Rival factions in Kenya's political crisis reportedly agreed Thursday to write a new constitution, a move that could allow for power-sharing as part of a deal aimed at ending weeks of violence in this East African country. ...more

February 15, 2008

Elections in Pakistan will be delayed about a month, after the turmoil sparked by Benazir Bhutto's assassination, despite opposition threats of street protests unless the crucial vote is held next Tuesday as originally planned, a top official said Tuesday. ...more

January 2, 2008

Lebanon's political tumult intensified as President Emile Lahoud said the country is in a "state of emergency" and handed security powers to the army before he left office late Friday without a successor. The rival, pro-Western Cabinet rejected the declaration. ...more

November 24, 2007

Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif will make another attempt to return from exile, his party said Thursday, setting up a new confrontation with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf before Pakistan's critical parliamentary elections. ...more

November 23, 2007

Eight Turkish soldiers captured by a Kurdish separatist group were released Sunday, helping ease a standoff between two of the United States' most trusted regional allies. ...more

November 5, 2007

Myanmar's military government issued a threat Monday to the barefoot Buddhist monks who led 100,000 people marching through a major city in the strongest protests against the repressive regime for two decades. ...more

September 25, 2007