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Honduras' interim leader spurns ultimatum, blames Chavez for crisis
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DESPITE mounting international pressure to restore exiled president, Honduras' interim leader has accused Venezuela's Hugo Chavez of instigating his nation's crisis and lawmakers tightened a curfew aimed at stemming unrest.
Medvedev lauds Obama, hopeful on new U.S.-Russian cooperation
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RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev in a video released yesterday said that he was hopeful that the upcoming summit with United States (U.S.) counterpart, Barack Obama would help Moscow and Washington find new ways to cooperate.
UN nuclear agency chooses Japanese as new head
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THE United Nations (UN) nuclear agency's governing board has chosen a veteran Japanese diplomat as its new head.
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Iran's ex-president, opposition leader slam Islamic regime
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FORMER Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has joined ranks with the country's embattled reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, and accused the Iranian government of failing its people in the recent election and condemning the subsequent crackdown on protesters.
Most Americans believe Jackson coverage excessive
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AHEAD of his memorial next Tuesday, nearly two out of three Americans, according to a survey said the media has given too much coverage to the death of Michael Jackson and just three per cent thought it was too little.
U.S. Marines launch major offensive in Afghanistan
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THOUSANDS of United States (U.S.) Marines yesterday poured from helicopters and armoured vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilise the country.
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