US begins withdrawal from Iraq + timeline; Iran elections confirmed as Ahmadinejad increases vote; record unemployment in Japan; Taliban abandons peace deal; and more
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World News Brief, Wednesday June 24
There can be no clear winner in Iran election; US-China military talks; new China-made Airbus rolls out; Taliban leader killed by own guard; Washington halts spy satellite programme; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday June 9
Hezbollah concedes in Lebanese elections; Europe moves right as moderates stay home; North Koreans sentence journalists; Pakistani villagers rebel against Taliban; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday June 2
Geithner urges joint US-China economic overhaul; GM declares bankruptcy; North Korea prepares for new missile test; Pakistan lifts some curfews in Swat; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday May 21
Iran launches surface-to-surface missile; Swat Valley "a war zone" (+ map); China-EU summit; Russia: arms reduction must lead to equal security; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday May 14
Over a million refugee as fighting continues in Swat; South China Sea islands up for grabs; Bank of England's growth forecast; South Korea's $10b for greentech; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday May 7
Trilateral summit; China military drill; NATO exercises begin in Georgia; Baghdad explosion kills 10; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday May 6
Georgian soliders mutiny as tension with Russia escalates; Chinese kicks out Mexicans; South Korean economy rebounds; Pakistan-Taliban truce seems close to collapse; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday April 30
First swine flu death outside Mexico; five year-old Mexican boy identified as first infection; North Korea threaten nuclear tests; Pakistan troops kill 50 Taliban militants; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday April 24
Pakistan paramilitary move against Taliban; Zuma set for South African presidency; Japanese to take on pirates; and more
Read MoreCanadians ask why their soldiers died to protect extremist laws
The 116 Canadian soldiers who have died in Afghanistan were not sacrificed for the sake of interfering with women's rights
Read MoreAfghanistan – what is the new govt's strategy?
President Obama is in Europe this week to sell allies on a new strategy for
World News Brief, Wednesday April 1
Clinton offers Iran "reconciliation"; China to launch new stock exchange; Britain troops being withdrawal from Iraq; Arab leaders host Latin presidents; and more
Read MorePakistanis: We Don’t Like Extremists But Can’t We Just Cut a Deal?
Despite appearances, the tolerance for extremism in Pakistan is waning
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday February 13
US congress agree $789b stimulus plan; North Korea gears up for another missile test; Australian police detain pair over bushfires; Pakistan admits involvement in Mumbai bombings; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday February 12
Obama's bank rescue plan; China exports tumble; Australian fire clean-up continues; close vote in Israel; Afghan suicide bombings; Zimbabwe's leader sworn in
Read MoreForgotten war heats up
Military leaders in Afghanistan are dramatically re-thinking their strategies, but the ministerial briefings given to the new government reveal little planning and even less urgency
World News Brief, Thursday February 5
Over 50 civilians killed in Sri Lankan fighting; US warns North Korea on possible missile test; drought threatens Chinese wheat harvest; Taliban seize Pakistani policemen; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday January 27
Tamil Tigers "cornered", war close to end; China plans new space station; Zimbabwe divides southern African leaders as talk begin; Number of Japanese companies falls; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday January 22
What Obama did on his first day; Obama's key foreign policy positions; Bird flu kills three in China; Israelis investigate use of white phosphorous shells; and more
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