Medvedev: Russia must 'be reckoned with'

6 September 2008, 5:39 pm

President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday the war with Georgia has shown the world that "Russia is a nation to be reckoned with" - his most aggressive comments to date on the conflict with Russia's southern neighbor.... read more

New hydro-dam to save Fiji $14 million

6 September 2008, 3:56 pm

Fiji's Electricity Authority says the island nation will save $14 million a year in fuel costs when the Nadarivatu hydro-dam is built.... read more

Protests greet Turkish president in Armenia

6 September 2008, 3:55 pm

Thousands of Armenians lined the streets of the capital Saturday to protest the first-ever visit by a Turkish leader and to demand that Turkey acknowledge the World War I massacres of Armenian civilians as genocide.... read more

Honduras issues 1,051-year sentence in massacre

6 September 2008, 3:54 pm

A Honduran court has sentenced a former prison official to 1,051 years in jail for the deaths of 69 people in a 2003 prison massacre.... read more

Nigeria's president returns home after long trip

6 September 2008, 3:52 pm

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua returned to the West African country Saturday after more than two weeks in Saudi Arabia, where he reportedly spent a lengthy stint in a private hospital, officials said.... read more

Bhutto widower is elected Pakistan's president

6 September 2008, 3:51 pm

The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide election victory Saturday.... read more

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