Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Palin to step down as Alaska governor
Sarah Palin announced Friday she is stepping down as governor of Alaska at the end of the month, fuelling speculation she could make a run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Roadside bomb kills Canadian soldier in Afghanistan
A Canadian soldier was killed Friday in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb that narrowly missed a vehicle carrying the commander of coalition troops in Kandahar.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
U.S. troops secure key centres in Afghan drive
U.S. forces began to secure key centres in Helmand province in Afghanistan on Friday as a major offensive aimed at pushing out the Taliban entered its second day.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Honduras top court rejects OAS chief's ultimatum over coup
Honduras' Supreme Court rejected an ultimatum on Friday from the head of the Organization of American States to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power or face suspension from the regional body.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
EU summons Iranian ambassadors in protest move
Foreign ministries across the 27-nation European Union bloc have summoned Iranian ambassadors to demand the release of British embassy staff in Tehran.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Obama wrong about Putin, spokesman says
U.S. President Barack Obama was wrong to suggest Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin remains partially mired in a Cold War mindset, Putin's spokesman said Friday.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Ban Ki-moon meeting with jailed Suu Kyi a no go
The request by Ban Ki-moon to meet with jailed Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been rejected during what the UN secretary general has called a "very tough" diplomatic mission.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Accused Nazi guard Demjanjuk deemed fit for trial
German prosecutors have ruled that accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk is fit to stand trial for allegedly helping to kill 29,000 Jews in 1943.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Pakistani helicopter crash kills 26
A Pakistani army helicopter crashed in the northwestern tribal region of Orakzai on Friday, killing 26 people on board, military officials said.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009
Air France jet plunged at high speed into Atlantic
The pilot of a doomed Air France flight was flying with neither the help of the autopilot nor information about the plane's speed and direction when it slammed into the Atlantic Ocean a month ago, French officials said Thursday.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009
OAS chief heading to Honduras
The head of the Organization of American States says he will travel to Honduras on Friday to demand Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup last weekend, be reinstated as president.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009
Indian Ocean plane crash survivor reunites with family
The young survivor of a plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean arrived back in Paris on Thursday, reuniting with her father and three siblings.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009
U.K. train robber Biggs to appeal parole denial
Ronnie Biggs, one of the culprits behind the Great Train Robbery of 1963, will appeal the British government's decision to deny him parole on compassionate grounds, his family said Thursday.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009
Former Iranian president Khatami slams ruling regime
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami harshly criticized Iran's ruling regime on Wednesday and called for the release of people arrested in the aftermath of June 12's contentious presidential election.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009
Taliban flee U.S. drive in Afghanistan
Most Taliban militants encountered by U.S. troops on the first day of a massive new offensive retreated rather than engage in battle, military officials said Thursday.