Industry Minister Hajim al-Hassani, a Sunni Arab, to head parliament
Parliament failed to elect speaker despite weeks of negotiations
Negotiators for major political groups say they also plan to announce new government's top leaders
Many Iraqis acknowledge they now enjoy more individual liberties but say they expected war to bring them greater peace, prosperity
Exit polls from Sunday's elections predicted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra winning 399 seats in 500-seat assembly
Government troops have completed the first of more than 50 bridges needed to provide land access between the provincial capital and wes
Save the Children and similar groups shipping in books and supplies for the schools, planning to train teachers to replace the estimate
President Yudhoyono says he is grateful for international relief effort that has included thousands of volunteers as well as troops fro
Naval ships from US, Australia, India, and Singapore are steaming to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand
President Robert Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980, seeking sixth term in office
Meeting held to decide whether President Robert Mugabe should stand for re-election next year
Critics call elections a sham because political parties have been banned and most power rests with king
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says two sides agree negotiated agreement is needed to end political crisis
African economists note continent could experience considerable repercussions as lending and investment abilities tighten in industrial
Election invigorated by emergence of new opposition party
Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Catherine Bragg of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance said the situati
Voters to choose between ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy and opposition All Basotho Convention party
Summit to issue plan of action bolstering cooperation in areas of peace, security, governance, human rights, trade, economic integratio
Lack of progress may force leaders to postpone next session of parliament, which was inaugurated last week
Military commander says three generals held responsible for deaths of 85 Muslims in Southern Thailand will be removed from their comman
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