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Guinea-Bissau: President unhurt in attack on home
Mutinous soldiers fought their way into the fortified residence of Guinea-Bissau's president in a three-hour gunbattle Sunday but did not hurt the head of state, a top official said.
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Karzai: Obama promises to fight terror in region
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pledged in a telephone conversation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and the region would be a top priority during his administration, Karzai's office said Sunday.
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Bush wrapping up final global summit
President George W. Bush, wrapping up his final summit with world leaders, offered a message of hope that despite the worst economic crisis in decades, the global economy will emerge in better shape.
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Dalai Lama warns Tibetan exiles to be prudent
The Dalai Lama warned his fellow Tibetan exile leaders Sunday to be prudent in their future planning or risk failure, after the leaders said they might push for independence for their Himalayan homeland if China refuses to grant it autonomy soon.
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Pakistanis rally against suspected US strike
Pakistanis on Sunday protested a suspected American missile strike that intelligence officials said killed a British citizen linked to a plot to blow up jetliners, saying their Western-allied government must stop the cross-border attacks.
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Key Iraqi Cabinet members defend pact with US
Two members of the Iraqi prime minister's Cabinet say that if a proposed security pact with the U.S. is not passed, the result will be security problems that will hurt Iraq's economic growth.
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Leader: Pakistan won't be first in nuclear strike
Pakistan's president has assured rival India he would not be the first to use atomic weapons in any future conflict and proposed the idea of a nuclear-free South Asia.
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APEC leaders say no to protectionism, yes to Doha
Leaders who oversee half the world's economy pledged Saturday to avoid protectionism but shied away from any new proposals on the financial crisis because of somebody who wasn't there: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
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Venezuelan vote seen as key test for Chavez
President Hugo Chavez knows just how important Sunday's state and municipal elections are to his own grip on power.
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Witnesses: Large meteor streaks across Canada sky
Scientists say they hope to find remnants of a meteor that brilliantly lit up the sky before falling to earth in western Canada.
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