Less than a month before Afghanistan's presidential election, Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests attacked a provincial capital Saturday, triggering gunbattles that killed seven militants. ...more

July 26, 2009

President Bush and financial leaders from nations rich and poor pledged Saturday to intensify efforts to unblock a frozen financial system before it does more damage to an increasingly shaky global economy. ...more

October 12, 2008

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

Jacob Zuma, the new head of the African National Congress, called Saturday for unity in his first major speech as party leader. ...more

January 13, 2008

Israel's attorney general on Sunday ordered a new criminal investigation into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the latest in a series of probes that threaten to weaken the Israeli leader during ongoing peace efforts with the Palestinians. ...more

October 15, 2007