Aug 19, 2010 — By Bloomberg News - Fri Aug 20 05:38:26 GMT 2010 The explosion that killed seven people yesterday in China's Xinjiang province, the site of ethnic rioting last year, was an attack on law enforcement personnel, a police spokesman said.

Aug 18, 2010 — Romania's foreign minister warned about rising populism and xenophobia in France today as Paris prepared to carry out the first of its planned flights home for dozens of Roma expelled from their camps as part of a new crackdown by Nicolas Sarkozy.

Aug 18, 2010 — CANBERRA, Australia - Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday ruled out compromising her mining tax plans in deals with opposition lawmakers if she wins Australia's election, which she described as "a cliffhanger.

Aug 17, 2010 — ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - A car bomb exploded outside a cafe in a restive region of southern Russia on Tuesday, injuring 23 people, police said.

Aug 16, 2010 — KABUL, Afghanistan - A weekend media blitz by the Army's public relations master sent a clear message: It's not time to hit the panic button in Afghanistan, but success in the nearly 9-year war won't come quickly.

Aug 16, 2010 — A top Iranian oil official is saying Monday that Tehran is not having problems purchasing gasoline supplies, despite tough new UN, US and EU economic sanctions.

Aug 16, 2010 — BOGOTA, Colombia - A Boeing 737 jetliner filled with vacationers crashed in a thunderstorm and broke apart as it slid onto the runway on a Caribbean island Monday.

Aug 15, 2010 — South Korea needs to prepare for eventual unification with North Korea and should consider a special tax to cover the costs that will incur, President Lee Myung Bak said.

Aug 15, 2010 — Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard gestures at a news conference while campaigning in Melbourne August 6, 2010. By James Grubel BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard staked her party's re-election bid on the ...

Aug 15, 2010 — Photo: AP Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh salutes chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force after addressing the nation from the Red Fort on India's Independence Day, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010.