http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/World_PoliticsFind stories, videos, and photos about World Politics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:10:46 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/WORLD/americas/07/05/farc.americans/tztop.stansell.grab.ap.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/World_Politics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about World Politics from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/05/farc.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/05/farc.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe three Americans rescued after more than five years in captivity in Colombia say they are doing well but are "overwhelmed with emotion," according to a statement released on their behalf.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/05/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/05/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's government spokesman on Saturday reiterated its right to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes, a state-run news agency reported.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/oly.hats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/oly.hats/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn ancient China, a hat tells of social rank. For the six Ngan siblings, hats tell the story of their rise to fortune.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/04/taiwan.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/04/taiwan.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first regular charter flights between China's mainland and Taiwan began Friday in a sign of warming relations between Beijing and Taipei.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/04/markets/oil.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/04/markets/oil.ap/index.htmOil prices fell more than $1 a barrel Friday from record levels set a day earlier on hopes that tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program could ease and cut the chances of American or Israeli military action against OPEC's second-largest oil producer.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/04/iran.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/04/iran.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran agreed Friday to enter into talks with the European Union about its nuclear program before the end of the month, Iranian state-run media said.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/04/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/04/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia offered differing accounts Friday of a shooting that highlights continued tension between them amid Georgia's NATO ambitions.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820349,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820349,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan says North Korea received centrifuges from Pakistan in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez MusharrafFri, 04 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/04/spy.coma.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/04/spy.coma.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's senior intelligence official has been rushed to a London hospital after falling into a coma, officials said Friday, but foul play is not suspected in his sudden illness.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/03/hostages.arrive/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/03/hostages.arrive/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe three Americans rescued Wednesday after more than five years in captivity in the jungles of Colombia appear to be in good health, doctors said Thursday.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819966,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819966,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTurkey's deputy prime minister defended the ruling party in the country's top court Thursday against charges that it is steering the country toward Islamic ruleThu, 03 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819956,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819956,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFormer prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday rebuffed a senior U.S. official for saying that Pakistan should focus on food prices and militancy rather than the fate of President Pervez MusharrafThu, 03 Jul 2008 10:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819937,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTaiwan's tourist attractions have a fresh coat of paint and restaurants are laying on special buffet lunches in anticipation of a surge in visitors from China when regular commercial flights between the old foes start FridayThu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/taiwan.china.flights.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/taiwan.china.flights.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaiwan's tourist attractions have a fresh coat of paint, and restaurants are laying on special buffet lunches in anticipation of a surge in visitors from China when regular commercial flights between the old foes start Friday.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/02/missile.defense.poland/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/02/missile.defense.poland/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States and Poland have reached a tentative deal to place part of a ballistic missile defense system on its territory, a plan that has drawn sharp objections from Russia, a senior administration official said Wednesday.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/north.korea.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/north.korea.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen U.S. officials spoke in the past of the need for North Korea to declare the extent of its nuclear program, everyone from President Bush down said it must be "complete" and "verifiable."Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819862,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819862,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe operation that freed Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans is a major victory for Colombia's PresidentWed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMugabe and his opponents consider talks, but neither accepts the other's terms for power sharing Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/02/cuba.us.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/02/cuba.us.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's foreign minister has said his government might consider the American idea of opening a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Tehran -- comments coming amid possible progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:49:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTwo former generals are being questioned about their alleged involvement with a group suspected of plotting to overthrow the governmentWed, 02 Jul 2008 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/02/mexico.police.videi.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/02/mexico.police.videi.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextVideos showing Leon police practicing torture techniques on a fellow officer and dragging another through vomit at the instruction of a U.S. adviser created an uproar Tuesday in Mexico, which has struggled to eliminate torture in law enforcement.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/02/gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextEgyptian forces fired water cannons Wednesday at crowds of stone-throwing Palestinians who were trying to cross into Egypt from southern Gaza, Hamas security sources said.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/02/zimbabwe.mbeki/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/02/zimbabwe.mbeki/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe "has blood on his hands" after the violence leading up to last week's election and should step down, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819597,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819597,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChina's Communist Party boss in Tibet delivered a fresh attack on the Dalai Lama Wednesday, even as envoys of the region's exiled leader met for a second day Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/02/eu.france.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/02/eu.france.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance's six-month European Union presidency got off to a shaky start amid bickering between the bloc's trade chief and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and glum comments from Poland's leader on the EU's future direction.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819567,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819567,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite hard-line rhetoric and rumors of war, key figures in the Tehran regime suggest a compromise may be afootWed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/01/zimbabwe.hang/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/01/zimbabwe.hang/index.html#cnnSTCTextOfficials at an African Union summit Tuesday adopted a resolution urging talks in Zimbabwe aimed at promoting peace and stability in the country, according to Egypt's official news agency.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/01/zimbabwe.embassy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/07/01/zimbabwe.embassy/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's spokesman said Tuesday that talk of Western intervention in the country's politics smacks of colonialism and that the United Kingdom "can go and hang a thousand times."Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity contractors working in Iraq will no longer receive immunity from prosecution in that nation under a deal being brokered by Iraqi and U.S. officials, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/01/eu.poland.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/01/eu.poland.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRatifying the European Union's reform treaty after Irish voters rejected it last month would be "pointless," Poland's president was quoted as saying Tuesday.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/turkey.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/turkey.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolitical tensions rose Tuesday across Turkey as police seized two retired generals, a prominent journalist and others accused of plotting to overthrow the government and prosecutors undertook a court case to ban the Islamic-rooted ruling party.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/30/zimbabwe.monday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/30/zimbabwe.monday/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfrican Union leaders are huddled in Egypt to address demands they reject the results of Zimbabwe's widely discredited runoff in which President Robert Mugabe was handed a shallow victory.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819301,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolice blocked Chinese dissident lawyers from attending a meeting with two visiting U.S. lawmakersTue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's ruling junta agreed Friday to "allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities" into the country to help cyclone survivors, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China Saturday to observe earthquake relief efforts, China's state-run news agency reported.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDistracted by its political turmoil, the nation is losing control of its militant hinterlands, where al-Qaeda is revivingMon, 30 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/30/darfur.qanda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/30/darfur.qanda/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's the scene of the world's worst humanitarian crisis, the biggest U.N. aid operation and the 21st century's first genocide -- yet the toxic blend of militants, rebels, bandits and government forces in Darfur is barely understood by the outside world. Here CNN answers the basic questions surrounding the violence-stricken region.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/26/zimbabwe.biti/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/26/zimbabwe.biti/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the hours ticked down toward the opening of Friday's balloting, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe showed no indication that he would give in to demands to postpone the runoff election despite his challenger's dropping out.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/30/georgia.explosions.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/30/georgia.explosions.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo explosions near the central market in the capital of the separatist Georgian republic of Abkhazia wounded six people Monday, officials and a news agency said.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/india.drowned/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/india.drowned/index.html#cnnSTCTextDivers spent Monday searching for 36 members of an anti-insurgency unit who went missing after Maoist rebels fired on and sank their boat in eastern India, state media said.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/eco.rainforesttribes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/eco.rainforesttribes/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast month photographs of the discovery of one of the world's last "uncontacted" tribes on the Brazil/Peru border made front covers across the world, vividly illustrating a way of life that is mostly unknown and ignored in the industrialized world.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818904,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818904,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite demurrals from top intelligence chiefs, Israeli Prime Minister agrees to return prisoners to its foe Hizballah in exchange for two of its lost soldiersSun, 29 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/skorea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/skorea.beef/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of protesters battled riot police in downtown Seoul early Sunday morning after a rally opposing South Korea's decision to import U.S. beef turned violent. More than 100 were wounded, the state news agency reported.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael has closed crossings between Israel and Gaza except for Erez crossing on Gaza's northern border, a military source said Wednesday.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/29/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/29/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael reopened some of its border crossings with Gaza on Sunday, four days after it closed all but one passage because of Palestinian rocket attacks.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/28/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/28/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan launched an offensive against the Taliban on Saturday, the biggest military push against militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region since a civilian government took power in March.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile the government has won praise for its war on narco-gangsters, the collateral damage is alarming human rights watchdogsSat, 28 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818813,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818813,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt may not end the nuclear threat, but the U.S. gave away very little to secure the disabling of Pyongyang's plutonium plantSat, 28 Jun 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/27/obama.aipac/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/27/obama.aipac/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's great to see so many friends from across the country. I want to congratulate Howard Friedman, David Victor and Howard Kohr on a successful conference, and on the completion of a new headquarters just a few blocks away.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/27/mccain.aipac/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/27/mccain.aipac/index.html#cnnSTCTextThank you all very much. I appreciate the kind introduction, and the invitation to address you. I see we have some students here, including a few from Arizona, and I welcome you to Washington. It's a pleasure, as always, to be in the company of the men and women of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. And I know that all of us are proud to be in the company of the distinguished senator from the State of Connecticut, my friend Joe Lieberman.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/amanpour.yongbyon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/amanpour.yongbyon/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea blew up part of its Yongbyon nuclear plant Friday, in full view of CNN and a handful of international broadcasters invited to witness this dramatic and symbolic event.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/nkorea.aims/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/nkorea.aims/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's apparent cooperation with nations seeking to end its nuclear weapons ambitions -- six years after a deal collapsed and two years after testing a bomb -- may lead to questions about why it would play ball now.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/northkorea.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/northkorea.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea on Friday destroyed a water cooling tower at a facility where officials acknowledge they extracted plutonium to build nuclear weapons, CNN's Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour reported from the scene.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/27/queen.cost/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/27/queen.cost/index.html#cnnSTCTextQueen Elizabeth and the royal family cost British taxpayers an average of 66 pence ($1.32) per person last year, Buckingham Palace announced Friday in its annual report of royal finances.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818431,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818431,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael refused on Friday to fully open crossings with the Gaza Strip and Palestinian militants attacked Israel with mortars, further testing an already fragile truceFri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818419,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818419,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThailand may once have been a political bright spot in a region overshadowed by juntas, but the last few years have been nothing short of chaosFri, 27 Jun 2008 12:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/thailand.pm.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/thailand.pm.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's prime minister survived a no-confidence vote Friday, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/nkorea.nuclear.negotiating/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/nkorea.nuclear.negotiating/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration hailed North Korea's declaration of its nuclear program as a success for the multilateral diplomacy it engaged in through the Six Party Talks with South Korea, China, Japan and Russia.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea handed over its long-awaited nuclear program declaration to officials from China on Thursday.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/olympics.politics.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/olympics.politics.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina denied injecting politics into the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, despite a rare rebuke from the International Olympic Committee over remarks by a Chinese official about Tibet and the Dalai Lama.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/zakaria.chinaquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/zakaria.chinaquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN: In the wake of the earthquake, we are seeing a more open and comforting Prime Minister Wen Jiabo -- similar to George W Bush at Ground Zero. Does this signal a change in their political awareness?Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/26/us.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/26/us.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush on Thursday ordered the lifting of some sanctions against North Korea, a move the administration called "symbolic" and one that leaves many restrictions in place.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/amanpour.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/amanpour.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush said Thursday the U.S. plans to drop North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism after that nation made a long-awaited declaration of its nuclear program.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsKim Jong Il gets removed from "the ultimate bad guy list." But will he really come clean on the North's nuclear program?Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/26/romania.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/26/romania.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextRomanian authorities plan to decide Friday whether to allow an 11-year-old girl to have an abortion after she was raped by her teenage uncle, the Romanian Ministry of Health said Thursday.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/nepal.resigns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/nepal.resigns/index.html#cnnSTCTextNepal's octogenarian Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala resigned Thursday, ending two months of political deadlock following elections for a constituent assembly in April.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/nepal.resign.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/nepal.resign.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextGirija Prasad Koirala has announced his resignation as Nepal's prime minister, a position he has held for two years.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/paksitan.ski/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/paksitan.ski/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitants set fire to a hotel at Pakistan's only ski resort Thursday, as security in the Swat Valley continued to deteriorate despite a month-old peace deal.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:49:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818048,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818048,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSouth Korea's foreign minister says North Korea has submitted its long-awaited nuclear declarationThu, 26 Jun 2008 07:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/skorea.beef.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/skorea.beef.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korea lifted an import ban on American beef Thursday, officials said, hoping to move on from a crisis that battered the pro-U.S. government with protests over mad cow disease concerns.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's powerful speaker of parliament warned other countries Wednesday not to provoke Iran and cautioned against moves that would "cost them heavily."Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817888,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817888,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSurvival instincts of the Burmese who were affected by a recent cyclone were a major factor in the reduction of deaths in the countryWed, 25 Jun 2008 20:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIran's parliament speaker warned the West on Wednesday that it may face "a done deal" if it provokes Iran, a stern hint that Tehran could build nuclear weapons if attackedWed, 25 Jun 2008 15:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/25/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli lawmakers have reached a last-minute deal that will allow embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to stay in power for a few more months. In exchange, Olmert's party agreed to hold primary elections by September 25.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/24/gaza.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/24/gaza.truce/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas leaders in Gaza are still committed to a cease-fire agreement with Israel despite numerous rocket and mortar strikes Tuesday, a Hamas spokesman said.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:58:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817531,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817531,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsItaly's leader joins other prominent divorced and remarried Catholics in asking the Pope to reconsider the ban on their taking the sacramentTue, 24 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817406,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817406,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCountries at a one-day conference Tuesday agreed to commit more than $240 million to help strengthen the Palestinian Authority's police force and court systemTue, 24 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/20/eu.summit.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/20/eu.summit.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextEuropean Union leaders acknowledged Friday that their much-maligned reform treaty, in the works for the better part of this decade, was off the rails again after Irish voters rejected it in a referendum last week.Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/20/israel.exercise/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/20/israel.exercise/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael conducted a major aerial military exercise over the eastern Mediterranean Sea this month, a U.S. military official confirmed.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/thailand.politics.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/thailand.politics.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout 1,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Thailand's prime minister Friday broke through a police cordon to approach government offices where they planned to launch a peaceful siege.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/19/berlusconi.trial.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/19/berlusconi.trial.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA measure to suspend Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's corruption trial is quickly nearing approval despite protests by opposition politicians who accuse Berlusconi of using public office to protect his private interests.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/18/israel.negotiations.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/18/israel.negotiations.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael has been making small steps toward reconciling with its neighbors -- including this week's planned truce with Gaza's Hamas leaders -- raising questions about whether those steps could lead to a broader peace deal.Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/18/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/18/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian militants and the Israeli military traded violent attacks Wednesday, a day before a truce was scheduled to take effect, according to the Israeli military and Hamas.Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/17/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/17/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextA truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/17/berlusconi.trial.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/17/berlusconi.trial.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hit back Tuesday against renewed accusations that he was using public office to protect his private interests in a battle over legislation that would suspend his corruption trial.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814455,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1814455,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe French President's recent guest list of world leaders hasn't done a lot for his approval ratings. The American President's last visit probably won't eitherFri, 13 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/12/bush.italy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/12/bush.italy/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President George W. Bush's farewell tour of Europe took him to Rome on Thursday, where he met with his friend and ally, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/12/gaza.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/12/gaza.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix people were killed and more than 60 were injured Thursday when an explosion ripped through a senior Hamas commander's house in northern Gaza, Palestinian security sources said.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/11/cuba.wages.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/11/cuba.wages.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe egalitarian wage system Fidel Castro spent decades building in Cuba is no longer viable, plagued by low pay, corruption and waste that can be eased by paying workers more for better work, a top labor official said in an interview published Wednesday.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe protests seeking the reinstatement of judges threaten President Musharraf and his fragile governmentWed, 11 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/11/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/11/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli military operation in Gaza killed three people Wednesday, including two civilians, Palestinian medical sources said; a broader Israeli operation is on hold pending the result of truce talks.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/khan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/10/khan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextBenazir Bhutto's widower is protecting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, despite accusing him of having an indirect role in her assassination last year, a prominent politician in Pakistan has said.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/10/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/10/gaza.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three Palestinian militants Tuesday following a mortar attack on Israel, according to Israeli army and Hamas sources.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/09/zimbabwe.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/09/zimbabwe.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextViolence and intimidation targeting Zimbabwe's opposition party -- the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) -- has "extinguished any chance of a free and fair" runoff election, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:58:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pushed Iran on Sunday to back off its fierce opposition to a U.S.-Iraqi security pactSun, 08 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/06/israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/06/israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli Cabinet member said the Jewish state "will attack" Iran if it doesn't halt its efforts to develop nuclear weaponry, according to a newspaper report Friday.Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811989,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811989,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA scandal engulfing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was pushed into the background as the embattled Israeli leader and President Bush declared their resolve against IranThu, 05 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Arab Emirates is expected to soon name an ambassador to Iraq and could open an embassy in the war-ravaged nation, Iraqi officials said Thursday.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/04/mideast.palestinians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/04/mideast.palestinians/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called for talks with rival Hamas aimed at forming a new government after a yearlong political and territorial split.Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:50:00 EDT