Bush: To ‘unite’ the US
US President George Bush is set to return to unite the American people after his recent re-election victory.
Karzai soon declared winner
A panel investigating the Afghan presidential elections says voting irregularities were not enough to affect the final outcome.
Kenya toasts US senator’s victory
The Kenyan family of Barack Obama was the only black person to be elected to the US Senate in 2004.
Bush edges Kerry
President Bush is narrowly leading the race for the White House, but the final result is still too close to call.
Thailand: Death sentence for Briton
A British man has been sentenced to death in Thailand over drugs charges. Another man was sentenced to 33 years in prison.
China: Ethnic violence in region
Martial law has been imposed in parts of the Chinese province of Henan after ethnic clashes in which at least seven people were killed.
Riots in Liberia cause Mass arrests
United Nations peacekeepers in the Liberian capital have arrested up to 250 people following days of unrest in which at least 14 people died.
Blair OKs EU asylum plans
Tony Blair and Britain wil work closer with Europe over asylum and immigration.
Russian ratifying on Kyoto
The Russian parliament has ratificated the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.