First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday - U.N. | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election, a vote seen as a litmus test of its young democracy, are likely to be released by Thursday, a United Nations official said o... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) The Star Election Government Iraq Photos UN |
Ahmadinejad in Kabul for talks | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has arrived in Afghanistan for talks with Hamid Karzai, his Afghan counterpart. | Ahmadinejad's visit to Kabul comes at the tail end of a trip to the coun... (photo: AP / Sorkhabi, Pool) Al Jazeera Afghanistan Iran Photos Taliban US |
UN, US slam new Israeli settlement expansion JERUSALEM - US vice president Joe Biden has been joined by UN chief Ban Ki-moon in condemning Israel's approval of 1,600 new illegal settler homes in Palestinian East Jerusalem. | "The secretary-gener... (photo: Creative Commons / SEIU Walk a Day in My Shoes 2008) Middle East Online Israel Jerusalem Photos President UN |
Head of al-Azhar dies | Cairo - Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials ... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Independent online Death Education Egypt Islam Photos |
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears Abuja: Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the Presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi... (photo: AP / George Osodi) Zeenews Africa Nigeria Photos President Saudi |
Poll: Obama More Popular Than Congress WASHINGTON -- Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a D... (photo: US Senate file) WPXI Congress Fight Health Photos Washington |