Pakistani Troops Kill at least 40 Militants in Clashes Along Afghan Border

Brazil to Institute Greater State Control of Oil Industry

Nigerian Anti-Corruption Unit Brings Criminal Charges Against Bank Executives

Wildfires Near Los Angeles Threaten Thousands of Homes, Evacuations Ordered

Japanese Opposition DPJ Sends Ruling LDP to Crushing Defeat in Elections

Dalai Lama Arrives in Taiwan to Comfort Victims of Typhoon Morakot

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert Indicted in Corruption Cases

Japan Readies for Sunday’s Elections, Opposition Democratic Party of Japan Expected to Gain Power

Ethiopian Troops Reportedly Seize Control of Strategic Town in Somalia

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Continues to Widen Gap in Election Results

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Pursuing Legal Action Against Media Outlets Across Europe

Argentine Farmers Resume Strike Over Tax on Soy Bean Exports

Icelandic Parliament Votes to Repay $5 Billion to UK and Netherlands

Suicide Bombing Near Pakistani-Afghan Border Leaves at least 18 Dead

China Expresses Anger Over Taiwan’s Invitation to Dalai Lama

Hamid Karzai Widens Lead in Afghan Presidential Election Results

Zimbabwe Officials Deny Reports Suggesting President Robert Mugabe is Ill

Iraq and Syria Recall Ambassadors Following Dispute Surrounding Recent Bombings in Baghdad

Hamid Karzai Holds Narrow Lead Over Abdullah Abdullah in Presidential Election Results

Russian Prosecutors Accuse Ukraine of Fighting Alongside Georgian Troops During Last Year’s Conflict