Some might call the news sensational. At least that's how some Russian geologists just back from a six-week Arctic expedition on an atomic icebreaker described it. And what they discovered is this: the Lomonosov ridge—which divides the frozen Arctic Sea into two basins, one Eurasian, the other North American—connects Russia to the North Pole. That means that the vast crescent-shaped region as big as France, Germany, and Italy combined belongs to the Russian Federation, which now plans to annex it

US forces attack militia strongholds but complain about lack of support from Iraqi troops

Iran's wave of moralism goes on, but fuel rationing sets off people's anger

In Sri Lanka the Tamil Tigers announce the release of 135 child soldiers and promise not to kidnap more children

Georgia sets up a summer camp for kids on the border with Abkhazia

Given his position on key issues, it’s no wonder Fred Thompson is popular with conservative American voters. He supports the war in Iraq and cutting taxes; he’s against gun control, abortion, and easy immigration. He’s second in the polls among Republican candidates, behind ex-New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, which is no small feat considering that he hasn’t yet officially announced his candidacy

Prachanda's Maoists have cheated: they bypassed the peace agreements commitments, thus deceiving the UN Nepalese mission (Unmin). A fraud that is putting the whole peace process at risk. The deal that last November stopped ten years of civil war – with more than 13,000 victims – was to intern all the People Liberation Army (PLA) Maoist guerrillas in 28 camps managed by Unmin and dismantle all the parallel government structures that “the Reds” created in the areas under their control

Government invests millions of euros in war against poverty in order to placate discontent

Bosnian writer Elvira Mujcic tells about her Srebrenica

In Southern Thailand, war between Muslims and Buddhists rages on

Hanefi is a free man again. At 4 p.m. afghan time, he got out of the prison door

New charges against Chiquita. The paramilitaries want money, but the corporation says it's innocent

Fighting escalates again in the troubled Russian Republic

Some proposals to legalize the ivory trade polarize the Continent