British troops in Iraq to be reduced Irish Times Prime Minister Gordon Brown stressed the improving security situation in Iraq yesterday and said the number of British troops there could continue to come down as key security tasks were completed.... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)
Iran 'steadfast' on nuclear work Al Jazeera Iran's president has said that his country will not bend on its uranium enrichment programme, despite proposals by world powers aimed at bringing an end to Tehran's sensitive nuclear programme. ... (photo: AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
Obama's West Bank trip raises hope, skepticism Wtop By KARIN LAUB Associated Press Writer RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants Barack Obama to take away one message from their meeting Wednesday _ he should focus... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen)
Kuwait inflation soars to 11pc on high food prices Gulf Daily News KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait inflation jumped to a record 11.4 per cent in April, accelerating for a fifth straight month as high housing and food costs continued to spur price... (photo: WN/ps1)
Obama tours Holocaust memorial in Israel The Guardian By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent JERUSALEM (AP) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama toured Israel's Holocaust memorial Wednesday, laying a wreath in... (photo: WN / Julie Adnan)
Britain outlines plan to withdraw troops from Iraq International Herald Tribune : Only days before he is to meet in London with Senator Barack Obama, Prime Minister Gordon Brown outlined a tentative plan for withdrawing most of Britain's remaining... (photo: WN)
Obama Still Denies Political Progress in Iraq Richmond Times Dispatch Editor's note: This is the column John McCain submitted to The New YorkTimes that The Times declined to run without changes. The Times did not commission the piece.... (photo: Jamal Penjweny)
