Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank battled Israeli troops on Sunday while thousands protested in the Gaza Strip in support of President Yasser Arafat, blockaded for weeks at his Ramallah headquarters.The unrest followed a deadly Palestinian shooting atta
Tens of thousands of people who fled a volcanic eruption in Congo streamed back to their ruined town across a vast field of still steaming lava on Sunday, throwing emergency relief plans into disarray. The returnees, gambling that no more lava from Mount
Afghanistan's interim leader, Hamid Karzai, appealed to the world Sunday for help in getting his devastated country back on its feet after two decades of strife and disaster that created a breeding ground for terrorism. Officials from more than 60 governm
The CEO of Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm responsible for auditing Enron, conceded Sunday that his company made errors but said that the energy giant's demise was ultimately the result of a failed business model, not shady accounting.
Israelis and Palestinians exchanged gunfire Saturday night near the headquarters of Palestinian leader President Yasser Arafat, and rounds of tank fire were heard in and near the West Bank city.
A United States military helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing two of the seven Marines on board, the U.S.
Refugees who fled Africa's most destructive volcanic eruption in 25 years pleaded for food and water on Saturday as a relentless river of black lava destroyed homes and roads for a third day. Fires raged and tremors shook the earth throughout the Rwanda-D
China has said its intelligence officers found more than 20 spying devices in a Boeing 767 meant to become President Jiang Zemin's official plane after it arrived from the United States, published reports said on Saturday.
A winter storm battered U.S.
Speaking ahead of a donors' conference next week, Japan's special envoy for Afghanistan on Saturday urged the global community to commit to the long haul to rebuild the country, shattered by war and disaster. Donors are set to pledge billions of dollars t
A federal judge Friday denied a request to televise the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the first person charged in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
President George W. Bush on Friday spoke by telephone to Argentine President Eduardo Duhalde and assured him that the United States will help Argentina when his government commits to a sound, sustainable economic recovery plan.
Refugees are continuing to flee a devastating volcanic eruption in central Africa amid fears of a major humanitarian crisis in the region. Hundreds of thousands of people left their homes after the Nyiragongo volcano erupted on Thursday, with smoking lava
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Friday he thinks Osama bin Laden has not been able to get treatment for his kidney disease and is most likely dead.
Israeli soldiers blew up the building housing the headquarters of the Voice of Palestine radio service and some Palestinian television studio facilities early Saturday, eyewitnesses told CNN. It was the latest action by Israel to step up pressure on the P
Bosnian authorities have handed over to U.S.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said he is encouraged that a solution can be found in the military standoff between India and Pakistan centred on Kashmir. Mr Powell, who has ended a visit to India as part of a peace-making tour of South Asia
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has said Baghdad is ready for another full-scale attack by America but would defeat any new military campaign.
French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin has suffered a setback after the country's highest court ruled that a bill to give the island of Corsica limited self-government was unconstitutional. The Constitutional Council threw out legislation to give the trouble
Bankrupt energy giant Enron has fired the accountancy firm Andersen as the company's auditors with immediately effect. Andersen has been widely criticised for its handling of the Enron account, especially after the revelation that it destroyed documents r
Hundreds of thousands of people are said to be fleeing in panic after lava from volcanic eruptions engulfed the town of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eyewitnesses said huge areas of Goma were ablaze after a massive lava flow from t
Google Street View is again on its way through Bulgaria
Bulgaria has the Largest Gray Economy in Europe
