Karzai agrees to Afghan election runoff

Afghan President Hamid Karzai must face an election run-off against his main rival on November 7, officials said on Tuesday, to resolve a disputed first round that plunged the country into months of political uncertainty.

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U.S. SenatorEdward Kennedy dies

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died at age 77, his family said.

Lockerbie Bomber Released

The United States strongly condemned Thursday's decision by Scottish authorities to free a terminally ill Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, saying there was no justification for his release.

G8 Summit

The leaders of the Group of Eight -- United States, Britain, Germany, Italy, France, Russia, Canada and Japan -- plus European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and current EU president Sweden gathered in Italy to discuss the end of recession, fina

Iran Election

Defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi urged supporters to stage protests or gather in mosques to mourn those killed after disputed elections that set off Iran's worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

$134B US Bonds Smuggle

Two Japanese citizens carrying $134 billion worth of U.S. bonds were detained last week by Italy's financial police at Chiasso

Air France 447 Crash

With more than 400 pieces of debris and 50 bodies discovered from the Atlantic Ocean, more information along with autopsies suggests that the plane may have broken up in sky

BRIC Summit

BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) called for a more diversified global monetary system

The first 100 days of a U.S. presidency

Assessing a new U.S. president's first 100 days in office has become an American media tradition which historians trace to the initial burst of activity at the start of Democrat Franklin Roosevelt's tenure in 1933. - Roosevelt's "First 100 Days" -- des