Inquirer Obama leads McCain by 11 points--poll | WASHINGTON -- Democrat Barack Obama on Friday soared 11 points ahead of Republican rival John McCain taking a double digit lead for the first time in a Newsweek poll amid deep concerns about the eco... (photo: AP Photo / Charlie Neibergall)
Gulf Daily News Stone says no malice intended in Bush film | LOS ANGELES: Oliver Stone's film portrait of US President George W Bush was always going to be controversial given the director's liberal leanings. | So Stone decided to open W in US theatres less t... (photo: creative commons / flickr)
The Australian Zardari seeks civilian nuclear deal with China | PAKISTAN President Asif Ali Zardari will visit China next week, during which he is expected to push for a civilian nuclear deal similar to that just concluded between Washington and New Delhi. | Mr ... (photo: AP / Wally Santana) ChinaNuclearPakistanPhotosPolitics
Asia Times A long, hot winter for Pakistan | By Syed Saleem Shahzad | The Taliban are escalating the conflict in Pakistan's cities, aiming to strike before the US and its partners can dig in for the all-out war th... (photo: AP / Shakil Adil) DefencePakistanPhotosTalibanTerrorism
Asia Times US twists arms, Pyongyang plays footsie | By Donald Kirk | SEOUL - The semi-crisis over the restart of North Korea's nuclear weapons program is reaching D-Day - as in Decision Day - with the sense that the Unit... (photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon) DiplomacyN KoreaNuclearPhotosUS
San Diego Iraqis mourn slain politician, Sadr blames U.S. | Associated Press Relatives and friends of Iraqi lawmaker loyal to anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Saleh al-Auqaeili, seen in photo at right, carry his coffin d... (photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani) IraqPhotosQaedaUNUS
Canberra Times Wars without end | It is all in the language and the timing of the leaks. The White House has been incredibly slow to grasp the reality of the unremitting chaos in Afghanistan. But with i... (photo: USMC file/LCpl. Justin Mason) AfghanistanIntelligencePhotosSecurityWashington
The Star Iraq war fades from U.S. election | DALLAS (Reuters) - Many Americans seem to have forgotten the Iraq war in this election cycle. Joe Luccioni is not one of them. U.S. soldiers watch a friendly soccer mat... (photo: US Navy / Petty Officer 2nd Class Joan E. Kretschmer) AmericaElectionIraqPhotosWar
