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Senior Iran Guards commanders killed in attack TEHRAN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - At least two senior commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guards were assassinated in volatile southeastern Iran on Sunday, in an attack in which 60 people were killed or wounded, Iranian media reported.
Oct 18, 2009 at 10:43
Official: Two kidnapped Darfur aid workers freed KHARTOUM, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Two kidnapped aid workers from the Irish agency Goal were released on Sunday in Sudan's troubled Darfur region after more than 100 days in captivity, a government official said
Oct 18, 2009 at 10:29
Why is Pakistan attacking in South Waziristan? Oct 18 (Reuters) - Pakistani forces exchanged heavy fire with Taliban militants on Sunday, a day after launching a long-awaited offensive aimed at bringing the writ of state to lawless tribal lands on the Afghan border.
Oct 18, 2009 at 10:25
Clifford J. Levy writes: Nearly two decades after the collapse of the Communist Party, Russia’s rulers have hit upon a model for future success: the Communist Party. Or at least, the one that reigns next door. Like an envious underachiever, Vladimir V. Putin’s party, United Russia, is increasingly examining how it can emulate the Chinese Communist Party, especially its skill in shepherding China through the financial crisis relatively unbowed.
Oct 18, 2009 at 08:08