Dead bodies litter empty refugee camp behind rebels lines as
international pressure builds around Congo conflict

The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said up to 45,000 uprooted people had left
camps for the displaced and headed ...   more »

Libya has paid 1.5 billion U.S. dollars into a fund for American victims of
terrorism from the 1980s, the U.S. State Department says.

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Libya has ...   more »

As Washington readies a change of hand in the White House, a
hemispheric-wide war on drugs awaits the new U.S. president with the eye of
the storm arguably transferring to Mexico from Colombia.

TIJUANA, BAJA ...   more »

Barack Obama leads in alternative polls

Americans express their support for Barack Obama or John
McCain by buying coffee cups and cupcakes bearing the images of their favorite
candidate. Kids get in the act by ...   more »

Tight security at Barack Obama's grandmother's home in western Kenya as
journalists are turned away days before the U.S. presidential election.

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Kenyan police increased security at the home ...   more »

The Lockerbie bomber could be freed on bail next week, Press Association
reports.

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The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing which left 270 people
dead may be released on bail ...   more »

Annual commemoration embracing life-death duality gets underway in Mexico
City.

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Preparations for the sombre November 2 Day of the Dead celebrations
began in Mexico City Friday (October ...   more »

Vote counting continues in Zambia as preliminary results are announced in
elections to choose late President Levy Mwanawasa's successor. Results show
opposition leader, Michael Sata is in early lead over acting President Rupiah
Banda.

LUSAKA, ...   more »