| Over 100 Killed In Afghan Violence Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Afghanistan has seen one of its bloodiest days since 2001, as hundreds of insurgents attacked a southern town and violence flared across the country.
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| Senior UN Official In Burma For Talks Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Senior United Nations Envoy Ibrahim Gambari is in Burma for talks with local authorities. The UN has described the visit as “an overdue and potentially important opportunity to assess developments in the country first hand”.
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| Laisenia Qarase Sworn In As Fiji?s Prime Minister Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Laisenia Qarase was sworn in Thursday for a second five-year term as Fiji's prime minister.
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| Strikers In Ireland Insist On Reviewing Asylum Claim Updated:18 May 2006 |
| A group of over 40 Afghans, who have been on a hunger strike since the weekend in the Irish capital Dublin, have agreed to give up their protest If an international body is allowed to review their asylum.
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| Afghan President Blames Pakistan For Generating Terrorists Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai on Thursday blamed Pakistan for training terrorists, according to reports.
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| Violence Erupts In Brazil Updated:18 May 2006 |
| In a week of gang violence that threatens both parties in this year's elections, police kept up running gunbattles with criminals on Thursday.
Some critics are blaming President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for not living up to his promise that he would improve the lives of the poor.
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| Feasibility Study Likely On Bringing Indian Electricity To Bangladesh Updated:18 May 2006 |
| A feasibility study on inter-connecting Bangladesh power grid with India’s North Eastern grid for brining power from India is likely to be conducted soon by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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| UNHCR And UNESCO Unite To Educate Afghan Children Updated:18 May 2006 |
| The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) signed a two-year agreement on Wednesday to work for improving the educational system for Afghan refugees in Pakistan, a local newspaper reported.
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| Fujimori Released On Bail Updated:18 May 2006 |
| Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was released on bail while he awaits extradition to Peru to face corruption and human rights charges.
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| Japanese: North Korea May Be Planning To Launch A Missile Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Japanese media reports say Friday that North Korea may be planning to launch a long-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S.
South Korean officials say satellite pictures show signs of activity at a site in northeastern North Korea.
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| Former Turkish Prime Minister Suffers Stroke Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Bulent Ecevit, the veteran Turkish politican, undergoes emergency surgery after having a stroke.
On Thursday, the 81-year-old joined a gathering of thousands of pro-secularist Turks at the funeral of slain judge Mustafa Yucel Ozbilgin.
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| Typhoon Kills At Least 21 In China Updated:19 May 2006 |
| A powerful typhoon pummeled southern China on Thursday, killing at least 21 people and leaving 27 Vietnamese fishermen missing after their boats sank in Chinese waters.
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| Tribal Rebels Blast Two Gas Pipelines In Pakistan Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Suspected tribal militants blew up two natural gas pipelines in Pakistan's troubled southwest province of Baluchistan overnight
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| BBC: Taliban Leader Held Updated:19 May 2006 |
| The BBC on Friday reported the capture of Mullah Dadullah, a senior Taliban military commander. The report said Dadullah was held in the Kandahar province by a team of international troops.
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| Lightning Kills 4, Injures 12 In Bangladesh Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Lightning struck four people to death and injured 12 others in four upazilas of the northern district Dinajpur in Bangladesh on Friday.
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| Prodi Wins Italy Senate?s Vote Of Confidence Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Italy’s newly formed Prime Minister Romano Prodi has won a vote of confidence by 165-155 in the Senate on Friday.
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| Nepal Clips King's Powers Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Nepal's Parliament unanimously decided to curtail the King's political and military powers by stripping him of the title of the Supreme-Commander-in-Chief of army.
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| Hamas, Abbas Troops Parade in Gaza Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Security forces from rival Palestinian factions paraded through the streets of Gaza on Thursday.
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| Iraqi PM Maliki Submits Goverment To Parliament Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki, says the country's first unity government since the fall of Saddam Hussein, is ready to take power.
The prime minister designate will present his cabinet to the Parliament for approval, Saturday; only the defense and interior posts remain to be filled on a permanent basis.
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| Oposition Leader Arrested Ahead Of Zimbabwe Election Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Political opposition leader, and party officials have been arrested in Zimbabwe, on the eve of an election.
Arthur Mutambara and four officials from the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have been arrested in the capital before a Saturday election.
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| Iran Promises Cooperation With UN Nuclear Inspectors Updated:19 May 2006 |
| Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, promised that Iran would cooperate with United Nations inspectors, according to Tehran’s ambassador.
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| European Union To Blacklist LTTE Updated:19 May 2006 |
| The European Union has planed to put Sri Lankan rebel group LTTE on its list of terrorist organizations, a report said on Friday.
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| Bombing Fails To Kill Palestinian Intelligence Chief In Gaza Updated:20 May 2006 |
| A bombing at the Palestinian Intelligence Service headquarters in Gaza has left the Chief seriously injured, prompting the explosion to be labeled an assassination attempt.
Officials confirm General Tareq Abu Rajab's survived a bomb attack that killed at least one person, and injured several others, as they stepped into an elevator.
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| UK Jailer Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Rape Updated:19 May 2006 |
| A senior prison officer was jailed for life on Friday for a series of rapes, kidnaps and assaults on women and girls in northern England.
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| China Completes Construction On The Three Gorges Dam Updated:20 May 2006 |
| The People's Republic of China has completed construction on the world's largest hydroelectricity project, the Three Gorges Dam.
Often a controversial subject, over 100 people died during construction, and the government forcibly relocated 1.3 million people ahead of the dam's reservoir.
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| Former Indonesian Leader Suharto In "Serious Condition" Updated:20 May 2006 |
| Former Indonesian president Suharto is in "serious condition" at a hospital.
The 84-year-old has suffered several strokes since leaving office in 1998.
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| 10 Iraqis Killed In Attacks Updated:20 May 2006 |
| Ten Iraqis were killed and 26 others were injured from roadside bombs and other attacks on Friday.
Five of the deaths reportedly resulted from a gunbattle between suspected insurgents and Iraqi police.
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| Castro To Live 140 Years Updated:20 May 2006 |
| According to Cuban President Fidel Castro's chief doctor, Castro enjoys vibrant health and will live 140 years.
Even though the CIA reportedly believes that Castro has Parkinson's Disease, doctor Eugenio Selman-Housein denied the claim.
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| Shooting In Kashmir Leaves 8 Dead, 25 Wounded Updated:21 May 2006 |
| Suspected Islamic militants have opened fire on a crowd in Kashmir, killing at least eight people, and wounding over 25.
According to authorities, two militants dressed as police attacked a Congress party rally before Indian police fired back.
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| Montenegro Will Vote On Independence From Serbia Updated:21 May 2006 |
| The only former Yugoslavian republic still tied to Serbia, Montenegro, has begun voting on a referendum on independence.
The people of Montenegro must give the pro-independence bloc at least 55 percent of the vote for a change to occur, and create the newest European state.
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