Taro Aso Confirmed as New Prime Minister by Japan’s Parliament

Pakistani Army Finds Wreckage of Suspected U.S. Spy Plane

Seals and Surveillance Cameras Removed from North Korea’s Nuclear Complex at Pyongyang

George Bush Targets Iran and Syria in Final Speech to the United Nations

African National Congress Hit by Mass Resignations Following South African President Thabo Mbeki’s Decision to Step Down

Finland School Shooting Leaves at least Nine Dead, Two Injured

Pakistani Militant Group Claims Responsibility for Marriott Hotel Bombing

Islamic Militants Launch Attacks in Mogadishu, Nearly 40 Dead

ANC Selects Kgalema Motlanthe as Caretaker President Following Thabo Mbeki’s Resignation

Up to 15 Hostages Taken in Southern Egypt

Rescuers Continue to Search for Survivors in Marriott Hotel Bombing in Pakistan

Flooding in India’s Eastern State of Orissa Kills at least 17

Ehud Olmert Submits Resignation as Israeli Prime Minister

Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan Hit by Bomb Attack, Death Toll Continues to Rise

German Left-Wing Demonstrators Clash with Police Over Right-Wing Rally

South African President Thabo Mbeki Agrees to Resign

Suspected Mafia Attack Sparks Riots in Southern Italian Town

China Issues Mass Recall of Milk Products in Addition to Baby Formula

North Korea Preparing to Restart Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor

Venezuela Expels Human Rights Watch Activists