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

Ken W. Poulsen of Tarpon Springs says report link population growth to threats to peace was suppressed by administrations. ...more

December 18, 2007

With President Vladimir V. Putin's opponents persistently hobbled by the Kremlin, his party on Sunday swept to the kind of landslide long predicted for the parliamentary elections. ...more

December 3, 2007

Five years ago, elite Pakistani troops stationed near the border with Afghanistan began receiving hundreds of pairs of U.S.-made night-vision goggles that would enable them to see and fight al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents in the dark. The sophisticated goggles, supplied by the Bush administration at a cost of up to $9,000 a pair, came with an implicit message: Step up the attacks. ...more

November 1, 2007