Iraq's Iyad Allawi urges swifter election result

Iraq's Iyad Allawi urges swifter election result

The narrow leader in the race to become Iraq's next prime minister says poll results are taking too long to declare. Iyad Allawi, who headed the country from 2004 to 2005, told the BBC full results from the 7 March election should have been released days ago. Mr Allawi has a slim lead over current Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.Read more...

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  • Mexico's drug war takes growing toll on Americans

    Mexico's drug war takes growing toll on Americans

    Mar 21st, 2010

    MEXICO CITY - More Americans in Mexico are falling victim to a wave of drug violence sweeping the country, a change driven home by the recent killing of a U.S. Consulate.

  • Thousands bid farewell to former Nepal PM Koirala

    Thousands bid farewell to former Nepal PM Koirala

    Mar 21st, 2010

    KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Politicians, diplomats and thousands of supporters lined up for hours at a public stadium Sunday in Nepal's capital to pay respect to Girija Prasad Koirala.

  • Volcano erupts in Iceland, first at Eyjafjallajokull glacier since 1820s; hundreds evacuated

    Mar 21st, 2010

    REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday. The eruption occurred around 11:30 p.m.

  • Search Under Way After Second Avalanche Kills 1

    Mar 20th, 2010

    REVELSTOKE, British Columbia | Rescue crews ended their search Saturday in British Columbia's mountainous backcountry after accounting for everyone in an area where an avalanche cascaded down a mountain.

  • Israeli military kills Palestinian after fight over West Bank well

    Israeli military kills Palestinian after fight over West Bank well

    Mar 20th, 2010

    Reporting from Jerusalem Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager and critically injured another Saturday after a clash between Jewish settlers and Palestinians over a West Bank water well.

  • Sandstorm sweeps into Beijing

    Sandstorm sweeps into Beijing

    Mar 20th, 2010

    Beijing Tons of sand turned Beijing's sky orange Saturday as the strongest sandstorm this year hit northern China. A thin dusting of sand covered the capital, causing workers and tourists to muffle their faces in vast Tiananmen Square.

  • Thai protest talks scheduled; resolution unlikely

    Mar 20th, 2010

    * Talks follow mass opposition procession through Bangkok Stocks | Currencies | Financials * PM willing to talk, but rejects calls for new election * Investors, analysts say government unlikely to fall BANGKOK.

  • Putin foe speaks out from rural self-exile

    Putin foe speaks out from rural self-exile

    Mar 20th, 2010

    Reporting from Pskov Region, Russia The story of Marina Salye has clung to Russia for years, a dark, cautionary tale that lurks beneath the rise of Vladimir Putin. A St.

  • Nepal's former leader Koirala dies

    Mar 20th, 2010

    Former Nepalese prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala has died aged 86. Mr Koirala served four terms as prime minister and brokered a peace deal which ended a 10-year civil war.

  • DAY OF WRATH: Thousands Of Russian Protesters Demand Putin's Resignation

    Mar 20th, 2010

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Thousands of people have rallied across Russia to denounce the government's economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment and a growing potential for protests.