President Thabo Mbeki went on national television Sunday to formally announce his resignation and deny charges that he pressured prosecutors to go after his rival, Jacob Zuma, whose supporters forced the South African leader from office. ...more

September 22, 2008

Thabo Mbeki is fond of packing his speeches with passages from "Hamlet" and "Macbeth," so it is perhaps fitting his downfall had the hallmarks of a Shakespearean tragedy. ...more

September 21, 2008

Sudan's ruling party warned Sunday there will be more violence in Darfur if the country's president is indicted for crimes against humanity and genocide, while hundreds of people rallied in Khartoum to support the leader. ...more

July 14, 2008

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Parliament on Thursday rejected the nomination of one of President Rene Preval's advisers as the next prime minister of Haiti, which has now gone two months with its No. 2 political post empty. ...more

June 13, 2008

Turkey delivered a tough message to Iraq and Western allies Tuesday: A cross-border attack on Kurd guerrilla bases is coming unless the U.S.-backed government in the Iraqi north cracks down soon. ...more

October 24, 2007

A Russian boy suffers head injuries after falling from a window while trying to elude police. A North African man slips from a window ledge and fractures his leg while fleeing officers. A Chinese woman lies in a coma after plunging from a window during a police check. ...more

September 23, 2007