Thai 'red shirts' appear to accept deal

May 4th, 2010
Anti-government protesters who have been blocking off central Bangkok appear to have reached a deal with the government, their leaders told demonstrators Tuesday.

Suspect admits role in N.Y. bomb plot, U.S. says

May 4th, 2010
A U.S. citizen has been arrested in New York over a failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces. LATEST UPDATES | TIMELINE | YOUR STORY |

Analysis: Are the Pakistani Taliban about to go global?

May 4th, 2010
Unlike al Qaeda, the Pakistani Taliban organization has shown little appetite for taking its brand of jihadism beyond the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Maybe that's changing.

Does anti-poverty aid really work?

May 4th, 2010
Governments and charities have spent billions to try to wipe out poverty, but award-winning economist Esther Duflo says we really don't know if that money has been well spent.

India farmers profit from organics

May 4th, 2010
The northwest state of Punjab is popularly known as the breadbasket of India.

Greeks protest austerity measures

May 4th, 2010
Thousands of Greek public sector workers began a 48-hour strike Tuesday against planned cuts in government spending.

Mumbai gunman to be sentenced Thursday

May 4th, 2010
The only surviving gunman in the 2008 Mumbai attacks will be sentenced Thursday, the judge at his trial said Tuesday.

Castro sacks transport, sugar ministers

May 4th, 2010
Cuban President Raul Castro has replaced two high-level government ministers -- citing errors and incompetence -- in the latest round of replacements at top-level government posts.

Greeks continue protesting against austerity measures

May 4th, 2010
Thousands of Greek public sector workers began a 48-hour strike Tuesday against planned cuts in government spending.

Abbas wary over planned talks with Israel

May 4th, 2010
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he is ready for a new round of peace talks with Israel, but he harbors a jaded view of the exercise.

U.S.: We have 5,113 nuclear warheads

May 4th, 2010
The U.S. has 5,113 nuclear warheads in its stockpile and many thousands more that have been retired and awaiting dismantling, a senior defense official said.

Skuteczna reklama w trudnych czasach

May 4th, 2010
Zestawienie nakładów poniesionych zarówno na reklamę w tradycyjnych środkach przekazu, jak i reklamę internetową pokazuje, że pomimo trudnej, pokryzysowej sytuacji w branży, rynek reklamowy radzi sobie całkiem nieźle.

Ash closes Irish airspace

May 4th, 2010
Airspace over Ireland will reopen Tuesday afternoon after ash from an Icelandic volcano forced a six-hour shutdown, the Irish Aviation Authority announced.

Alleged bin Laden associate arrested in Iraq

May 4th, 2010
The alleged leader of a militant group responsible for global "jihadist recruitment" was arrested in Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said.

Arrest made over New York bomb plot

May 4th, 2010
A U.S. citizen has been arrested in New York over a failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announces. LATEST UPDATES | TIMELINE | YOUR STORY |