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IMF warns wealthiest nations about their debt
The IMF warned the world's wealthiest nations Sunday to watch their levels of government debt, saying it could drag down the growth needed to ensure continued economic recovery.
Leftists crush Sarkozy’s party at ballot box
 French President Nicolas Sarkozy plots strategy with his prime minister after their conservative party's crushing defeat in regional elections.
Karzai meets with al-Qaida-linked group
 Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met a senior delegation for peace talks with one of the main insurgent groups fighting against his government and foreign troops.
Iraqis go for a little nip, tuck
 Even in the worst spasms of violence that followed the U.S.-led invasion, cosmetic surgery didn't go out of style in Iraq. Now, as the country quiets down, plastic surgery is all the rage.
Pakistan seeks to probe nuclear secrets scientist
Pakistan wants to investigate a disgraced scientist on charges of transferring nuclear secrets to Iraq and Iran, a government lawyer said Monday, just before important nuclear talks begin with Washington.
Iran detains grandson of powerful cleric
Iranian authorities detained the grandson of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the most powerful opposition supporter inside the country's clerical leadership, a news agency reported Monday.
China: U.S. would lose ‘trade war’
 China's commerce minister warns White House that tariffs on Chinese imports would hurt Americans most.
A China without Google? Chinese say: So what?
With speculation swirling that Google will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave.
Hazardous sandstorms sweep across China
 Sandstorms whipping across China shrouded cities in an unhealthy cloud of sand and grit, with winds carrying the pollution outside the mainland as far as the island of Taiwan.
164 people face charges over massacres in Nigeria
A Nigerian police spokesman says 164 people will be charged with a variety of offenses, including terrorism, for their suspected roles in the slaughter of more than 200 people in central Nigeria this month.
Clinton chides Israel over settlement policy
 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said to the pro-Israel AIPAC lobby group that Israel faces "difficult but necessary choices" over peace and pledged to push for biting sanctions on Iran.
Official: Bystanders killed in Mexico clash
Two men killed in a shootout between soldiers and gunmen near a prestigious university in this northern Mexican city were graduate students, not suspected drug traffickers, officials said.
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