Obama to target McCain in major change of tactics | Chicago: Barack Obama hasn't managed after months of political combat to force Hillary Clinton out of the presidential race, so he is about to try another approach: ignoring her. | Confident that Ob... (photo: AP Photo / Alex Brandon)Gulf News
Bush scraps tripartite talks | US President George W. Bush's decision to cancel tripartite talks with Israel and the Palestinians next week, and a criminal probe into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, have cast a shadow over Israel's 6... (photo: AP Photo / Gerald Herbert)The Australian
World oil prices continue to breach records | SINGAPORE: World oil prices continued their record-breaking run on Thursday, reaching a fresh intra-day peak near $124 dollars a barrel despite a larger-than-expected r... (photo: WN)The Manila Times MarketOPECOilPhotosUS
Clinton would support Obama, says aide | DEMOCRAT Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman says he believes the Democrats will have a presidential nominee in June and if it is not Clinton, she will campaign for riv... (photo: AP / Elise Amendola)The Australian DemocratElectionPhotosPoliticsUS
Afghan army far from fighting fit | By Antonio Giustozzi | Over the past few years, the Afghan National Army (ANA) has often been presented as a success story. This certainly holds some truth, at least in... (photo: U.S. Army/Sgt. Don Dees)Asia Times AfghanistanDefencePhotosUSWar
Pressure for Iraq to pay its own way | By Jim Lobe | WASHINGTON - Growing impatience in the US Congress over the enormous costs incurred by the Iraq war, as well as the Pentagon's belief that it needs more t... (photo: AP/Thaier al-Sudani, Pool)Asia Times EconomyIraqPhotosUSWar
Fed wins space for more cuts | By Peter Morici | The latest US data for first-quarter non-farm output, coming in strongly above the consensus forecasts, is good news for inflation, interest rates and... (photo: AP / Craig Ruttle)Asia Times BusinessEconomyMarketPhotosUS
