BEIJING - A group of Uighurs who have fled China are seeking asylum through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an overseas activist group said, adding that other would-be refugees had been captured while fleeing China after ethnic r
BRUSSELS - An Iranian opposition leader said Thursday that the country is making sweeping changes to its security apparatus in an effort to consolidate the power of the elite Revolutionary Guard. Maryam Rajavi, head of the National Council of Resist
BANGUI - Central African Republic former president Ange-Felix Patasse, who returned from exile last month, met Monday with the man who deposed him and vowed to run for office next year. Patasse met President Francois Bozize, who overthrew him in 20
BANGUI - The former president of the Central African Republic, Ange-Felix Patasse, returned home Friday after more than six years in exile, a close aide told AFP. Patasse was president from 1999 until March 2003, when he was deposed by Francois Boz
DAMASCUS, Syria - After fleeing their bloodied homeland, where violence and increasing conservatism confine their compatriots' lives, some Iraqis in exile are taking the opportunity to enjoy living outside the box. Around 1 a.m., five Iraqi women in
TAIPEI - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, whom Beijing brands a separatist, plans to visit Taiwan in December following an invitation by groups advocating Taiwanese independence, a report said Thursday. I hope to visit Taiwan and meet with Taiw
LONDON - Michael Owen's chances of playing in the World Cup finals suffered another blow on Sunday when coach Fabio Capello snubbed the striker for next month's qualifier with Croatia. The 29-year-old Manchester United player, who scored his first
NEW DELHI In the heady celebration of the boom in India s contemporary art market in recent years an iconic artist has been conspicuous by his absence. Maqbool Fida Husain is hailed by many as India s Picasso and the 94-year-old artist s painting
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