Germany's Gerhard Schroeder announced that he would resign as head of his ruling Social Democratic party, after a barrage of criticism of his government's economic reforms, but would remain as Chancellor. He told at a press conference that he would ask a
A UN agency testing the bird flu virus, which accounts for two more deaths in Vietna, taking Asia's death toll to 18, revealed it in pigs, a potentially disturbing development that highlights the risks to humans. Health experts had feared the H5N1 virus,
A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit the Indonesian province of Papua early on Friday, leaving at least 23 people dead.
No one told security officials what to say or how to say it, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) George Tenet said in a speech at the Georgetown University. His statement aimed to defend the gathering of intelligence information that was
A German court has acquitted a Moroccan man accused of assisting three of the 11 September hijackers. Abdelghani Mzoudi had admitted being a friend of the three men while they lived in Hamburg, but denied any prior knowledge of the US attacks in 2001.
At least 30 people have been killed in a crush during New Year festivities near the Chinese capital Beijing, according to reports. The Xinhua news agency said the deaths occurred as people packed onto a canal bridge in a suburban park to watch a lantern a
The United Nations and the United States are asking rich nations for nearly USD 500 M to put Liberia firmly on the road to peace after nearly two decades of civil war. A two-day donors conference to address Liberia's reconstruction needs opens Thursday wi
The European Union is furious at Thailand for covering up the bird flu outbreak and misleading its consumer protection commissioner David Byrne during a visit here last month, AFP reported, citing press reports. The Nation newspaper said Byrne's head of c
At least five people were killed in the second deadly blast in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, capital of the province of North Ossetia. This is the second deadly blast for the last three days in Vladikavkaz, 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Ch
At least 30 people are feared drowned and another 150 are missing after two river ferries collided in southern Bangladesh. The accident occurred in Meghna River in Barisal district, 75 miles south of national capital Dhaka, according to the survivors.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers should allow full-fledged marriage for same-sex couples because anything less would make them "second-class" citizens. Following the ruling the first gay marriages in the United States may begin within
The number of Asia's bird flu deaths reached 16 on Wednesday, after Vietnam announced two more deaths and Thailand reported its fifth fatality from the disease. Thailand is investigating another 18 suspected cases of bird flu infections of which 11 have d
Senator John Kerry tightened his hold on the Democratic presidential nomination with five victories in a seven state contest but was denied a complete sweep by challengers John Edwards and Wesley Clark. Kerry won the Democratic presidential caucus in the
A strong earthquake rocked Taiwan's eastern coast Wednesday, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported. The magnitude-6 quake hit in the Pacific Ocean, about 47 miles southeast of the coastal city of Hualien, the Central Weather Bureau said.
The number of dead rose to 101 Tuesday in the twin suicide bombings of two Kurdish political offices, the highest confirmed toll in any terrorist attack since the U.S.
President Jacques Chirac has offered his public support for his closest ally, former French Prime Minister Alain Juppe, who was convicted on Friday in a party financing scandal. He was found guilty of allowing party employees from Mr Chirac's former RPR p
An explosion has hit the centre of the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, near the war-torn republic of Chechnya, on Tuesday. Russian news agencies report that there is two dead, four wounded in the aftermath of the explosion equalled to 400 g trotil.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair bowed to growing pressure on Tuesday and called an inquiry into apparently flawed intelligence about banned Iraqi weapons, BBC informed. Blair's announcement comes a day after United States President George Bush launched an in
The two German women, who were suspected of having the fatal bird flu, tested negative for the deadly disease, officials from the Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, announced on Tuesday. One of the women had returned from Thailand
Tens of people were killed as an 11-story apartment building collapsed Monday in the town of Konya in central Turkey. The body of a two-year-old girl was among those pulled out, international agencies reported, citing officials.
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