(cnn) -- representatives of sudan and southern sudan have signed an agreement calling for the immediate withdrawal of sudanese troops from the disputed abyei region. the agreement, signed in addis

  (cnn) -- syrian president bashar al-assad offered vague promises of reform and clear threats against protesters monday, as he addressed his nation and the rest of the world, whose leaders called for sw

workers at the crippled fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant have been cleared to open the the no 2 reactor building s airlock to ease sauna like conditions inside the plant s owner said sunday lt

nato acknowledged sunday that an errant airstrike in tripoli may have caused a number of civilian casualties libya claims the airstrike killed nine people and injured six others full story tripo

authorities in venezuela are fighting to regain control of a prison complex where armed inmates and troops have been clashing for days lt div class feedflare gt lt a href http rss cnn com ff

first lady michelle obama s official trip to southern africa this week will focus on youth leadership and education and will include meetings with key figures in the anti apartheid struggle lt div c

applauding budget cutting measures taken by greece s government in the face of intense public pressure european finance ministers announced monday that athens is on track to receive fresh loans in mi

an explosion in pakistan s southwestern balochistan province killed two children and injured 21 people a paramilitary spokesman said lt div class feedflare gt lt a href http rss cnn com ff

the first democratically elected president of zambia who become the focus of a lengthy corruption trial during his retirement died at his home early saturday his spokesman said lt div class feedfla

the united states is involved in peace talks with the taliban afghan president hamid karzai told a youth group in kabul on saturday the speech was broadcast by afghan state tv lt div class feedfl

federal police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for coordinating the kidnappings of more than 70 migrants later found dead in northern mexico last year authorities said friday lt div

friday used to be a day of rest across the muslim middle east but since the beginning of the arab spring friday protests have rocked regimes across the region regional news round up lt div class