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- Rice makes historic visit to Libya
5 Sep 2008 at 4:13pm
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that her historic visit to former pariah state Libya proves that the U.S. ...
- Official: Baghdad blast kills 2
5 Sep 2008 at 4:24pm
An Iraqi police official says a car bomb apparently targeting the convoy of former Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi has exploded ...
- Iraq govt reacts sharply to U.S. spying allegations
5 Sep 2008 at 3:00pm
The Iraqi government reacted sharply Friday to published allegations that the U.S. spied on Iraq's prime minister, warning that ...
- Lingering tensions slow Iraqi withdrawal plans
5 Sep 2008 at 2:43pm
Concern over upcoming elections and widening tensions among Iraq's religious and ethnic groups appear behind the U.S. military's ...
- First aid ship arrives in flooded Haitian city
5 Sep 2008 at 2:39pm
A ship carrying 33 tons of U.N. relief supplies docked in Gonaives on Friday, the first significant aid delivery to tens of thousands ...
- Nicaragua recognizes S. Ossetia, Abkhazia
5 Sep 2008 at 2:07pm
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is formally recognizing the independence of two breakaway Georgian provinces.
- 6 ex-Soviet neighbors back Russia over Georgia
5 Sep 2008 at 1:41pm
Russia scored an important diplomatic victory Friday when it secured support from six other former Soviet nations for its war ...
- U.S. suspends sanctions against Belarus
5 Sep 2008 at 1:10pm
The U.S. administration has suspended some economic sanctions against this former Soviet nation, the U.S. Embassy said Friday.
- U.S. offers aid to hurricane-blasted Cuba
5 Sep 2008 at 12:32pm
The United States has offered Cuba $100,000 in emergency aid for the victims of Hurricane Gustav and is willing to send far more ...
- Iran sentences 4 women activists to prison
5 Sep 2008 at 12:18pm
Iran has reportedly sentenced four female activists to six months in prison for writings demanding equality for women, a move ...
- U.S. nuclear envoy arrives to discuss N.Korea impasse
5 Sep 2008 at 11:54am
The top U.S. nuclear envoy said Friday there was still support for talks with North Korea to break a deadlock over verification ...
- Afghan al-Qaeda commander warns of attacks on West
5 Sep 2008 at 11:14am
al-Qaeda's top commander in Afghanistan warned of more attacks against the West in a video posted on the Web that paid tribute ...
- Sri Lankan military says 35 killed in fighting
5 Sep 2008 at 9:58am
Sri Lankan forces attacked rebel boats and bunkers with artillery and ground assaults and Tamil separatists fought back with ...
- 6 militants, 2 civilians killed in Afghan raid
5 Sep 2008 at 9:39am
An overnight raid early Friday killed six militants and two civilians in western Afghanistan, the U.S. coalition said.
- Cheney: U.S. supports Ukraine's security, freedom
5 Sep 2008 at 9:20am
The United States is committed to Ukraine's security and freedom, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney pledged Friday, suggesting ...