Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in a tight contest to keep his job as he vied with ex-premier Iyad Allawi, initial election results from four of the country's 18 provinces showed Thursday.
Four days after the election, Maliki and Allawi, both Shiite, have emerged nationally as the main...More
Iraqi workers counting votes at the IHEC headquarters in Baghdad
The United States said on Thursday it believed indirect Mideast peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians were still on, saying it had no confirmation that the Palestinians had decided to drop out.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley cast doubt over comments by Arab League chief Amr Moussa on Wednesday saying that...More
UNICEF on Thursday appointed Barcelona forward Lionel Messi a global Goodwill Ambassador.
The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year received the honor in a ceremony in Barcelona.
UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassadors seek to create public awareness of children's issues and include Shakira, Roger Moore and Queen Rania of...More
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have signaled a "willingness" to press China to support tough new sanctions on Iran, United States Defense...More
Yemeni forces launched an attack on Thursday to recapture a government building occupied by separatists in the south of the country, setting off a gunfight, a...More
The death toll from two days of fighting in Somalia's capital between government forces and al-Shabaab rebels has risen to 54, ambulance services said on...More
Paul Martin, a British freelance journalist arrested by Hamas in the Gaza Strip last month and held on suspicion of espionage for Israel, was released on...More
A donor conference for Darfur this month is intended to raise $2 billion for infrastructure, health, water and other projects in the war-ravaged Sudanese region, the Egyptian hosts said on...More
Iran's outspoken president on Wednesday accused the United States of playing a double game in Afghanistan and mocked the U.S. defense secretary during their overlapping visits to the country.
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Safety advocates recounted on Wednesday a recent accident where a mother was killed while driving because she was distracted by her child, in the hopes that drivers will learn to strap in their...More
Iran's transport minister said on Saturday that Russian pilots flying for Iranian airlines will be replaced by local cockpit crew within two months, the Fars news agency reported.
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A record 237 candidates are in the running for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said Wednesday, with Chinese dissidents and the founders of the Internet known to be on the...More