WASHINGTON (AFP) - A general election contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain took shape Monday, even though Hillary Clinton showed no inclination of abandoning the Democratic presidential nomination race. More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US authorities rushed aid to disaster areas Monday after a series of tornadoes tore across the United States, killing at least 23 people and shattering homes and businesses. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met with China's foreign minister on Monday as he began a one-day visit that was expected to focus on the North Korean nuclear issue. More »
BAGHDAD, (AFP) - The US military said on Sunday it supported a ceasefire in Baghdad's Sadr City where the militia of firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr cut a deal with the Iraqi authorities to end the bloodshed. More »
SEOUL (AFP) - A US envoy on Saturday returned from North Korea, bringing back documents about the communist state's nuclear activities in what Washington described as an important first step for verification. More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Taiwan said it expected the United States to lead a push for observer status for the island at the World Health Organization (WHO) despite China's persistent opposition. More »
WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reiterated his warning that the Jewish state will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran, but expressed hope the international community would be successful in checking Tehran's nuclear ambitions. More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - With the Democratic presidential nomination tantalizingly within his grasp, Barack Obama has begun to burnish his image as his party's standard-bearer in the quest to wrest the White House back from the Republicans. More »
Honda News & WeatherHonda's widget brings the latest world news and weather right to your desktop.
Yahoo! TravelGoing away? Plan your journey online

Afghan workers s toil in a stone factory in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, …
Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! All rights reserved.