Cuban President Raul Castro meets with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. ...more

April 6, 2009

Iran said it successfully test-fired a new generation of long range surface-to-surface missile on Wednesday, one that could easily strike as far away as southeastern Europe with greater precision than earlier models. ...more

November 13, 2008

Iraq's political leaders on Friday began studying a draft agreement to extend the U.S. military presence here beyond 2008, but some lawmakers predicted the proposal would face a tough fight in parliament. ...more

October 18, 2008

A massive suicide truck bomb gutted the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and injuring hundreds. Dozens more were feared dead inside the building where rescuers continued to search early today. ...more

September 21, 2008

Chinese authorities prepared Saturday to drain a swelling lake formed by a devastating earthquake, completing work on a drainage channel to divert water that threatens hundreds of thousands of people downstream. ...more

June 1, 2008

Cuba's gay community celebrated unprecedented openness - and political alliances - with a government-backed campaign against homophobia Saturday. ...more

May 18, 2008

Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies - one of the first international shipments - sank on its way to the disaster zone. ...more

May 12, 2008

Darfur rebels from western Sudan took their five-year struggle to the doorstep of their country's capital Saturday, engaging government forces in gunbattles on the outskirts of Khartoum. ...more

May 11, 2008

First lady Laura Bush condemned the military government in Myanmar, also known as Burma, on Monday for its "inept" response to a deadly weekend cyclone, marking an unusual foray by the president's spouse into a high-profile foreign policy crisis. ...more

May 6, 2008

Close to 400 people registered as candidates Saturday for Iranian parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ...more

January 6, 2008