As General David H. Petraeus takes command in Afghanistan, the two top American civilian officials in the war face an uncertain and tricky future, working with a newly empowered military leader, under the gaze of an impatient president who has put them on notice that his fractious war ...read more

France is embarking on a grand experiment — how to diversify the overwhelmingly white “grandes écoles,” the elite universities that have produced French leaders in every walk of life — and Rizane el-Yazidi is one of the pioneers....read more

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday welcomed the decision by Haitian President René Préval to set the date for Presidential elections in the earthquake devastated Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country....read more

Long-serving government parliamentarian Walter Lister is to retire from politics at the next general election....read more

Members of the main Opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) have vowed to lock down the country following the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which will hear the consolidated Election Petition Cases...read more

A potential strike at South African power firm Eskom widened after a second union said on Wednesday its members rejected a new pay offer and would join a work stoppage...read more

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Wednesday, shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City but not causing serious damage or casualties....read more

An accident on a ride at a Chinese amusement park has left six dead, and several more injured, Chinese media agencies reported Tuesday. ...read more

Andrea M. Stoelker, the girlfriend of disgraced financer Allen Stanford, has been sued for US$560,000 she received in wages and other payments from the Stanford Financial Group of Companies....read more

A Guyanese national charged in an international plot to blow up fuel lines at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2007 has pleaded guilty to furnishing...read more