Diplomatic push to end ethnic strife in Kenya

NAIROBI (AFP) - Diplomatic efforts accelerated Wednesday to resolve the crisis in Kenya, where post-election violence has threatened to escalate into tribal war, with tens of thousands displaced and hundreds murdered. The dispute over last week's president... full story

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Rice looks to history for peace effort

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is looking to the past for lessons on how to make next month's Mideast peace conference a success. ...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

US to order diplomats to serve in Iraq

WASHINGTON - In the largest call-up of U.S. diplomats since the Vietnam War, the State Department is planning to order some of its personnel to serve at the Am...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Bush touts federal response to wildfires

WASHINGTON - President Bush touted his administration's response to the California wildfires on Saturday. "I made a pledge to the people of California on behal...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Turkish premier vows fight 'when needed'

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's prime minister said Saturday that his country would take steps to fight Iraq-based Kurdish rebels "when needed," regardless of intern...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Dean lashes out at GOP over health plan

WASHINGTON - Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean on Saturday criticized Republicans in Congress for not supporting legislation to expand a popular children's...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

UAW members OK 4-year deal with Chrysler

DETROIT - United Auto Workers members passed a four-year contract agreement with Chrysler LLC on Saturday despite significant dissent from some workers, the un...

updated Sun October 28, 2007

Wildfire pollution poses health threat

LOS ANGELES - Even as many of the wildfires in flame-ravaged Southern California died down and residents returned home, lingering dust and soot-laden air made ...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Putin aims for EU deal 'soon' at Portugal summit

MAFRA, Portugal (AFP) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin voiced hope at a summit on Friday that a new EU-Russia treaty could be agreed "soon," ...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

'Positive' Turkey-Iraq talks resume: Iraqi official

ANKARA (AFP) - Crisis talks between Iraqi and Turkish ministers over threats of a Turkish strike on northern Iraq resumed Friday afternoon, an Iraqi embassy s...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Monkeys, apes teeter on brink of extinction

BEIJING (Reuters) - Mankind's closest relatives are teetering on the brink of their first extinctions in more than a century, hunted by humans for food an...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Russia could quickly resume missile output: general

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is capable of quickly resuming production of short and medium-range nuclear missiles, Russia's rocket forces commander said on F...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Czech parliament rejects missile shield referendum

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech lower house of parliament rejected on Friday a leftist opposition proposal to hold a national referendum on hosting a part of a U...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Kabila asks Bush support to stabilize east Congo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo asked U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday for continued support as he s...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Turkey sends troops to border, Iraq pushes diplomacy

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish helicopters and fighter jets pounded Kurdish rebel positions on Friday as diplomatic efforts began in Ankara to avert a major offen...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

UN's Ban "very worried" on Iran's nuclear progress

ROME (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is worried about Iran's nuclear program but hopes a stand-off with the international community can be ...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Oil hits new record above $92

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rallied to a fresh record high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the dollar tumbled to a record low, Washington imposed new sanctio...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Cool weather brings relief to smoldering California

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Cool, damp weather moved into Southern California from the Pacific Ocean on Friday boosting efforts to beat down stubborn wildfires, whi...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Stocks rise on strong earnings reports

NEW YORK - Stocks advanced Friday as strong earnings from Microsoft Corp. and an optimistic outlook from Countrywide Financial Corp. tempered persisting concer...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Putin denounces US missile shield

MAFRA, Portugal - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday compared the U.S. proposal to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe to the Cuban missil...

updated Sat October 27, 2007

Bush says he'll veto health bill again

WASHINGTON - President Bush accused Democratic lawmakers on Friday of wasting time by passing legislation to expand children's health coverage, knowing that he...