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Incumbent President Hamid Karzai is ahead in the polls for the Afghan presidential election.

Taiwan's mudslide survivors are taken to safety as China's east cost is battered by a storm.

Leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada gather on Monday to present a united front to try to limit the spread of the H1N1 swine flu, but there is less unity on simmering trade issues.

Pakistan's Taliban chief is Baitullah Mehsud is presumed dead after a missile attack

Abbas opens first Fatah congress in 20 years with declaration that "resistance" remains an option.

President Ahmadinejad receives endorsement from Ayatollah Khamenei, the highest power in the land, after seven weeks of street protests.

Crowds filled the streets of Manila to honour former President Corazon Aquino in a procession.

The U.S. economy shrank less than expected in the April to June quarter, bolstering hopes the longest recession since the Great Depression is near an end.

Iranian police have apparently arrested mourners who gathered at a Tehran cemetery to commemorate victims of the recent unrest.

At the end of two days of talks, the US and China hope to forge closer ties as they pledge to sustain stimulus during the economic crisis

No deal on Jewish settlement freeze but both sides say they are making progress in efforts to re-start Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Reassurance over the U.S.'s Iran strategy and the curtailment of Israeli settlement activity are dominant themes in a diplomatic push by senior U.S. figures visiting the Middle East.

A wave of deadly bombings in Baghdad preceeds Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama.

 A non-Zionist ultra-orthodox Jewish delegation arrives at the Gaza Strip in order to support Islamist Hamas government.

The G8 countries are reaching out to developing countries during their summit in L'Aquila, Italy, as they discuss climate change and trade.

Unrest continues in Iran, with the regime losing support in some areas but holding the key backing of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is jeered by Zimbabwean expatriates in London's Southwark Cathedral.

Demonstrators take to the streets of Tokyo, Sydney and Brisbane, protesting Iran election results.

Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu gives his endorsement to the establishment of a Palestinian state -- with conditions.

Israeli warplanes strike tunnels that run between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

In Tehran thousands of Mousavi supporters protest over the election result.

Iranians prepare to vote in a presidential election that has turned into an increasingly bitter war of words between rival candidates

The U.S special envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth says Washington has no plans to invade or to oust its regime by force.

Hundreds protest in Sydney's west after another two Indian men are allegedly assaulted in Australia.

U.S. President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy took time before the D-Day anniversary to discuss world affairs.

Britain's longstanding Labour government goes through a reshuffle amid infighting, calls for the Prime Minister to step down and resignations by key senior ministers.

US President Barack Obama is welcomed in Saudi Arabia, his first stop on an overseas trip that will take him to Egypt and Europe.

A fresh batch of high-tech U.S. F22 warplanes arrives in southern Japan as North Korea threatens to launch a mid-range missile.

U.S. bases in southern Japan see heightened activity as the world waits for a United Nations resolution against North Korea.

Heat and unhygienic conditions in camps are causing health concerns for the 2.3 million people displaced by conflict in Pakistan.

North Korea, facing international sanctions for a nuclear test, threatens to attack the South for joining a U.S.-led initiative to check vessels.

President Obama pressed Israel'I Prime Minister Benjamin iNetanyahu to pursue a two-state solution in the Middle East.

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov imposes Islamic values in Chechnya to try to blunt the appeal of radical Islamic groups.

The overwhelming election victory by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ruling coalition boosts hopes of a stable government in India as it faces economic downturn and tensions with Pakistan.

The United Nations calls on Israel to change its settlement policies and prove its commitment to a two-state solution.

Hundreds of families have fled from their villages in Pakistan's Buner valley as security forces clash with militants in the region.

Tropical storm Kujira kills at least 20 and destroys thousands of homes in central Philippines

Afghanistan's president registers to run for office again in Afghanistan's August election.

Britain's Prince Charles says protecting the planet while creating new jobs is essential during the global economic downturn.

Builders find message in a bottle written by prisoners at Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz during World War Two.

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The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter at a faster-than-expected rate led by a record drop in business spending.

Israelis stand still for two minutes as a siren is heard across the country, marking national memorial day, commemorating the Jewish state's dead in the Israeli-Arab conflict.

Governments around the world act to stem a flu pandemic, as a virus that has killed at least 100 people in Mexico was confirmed to have reached Spain.

Spain, France and New Zealand are among the nations now reporting suspected cases of the new H1N1 strain. Suspected cases of a new human form of swine flu have begun to emerge in Europe.

German authorities begin excavation work on a site where the remains of 753 Jewish World War Two victims are believed to be buried in a mass grave.

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Palestinians are wounded during clashes with Jewish settlers in the West Bank village of Safa.

Hundreds of members of the Hungarian Guards, a far right organisation, stage a march against what they say is 'Roma crime'.

United States President Barack Obama tells Europe it must do more to help the U.S. win the war in Afghanistan. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama met on Friday (April 3) hours before the start of a NATO summit with Afghanistan on the top of the agenda. Following a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in neighbouring Strasbourg, Obama crossed the bridge into Germany and met Merkel in the spa town of Baden Baden.

Russia has called for a crackdown on heroin smuggling at an international conference in Moscow organised to help tackle problems in Afghanistan.

It's been ten years since NATO bombs fell on Serbia to stop a humanitarian disaster in Kosovo. Kosovo's Albanian majority are still grateful for NATO's intervention in 1999 after the conflict with Serbia that saw hundreds of thousands of people flee their homes or forced to leave.