ABC Online - 38 minutes ago
| Russia blasts Georgia s attempts to internationalize conflicts
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Georgia on Friday of trying to internationalize the conflicts in breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions.
Xinhua - 1 hour ago
| Jordan: Some 2000 people protest Israel s 60th anniversary
AP AMMAN, Jordan: Some 2000 people have demonstrated in Jordan s capital Amman to protest the 60th anniversary of the creation of Israel.
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
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| | Washington Post | Top 10 | Women Rise in Rwanda's Economic Revival
MARABA, Rwanda -- Sun-kissed plantations ring this village, renowned in recent years for growing the rich arabica beans brewed and served in some of the world's finest coffee houses. But the secret to success here has had far less to do with the idyllic climate and volcanic soil than with a group...
Anthony Faiola
| Burma Requests Farming Aid Before Rice-Planting Season
BANGKOK, May 15 -- Burma's military government has appealed for international help in getting Irrawaddy Delta rice farmers back to their fields after Cyclone Nargis, as concerns grow about future food shortages if cultivators miss the upcoming planting season.
Amy Kazmin
| Zimbabwe Presidential Runoff Vote Set for June 27
JOHANNESBURG, May 16 -- Zimbabwe's long-awaited runoff election between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been scheduled for June 27, election officials announced Friday.
Craig Timberg
| Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war
CAIRO, Egypt -- Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine.
MAGGIE MICHAEL
| Bush to Address Oil Prices, Iran During Saudi Visit
RIYADH, May 16--President Bush flew to the Saudi capital from Jerusalem Friday, turning his attention to the rising price of oil and the looming threat from Iran, two of the big issues on the agenda for an afternoon sit-down with King Abdullah.
Michael Abramowitz
| Factions in Lebanon Agree to Meet for Talks
BEIRUT, May 15 -- Arab mediators brokered a deal Thursday to end Lebanon's worst internal fighting since its 15-year civil war, inviting factions to Qatar for talks but leaving unresolved questions that have embroiled the country for 18 months.
Anthony Shadid and Alia Ibrahim
| FARC Computer Files Are Authentic, Interpol Probe Finds
CARACAS, Venezuela, May 15 -- Interpol, the international police agency, said Thursday that computer files seized by Colombia's army in a raid on a rebel camp belonged to a top guerrilla commander and had not been modified, falsified or forged.
Juan Forero
| Iraq Finds Its Arab Neighbors Are Reluctant to Offer Embrace
When Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal greeted his Iraqi counterpart with a bear hug at a Persian Gulf conference last month, Bush administration officials watching from the sidelines were all smiles. After years of trying to bring their client state and the Arab giant together, it looked lik...
Karen DeYoung
| Zimbabwe's Opposition Seeks Foreign Intervention
JOHANNESBURG, May 15 -- Zimbabwe's opposition party on Thursday called for an urgent new round of regional diplomacy to resolve that nation's six-week-old electoral stalemate, saying that only foreign intervention can prevent a recent surge of political violence from developing into full-scale civil...
Craig Timberg
| Chinese Open Wallets for Quake Aid
BEIJING, May 15 At the headquarters of the Red Cross Society of China, volunteers turned a boardroom into a makeshift cashier's office Thursday, sending tens of thousands of fluttering bank notes through counting machines and handing receipts to people like Cai Lili, 30, who stood in long lines w...
Maureen Fan
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