http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/World_PoliticsFind stories, videos, and photos about World Politics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 21 May 2008 23:17:53 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/World_Politics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about World Politics from CNN.com.http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808360,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808360,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBerlusconi holds his first cabinet meeting in the troubled city, where the problems range from uncollected trash to organized crimeWed, 21 May 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/21/bush.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/21/bush.cuba/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will allow Americans to send mobile phones to relatives in Cuba under a change in policy that President Bush announced Wednesday. Wed, 21 May 2008 15:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/16/russia.georgia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/16/russia.georgia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia's security service said agents detained a spy allegedly recruited by Georgia to support insurgents in the restive North Caucasus, news agencies reported Friday, adding to escalating tension between the ex-Soviet republics.Fri, 16 May 2008 16:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/florcruz.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/florcruz.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextGraphic footage of death and destruction has been shown on China's state-run news networks in the days following the massive earthquake that hit southwest Sichuan province earlier this week.Fri, 16 May 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/15/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/15/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his first address to Israel's parliament Thursday, President Bush reiterated the United States' "unbreakable" alliance with the Jewish state and denounced calls to negotiate with "terrorists and radicals."Thu, 15 May 2008 16:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/torch.scaleddown.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/torch.scaleddown.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextFollowing Monday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake, Beijing's Olympics organizers will scale down Wednesday's torch relay in the southeastern city of Ruijin and open with a minute of silence in a symbolic gesture to the thousands who died.Thu, 15 May 2008 10:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/bush.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraelis and Palestinians clashed in Gaza, killing four Palestinians including a teen, as President Bush arrived Wednesday in Israel to prod the oft-stalled Mideast peace process. Thu, 15 May 2008 02:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/14/berlusconi.cia.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/14/berlusconi.cia.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Italian judge ruled Wednesday that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi may be called as a witness at the trial of 26 Americans, mostly CIA agents, in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a Muslim cleric, a Milan court official said.Wed, 14 May 2008 14:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/china.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/china.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush said Monday the United States is "ready to help in any way possible" in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit China, killing thousands.Mon, 12 May 2008 23:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/12/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore clashes erupted in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli on Monday, as fighting between the Hezbollah militia and its rivals who support Lebanon's Western-backed government entered a fifth day.Mon, 12 May 2008 16:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/11/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/11/lebanon.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Hezbollah-led revolt to topple Lebanon's U.S.-backed government triggered new fighting Monday in the northern port city of Tripoli.Mon, 12 May 2008 11:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/09/russia.georgia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/09/russia.georgia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextSlovenia's foreign minister says the European Union will send a delegation to Georgia in the upcoming days to try to prevent an escalation in tensions in the former Soviet state's relations with Russia.Fri, 09 May 2008 13:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/07/italy.newgovernment.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/07/italy.newgovernment.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextConservative leader Silvio Berlusconi formed Italy's 62nd postwar government on Wednesday for his third stint as premier.Thu, 08 May 2008 20:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/08/russiaexpels.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/08/russiaexpels.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia has ordered two American military attachés at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to leave the country following the expulsion of a pair of Russian diplomats from Washington, U.S officials said Thursday.Thu, 08 May 2008 17:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/08/italy.berlusconi.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/08/italy.berlusconi.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextItaly's Premier Silvio Berlusconi was sworn in Thursday to head his third government.Thu, 08 May 2008 16:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/08/russia.georgia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/08/russia.georgia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia's Defense Ministry said Thursday that it could further increase its peacekeeping forces in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, where the threat of renewed fighting increased international alarm.Thu, 08 May 2008 16:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/08/russia.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/08/russia.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia's lower house of parliament confirmed former President Vladimir Putin as prime minister Thursday, beginning a new era in Russian politics a day after his chosen successor took over the top role.Thu, 08 May 2008 10:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1738316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1738316,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Bush said Wednesday that Cuba's post-Fidel Castro leadership has made only "empty gestures at reform"Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/06/olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/06/olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities continue to investigate Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and a former top aide, and a court said Tuesday it may question a foreign national in connection with the probe. Tue, 06 May 2008 15:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/05/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/05/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iranian official says the government wants the United States to stop its "savage attacks" in Iraq before its envoys hold more talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials, Iran's Fars News Agency reported.Mon, 05 May 2008 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737543,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737543,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. continues to inveigh against Tehran's alleged subversion of Iraq, so why are many in Baghdad slow to believe the American accusations?Mon, 05 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/04/georgia.abkhazia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/04/georgia.abkhazia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo unmanned Georgian spy planes were shot down Sunday over the country's breakaway region of Abkhazia, an Abkhazian official said.Sun, 04 May 2008 14:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/03/iraq.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iraqi delegation that arrived in Tehran on Wednesday confronted Iranian officials with "evidence" that Iran is smuggling weapons and explosive devices into Iraq and training Iraqi militants, charges that the Iranians vehemently denied, an Iraqi politician said Saturday.Sat, 03 May 2008 20:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/02/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/02/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq overnight, Kurdish rebels and the Turkish government said Friday.Fri, 02 May 2008 15:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi lawmakers were making a "brief" visit to Iran to confront officials there with "sufficient evidence of Iran's support for militias and outlaws in Iraq," Iraqi officials said Thursday.Fri, 02 May 2008 02:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/28/bush.mideast.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/28/bush.mideast.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush will visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt in May, a trip intended to hail Israel's 60th anniversary but also shove along Mideast peace talks that have stalled as Bush's term winds down.Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/timor.australia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/timor.australia.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAustralia will begin withdrawing 200 troops from nearby East Timor on Sunday because security in the restive nation has improved since rebel soldiers wounded the president, the prime minister said.Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/24/zimbabwe.zuma/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/24/zimbabwe.zuma/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe's election crisis will "explode" if other nations fail to take action, the leader of South Africa's ruling party said Wednesday.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/23/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/23/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Soviet state Georgia Wednesday accused Moscow of "harassment" for allegedly shooting down of one its spy planes, escalating tensions between the two countries ahead of a U.N. Security Council meeting.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/24/alitalia.loan.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/24/alitalia.loan.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe European Commission raised doubts Thursday that a €300 million ($478 million) bailout for Alitalia, Italy's cash-strapped national airline, complies with EU rules on public aid for companies.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/23/alitalia.loan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/23/alitalia.loan/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalian prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi believes Italian investors are ready to bid for ailing airline Alitalia -- but also warned that workers for the national airline faced job cuts, agencies report local media as saying.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/22/darfur.holmes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/22/darfur.holmes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of deaths in Sudan's Darfur region since 2006 may have been underestimated by as much as 50 percent, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs said Tuesday.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/22/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/22/georgia.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgia has asked the U.N. Security Council to discuss Russia's "military aggression" after saying a Russian jet shot down one of its unmanned spy planes.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732563,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732563,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMany Iranians see better relations ahead if Obama is elected President. But McCain has a following tooMon, 21 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/17/congress.bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/17/congress.bush.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrustrated U.S. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle slammed the Bush administration Thursday for an Iran policy they charged lacks direction and has failed to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/16/carter.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/16/carter.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo senior Hamas leaders based in Gaza arrived in the Egyptian capital on Wednesday in hopes of meeting with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Hamas political sources told CNN.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/15/france.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/15/france.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextDramatic video released by the French defense ministry this week shows French helicopters pursuing Somali pirates through the desert as they tried to escape following a weeklong hijacking.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/14/italy.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/14/italy.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextBillionaire conservative former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is on track to become Italy's next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni Monday conceded general election defeat.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730840,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730840,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA third election as prime minister vindicates the often controversial Italian politician, but this time, there's little euphoria among his supportersMon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/13/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/13/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Sunday in Jerusalem to discuss the situation in Gaza, the chief Palestinian negotiator told CNN.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/13/italy.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/13/italy.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalians began voting Sunday in snap general elections that could bring the return of a familiar face in Italian politics: former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former communist rebels known as Maoists emerged Sunday as early leaders in Nepal's historic elections for an assembly that could formally abolish a 240-year monarchy.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/12/zimbabwe.mugabeout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/12/zimbabwe.mugabeout/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe's opposition party called for a general strike to start Tuesday, the day after the country's High Court is due to decide whether to force publication of presidential election results, a party spokesman said Saturday.Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian influence on Iraq's ruling parties is a "stark reality," the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq said Thursday, but he said Iranian support for Iraqi Shiite Muslim militias has raised "genuine concern" among leaders in Baghdad.Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/11/italy.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/11/italy.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalians will go to the polls Sunday and Monday for general elections that could bring the return of a familiar face in Italian politics: former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/11/spain.election2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/11/spain.election2/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpanish Prime Minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero won an investiture vote in parliament Friday to formally begin a second term in office, two days after losing his investiture bid on the first ballot.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/10/zimbabwe.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/10/zimbabwe.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and the main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, are due at this weekend's emergency summit of southern African leaders, summoned by the president of neighboring Zambia, to discuss the electoral and political crisis, spokesmen for the two men said.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/10/carter.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/10/carter.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration has urged former President Jimmy Carter not to go forward with plans to meet with the leader of Hamas, the U.S. State Department said Thursday.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextNepal's elections on Thursday were hailed as a success by international observers, including a former U.S. president, despite violence that left two people dead -- including a candidate gunned down in front of a polling station.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/09/zimbabwe.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/09/zimbabwe.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextZimbabwe's High Court will wait until Monday to issue its ruling on whether it will order the Electoral Commission to release the March 29 presidential results, a journalist at the courtroom told CNN. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/nepal.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolls opened in Nepal Thursday in an election marred by an outburst of bloodshed that has left eight people dead and stoked fears of more violence on voting day.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/09/irish.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/09/irish.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextIreland's new prime minister will be Brian Cowen, the deputy of outgoing premier Bertie Ahern, his party decided in a vote on Wednesday.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki blasted the U.S. State Department for renewing its contract with the Blackwater security firm, saying the company has yet to answer for what he called a "massacre" last year. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA perfect storm is gathering for Beijing's inflexible rulers and it is inextricably linked to the Olympic GamesSun, 06 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/05/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/05/iraq.blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. State Department's renewal of Blackwater's contract to provide security in Iraq "is bad news," an adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/koreas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/koreas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe South Korean government urged North Korea to tone down the rhetoric Wednesday after days of escalating tension between the two nations.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/china.tibet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/china.tibet/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Chinese official accused "Tibetan independence forces" Tuesday of planning suicide attacks, an allegation that the Tibetan government-in-exile immediately denied.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.shiite/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.shiite/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe deal to end the weeklong fighting in Iraq's Shiite regions appeared to be holding Monday, but left lingering questions about Iran's growing influence, the Iraqi government's military resolve and the chances for more intra-Shiite hostility. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726529,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726529,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA corruption scandal closes down the company responsible for destroying chemical weapons abandoned by Japanese forces in China Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on followers to stop shooting and cooperate with Iraqi security forces Sunday, a move Iraq's government praised as a step toward ending six days of fighting that has left hundreds dead.Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/china.tibet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/china.tibet/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Dalai Lama Friday rejected a series of allegations from the Chinese government, saying he does not seek the separation of Tibet and has no desire to "sabotage" the Olympic games.Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726220,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726220,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFor years US policy has focused on one man, Pervez Musharraf. Now, with his power on the wane and a new coaltion government in place, it has a lot of catching up to doFri, 28 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726177,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726177,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJordan, Iraq and Yemen announced at the last minute Friday that their top leaders will not attend this weekend's Arab summit in DamascusFri, 28 Mar 2008 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726165,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726165,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe New York Philharmonic has gone home and Pyongyang is talking tough again. Its goal show the new South Korean government who's bossFri, 28 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/26/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/26/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli forces have arrested a wanted Hamas leader accused of planning one of the worst suicide attacks on Israel, the Israeli military announced Wednesday.Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:33:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725330,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725330,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new Prime Minister promises to restore democracy and reverse the dictator's recent moves. But how far can he go without compromising the war on terror?Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/24/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/24/pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in four months on Monday, soon after newly-elected prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/23/cheney.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/23/cheney.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextVice President Dick Cheney said Sunday it will take "painful concessions" from both Israelis and Palestinians to achieve the Bush administration's vision of a Palestinian nation alongside Israel.Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/20/sudan.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/20/sudan.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttacks in January and February by Sudanese forces on Darfur villagers are described in a U.N. report as "violations of international humanitarian and human rights law." Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/tibet.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/tibet.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew video from China suggests that security forces have yet to gain complete control of Tibet and neighboring provinces which have suffered eruptions of anti-Chinese violence since last week.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/19/iraq.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/19/iraq.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's three-man presidency council on Wednesday approved draft legislation for provincial elections, reversing an earlier decision.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/northern.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/northern.ireland/index.html#cnnSTCTextCommentators who have watched the conflict in Northern Ireland play out for decades call the peace process a miracle. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/commentary.zardari/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/18/commentary.zardari/index.html#cnnSTCTextMonday was a momentous day for the people of Pakistan, but a bittersweet day for me. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/pakistan.parliament/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/pakistan.parliament/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan's parliament convened Monday and within minutes, it was apparent that the session in the coming days will devolve into a showdown between the newly-elected lawmakers and beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721604,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721604,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael said Wednesday it would impose sanctions on the influential Arab satellite network Al-Jazeera, accusing it of slanted coverage favoring the violent Hamas movementWed, 12 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/11/sudan.darfur/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/03/11/sudan.darfur/index.html#cnnSTCTextSudanese President Omar el-Bashir on Tuesday accused the international media of "exaggerating" the situation in Darfur to detract from atrocities in Iraq, the Palestinian territories and Somalia.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721199,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721199,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn internal report says some of Europe's Brussels-based lawmakers are playing fast and loose with their office budgetsTue, 11 Mar 2008 14:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/10/israel.palestinian.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/10/israel.palestinian.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized Israel on Monday for planning to build housing units in a West Bank settlement, saying the decision conflicts with "Israel's obligation under the road map" for Middle East peace.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/10/spain.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/10/spain.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpain's governing Socialists were on Monday seeking the support of smaller parties after an election that left the country deeply divided politically. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/09/missing.american.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/03/09/missing.american.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt has been a year since retired FBI agent Robert Levinson disappeared in Iran, and his family still has no idea where he is.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/09/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/09/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Venezuelan government on Sunday announced it is re-establishing normal diplomatic ties with Colombia after the two South American countries resolved their differences over Colombia's recent cross-border attack on rebels in Ecuador.Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/09/mideast.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/09/mideast.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Palestinian official said Sunday that Israel's plan to expand settlements in the West Bank was "like putting a stick in the wheels of the peace process."Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/spain.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/07/spain.qa/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Spain votes in a general election, CNN's Madrid Bureau Chief Al Goodman gives his analysis.Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHostility to secession allows Moscow to consolidate its position across much of the old Soviet sphere of influenceSat, 08 Mar 2008 21:40:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720463,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720463,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe murder in Basque country is a tragic parallel to the eve of the 2004 elections, when terror also struck the country. But how will it affect the vote?Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720076,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720076,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA poor showing in this month's parliamentary elections would hurt the Iranian president's hopes for winning another term Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/05/rice.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/05/rice.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday he will heed calls to renew peace talks with Israel -- an about-face from earlier in the day when he said Palestinians wouldn't return to the table before reaching a cease-fire. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/05/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/05/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish troops fired artillery shells into northern Iraq on Wednesday nearly a week after Turkey completed its eight-day ground offensive targeting Kurdish militants, an Iraqi official told CNN.Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.npc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.npc/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe economy topped Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's "Government Work Report" on Wednesday, as he cited the need to hold inflation at 4.8 percent and create 10 million jobs in urban areas.Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/04/colombia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/04/colombia.venezuela/index.html#cnnSTCTextColombian President Alvaro Uribe said Tuesday that he will seek Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's denunciation in court for financing a terrorist group. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/03/iraq.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/03/iraq.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, heading home after a two-day visit to Iraq, again touted his country's closer relations with Iraq and reiterated his criticism of the United States.Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/03/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/03/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost Israeli tanks and troops pulled out of northern Gaza early Monday, and an Israel Defense Forces spokesman confirmed that the military was ending its five-day offensive operation.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/russia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/russia.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextDmitry Medvedev has celebrated his landslide victory in Russia's presidential vote, amid claims by electoral observers questioning the fairness of the result, according to agency reports.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:20:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718816,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718816,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Israeli military has pulled out for now, but its assault on the breakaway Palestinian territory may have dire consequences for the peace talks Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/02/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/02/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian leaders announced Sunday they have suspended peace talks with Israel until the Jewish state halts its military operation in Gaza -- something that Israeli officials have said they have no intention of doing.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/02/iraq.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/02/iraq.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Baghdad Sunday for the start of a historic two-day trip, said "visiting Iraq without the dictator is a good thing."Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/01/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/01/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli aircraft hit the Gaza City building housing the office of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh early Sunday, heavily damaging it. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Turkish military has pulled out of northern Iraq a week after launching an offensive against Kurdish rebels, the military said in a statement on its Web site. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/28/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/28/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates said he told Turkish leaders on Thursday that Ankara should end its offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as soon as possible, but the U.S. made no threats to pull intelligence support for the operation if its NATO ally fails to comply.Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:52:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717613,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717613,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe incumbent's hand-picked successor will win Russia's presidential election on Sunday, and Putin has already made clear how he plans to hold on to power Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST