Taiwan News
Pope Benedict XVI is offering prayers to the victims of famine in the Horn of Africa. In his weekly blessing to pilgrims, the pope invited the faithful "to think of the many brothers and sisters who in these days, in the Horn of Africa, are suffering...
BBC
The African Union has announced it is to hold a summit meeting to pledge help for the victims of Somalia's drought. The statement comes after considerable criticism in the African media of the failure of the continent's leaders to help famine victims...
Fox News
Kabul The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has until mid-October to submit a plan for the initial withdrawal of American troops, decisions that may hinge in part on whether the latest surge in attacks continues through the holy month of Ramadan ...
The Daily Star
The U.S. military is waiting to see whether some Taliban leaders take a break during August for Ramadan, crossing over the border into Pakistan after several weeks of high profile attacks. "There's an awful lot of discussion about the Taliban...
ITN
The Government's controversial 'nudge' unit will be implementing its latest scheme, forcing drivers to choose whether they want to join the register or not. At the moment, it is possible to choose not to answer the question...So, from Monday, driving...
International Herald Tribune
The United States' highest-ranking military officer, on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, said Sunday that President Obama's order to begin withdrawing the 33,000 additional American surge troops, beginning this summer, could be carried out...