In advance of next year’s re-election bid, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas sided with fellow Democrats for one vote, but was cautious about the overall bill.

Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island.

Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who played a role in the founding of the Islamic Republic, has emerged as the spiritual leader of the opposition.

Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who played a role in the founding of the Islamic Republic, has emerged as the spiritual leader of the opposition.

Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who played a role in the founding of the Islamic Republic, has emerged as the spiritual leader of the opposition.

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a former vice president accused of fomenting widespread street unrest after Iran’s June election has been sentenced to six years in jail, Iranian media said on Sunday.

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a former vice president accused of fomenting widespread street unrest after Iran’s June election has been sentenced to six years in jail, Iranian media said on Sunday.

La liste des 23 joueurs sélectionnés pour affronter les All Blacks samedi 28 novembre à Marseille a été dévoilée par le staff du XV de France.

India’s largest private company said that it has made an offer to acquire a controlling interest in the world’s third-largest chemical company.

The Senate voted 60 to 39 on Saturday night to begin full debate on major health care legislation, propelling the bill over a crucial, preliminary hurdle.

Three bombs exploded in India’s restive northeast Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 25, police said.

Three bombs exploded in India’s restive northeast Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 25, police said.

Le 7e tour de la Coupe de France se déroule ce week-end. Le Havre, Clermont et Châteauroux ont été éliminés par des clubs amateurs.

L'ex-candidate PS à l'élection présidentielle prévient "que ceux qui pensent pouvoir (l)'abîmer aux régionales en seront pour leurs frais" dans un entretien au "Journal du Dimanche".

En Espagne, le Barça est tenu en échec à Bilbao (1-1) et le Real bat Santander pour devenir le nouveau leader. En Premier league, Arsenal s'incline à Sunderland tandis que Chelsea et Manchester s'imposent à domicile.

Un gant de cuir beige orné de strass, porté par Michael Jackson en 1983 lorsqu'il réalisa pour la première fois son célèbre pas de danse du "Moonwalk", a été adjugé 350 000 dollars, samedi à New York, lors d'une vente aux enchères.

Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island.

Le XV de France a balayé les Samoa 43-5 samedi 21 novembre au Stade de France.

Daniel Cohn-Bendit (Europe-Ecologie) et François Bayrou (MoDem) ont scellé leurs retrouvailles samedi lors d'une réunion transpartisane sur le sommet de Copenhague, aux côtés de Michel Rocard, mais sans le PS.