World soccer governing body FIFA announced its decision on Friday to suspend the Iraq from playing international matches for the sake of "government interference". "In accordance with FIFA statutes, the clubs and representative...

A suicide bomber killed at least 13 people in Afghanistan Friday, an act a multinational security force spokeswoman condemned as a "malicious attack." The blast occurred in Farah, capital of the mostly desert province of Farah in...

A missile attack fired from a suspected drone Friday killed eight militants in Pakistan's northwest region, officials said. The incident occurred in Macchikhel area near Mir Ali in North Waziristan, Geo News reported. A BBC...

Iran's rejection of a key part of a nuclear deal prompted a meeting Friday between representatives of six world powers and the European Union. The United States, Russia, China, Germany, France and the United Kingdom must decide what to...

The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejects a peace plan being drafted by Israeli President Shimon Peres, an official said on Friday. Yasser Abed Rabbo, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said the plan is rejected...

The head of the United Nations says the group must work with the world's parliaments to help the poor during the global economic crisis. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in New York the recession is no excuse for abandoning...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday called for the expansion of trade ties between Iran and Turkey, the official IRNA news agency reported. "Iran and Turkey can be each other's major trade partners," Ahmadinejad was...

Tension remained high Friday as the unusual presidential election drew near in Honduras. Voters are choosing new leaders one week from Sunday but neither of the two most prominent politicians is on the ballot. The chief...

There was little cheering among some of the Afghans who watched Hamid Karzai's inauguration to another term as president of a country hobbled by corruption. Though Thursday had been declared a national holiday, many in Kabul, which...

Japan, hit by falling prices, is faced with a deflationary situation despite recent signs of recovery, the government said Friday. The announcement, the first such in three years, comes in the wake of recent expectations of continuing...

Record rain and flooding in northwest England killed a police officer Friday when a bridge collapsed beneath him as he directed drivers away from it. Bill Barker's body was found hours later about 10 miles from the Northside Bridge in...

Suicide and roadside bombings, the latest in a series of terror attacks in Pakistan's beleaguered Peshawar city, killed at least 22 people, authorities said. In the first of the two attacks Thursday, a suicide bomber blew himself up...

The United States on Friday reiterated its call for Iran to give a formal response to an UN- backed draft deal over its nuclear program. "Iran has not responded positively to the IAEA proposed agreement for the provision of nuclear...

East African leaders in five nations will be aiming for greater economic clout Friday when they sign a common market treaty, officials in Nairobi, Kenya, said. The presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, meeting in...

UNICEF is asking religious leaders to pray Friday for Sudan's children on the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Right of the Child, an official said. The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children is part of an effort by UNICEF...

News Analysis: Van Rompuy, Ashton tick right boxes in complex geographic, political web By Paul Ames The European Union's decision to pick a pair of relatively inexperienced, political lightweights for its new top jobs...

In the aftermath of national elections widely condemned as fraudulent, the United States and its allies are wondering what to do about Afghanistan. Malalai Joya, an Afghan parliamentarian deemed "the bravest women in Afghanistan" by the...

ONE of the key roles of Parliament, according to the Constitution of Zimbabwe, is that of making laws for the peace, order and good of the country. But increasingly, the Parliament of Zimbabwe has been under a barrage of criticism since...

WORLD opinion remains sharply divided over the United States of America's role in global politics given its partiality, hypocrisy and double-standards in its dealings with other nations. And the horrendous crisis management in...

[Commentary by Andrea Bonanni: "A Heralded Defeat"] Two unknowns leading Europe. To come up with an agreement on the new posts of president and representative of the EU's foreign policy, Europe's leaders embarked on the suicidal path of...