French voters came out Sunday expected to deal President Nicolas Sarkozy a stinging rebuke in regional elections that will be his last big national test ... more

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is locked in a tight battle with his main rival to form Iraq's next government, called on Sunday for a ... more

UN chief Ban Ki-moon crossed into the Gaza Strip on Sunday, expressing solidarity with the plight of the Palestinians and urging an end to an ... more

Papua New Guinea landowners have won a David and Goliath battle to freeze a Chinese nickel mine's construction of a massive pipeline to dump waste ... more

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, locked in a battle with his main rival to form Iraq's next govt, has called for a recount of votes cast ... more

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for a recount of votes cast in the country's March 7 general election, a statement Sunday from his ... more