Pakistan reopens Afghan supply routes as US says sorry
Pakistan agreed to reopen key supply routes into Afghanistan Tuesday, ending a bitter stand-off after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was sorry for the loss of life in a botched air raid.
Libya heads to polls after decades of dictatorship
Libyans vote on Saturday for a constituent assembly, the first body elected since the ouster of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, tasked with steering the country through its critical transition.
04 July 2012
Mexico runner-up demands presidential vote recount
The runner-up in Mexico's presidential vote demanded a full recount of Sunday's balloting, raising fears he could lead disruptive mass protests like he did six years ago.
South Korea opens controversial new mini-capital
South Korea Monday inaugurated a mini-capital to house much of the nation's government, ending a decade of wrangling over a project seen by critics as driven by politics.
Nazarbayev invited to MacedoniaPresident of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov personally invited his Kazakhstan counterpart to visit Macedonia.
02 July 2012
Morsi takes Egypt helm, military pledges support Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi began his first full day in office on Sunday with his powers circumscribed by the military as he tries to pick a new cabinet to carry out his campaign pledges.
Pena Nieto wins Mexico presidential vote: exit polls Enrique Pena Nieto, the youthful candidate of the party that governed Mexico for decades, won a resounding victory Sunday in the country's presidential election, exit polls show.
02 July 2012
Palestinians hail 'historic' Bethlehem UNESCO move The Palestinians hailed Friday's granting by UNESCO of world heritage status to the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem as an "historic day for justice."