Colombian ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt broke down in tears at a concert she staged in Paris Sunday as part of a day of rallies in Europe and Latin America seeking the release of captives still held by rebels in the Colombian jungle.
Three German tourists taken hostage in Turkey by Kurdish armed rebel group the PKK have been freed.
U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if he is elected, an Afghan official said. (July 20)
Traffic restrictions have come into force in Beijing to try to reduce the smog and ease congestion.
Pakistan's prime minister has marked his first 100 days in power with a televised speech.
More than 5000 players have taken part in the swamp soccer world championship in northern Finland.
There are claims that one of five British men kidnapped in Iraq last year has taken his own life.
Arab leaders have condemned the actions of the ICC in calling for the arrest of Sudan's president.
UK PM calls video claiming one of five British hostages captured in Iraq last year has committed suicide "abhorrent."
Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday a "spiritual desert" was spreading throughout the world and challenged young people to shed the greed and cynicism of their time to create a new age of hope for humankind. (July 20)
Zimbabwe is introducing a $100 billion banknote as the nation continues to struggle with the world's highest inflation rate.
The ABC has sent a lawyer and news executive to Singapore to see reporter Peter Lloyd, who is facing drug charges.
The Pope has returned to St Marys tonight after celebrating Australia's biggest ever mass for 400,000 people at Randwick.
Beijing military forces launched a security drill aimed at coping with terrorist attacks involving chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons on Friday evening local time. (July 20)
CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on the debate over whether Israel should go it alone in an attack on Iran's nuclear program.
The UK should not accept US assurances that it does not use torture, a parliamentary report says.
An environmental group is taking Canada to court for breaking promises it made in the Kyoto Protocol.
Six arrested in Israel with alleged links to al Qaeda. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
Italy's prime minister says it will be years before Naples garbage crisis is solved. CNN's Alessio Vinci reports.
Dubai police crack down on immoral behavior of Westerners in the conservative Muslim state. CNN's Wilf Dinnick reports.
CNN's Rezsa Sayah explores what Afghans think of the renewed attention from United States.
CNN's Paula Newton sits down with Interior Minister Rehman Malik and asks about Pakistan's part in the war on terror.
Pakistan's Interior Minister tells CNN's Paula Newton that his country doesn't want foreign troops on its soil.
U.S. sends a top official to talks with Iran on uranium enrichment program. CNN's Christiane Amanpour reports.
CNN's Nic Robertson reports on the regional war in Afghanistan that America's next president will inherit.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama visits Afghanistan. CNN's Reza Sayah reports from Kabul.
CNN's Richard Lui speaks with Omer Ismail of the Enough Project about charges against Sudan's president
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says U.S. troops should leave Iraq "as soon as possible," according to a report in the German magazine, Der Spiegel. (July 19)
A U.S. diplomat joined talks on Iran's nuclear program.
Further progress in Iraq may now be a political matter, not a military one.
Both candidates may have to reassess their foreign policy strategies.
Many Americans now support the rights of gays to serve openly in the military.
Time magazine's Mark Halperin discusses the 2008 presidential race.
The Democratic candidate makes stops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
New York is the first city to require restaurants to post calories on menus.
Ministers from the Arab League nations have discussed the threat of an arrest warrant against the president of Sudan.