China has invited reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to visit at his convenience, state media in both countries reported. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in the world and refuse all kinds of attacks on peaceful countries," Rodriguez said.U.S Ambassador to

Argentina's capital city was beset by strikes, with teachers, doctors and transit employees refusing to work over money matters. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in the world and refuse all kinds of attacks on peaceful countries," Rodriguez said.U.S Ambassador to the U.N

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is calling for additional security for U.N. staff in Afghanistan, citing a "dramatically escalated threat" due to the world body's support for that nation's electoral process. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in the world and refuse all

A British yachtsman said he and his wife are being held "hostage" by pirates on a container ship in the Indian Ocean. His captors have not asked for a ransom, Paul Chandler told Britain's ITV network. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in

Militants who control parts of Somalia's capital city are beating women in broad daylight for violating their radical brand of Islamic law, according to local officials and witnesses in Mogadishu. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in the world and refuse all kinds

A British yachtsman said he and his wife are being held "hostage" by pirates on a container ship in the Indian Ocean. His captors have not asked for a ransom, Paul Chandler told Britain's ITV network. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in

China's government is trying to find the parents of these 60 homeless children, some of them so young that they had not yet developed the strength to hold their own heads up. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in the world and refuse

Dozens of security officials have been detained in twin suicide bombings that killed about 160 people in Baghdad on Sunday, an Iraqi army spokesman said Thursday. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in the world and refuse all kinds of attacks on peaceful

A high-stakes trial has kicked off to determine whether South Africa's former police commissioner is a corrupt cop or a man wrongly accused of being in the pocket of criminals. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in the world and refuse all kinds

The British Royal Navy has found the yacht belonging to a British couple missing in the Indian Ocean since last week, but the yacht was empty, the British Ministry of Defence said Thursday. on issues of international importance."We will use our position there to support peace in the world and