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CANBERRA — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls an election for August 21, with the tightly-fought poll to be decided over policies on economic management, climate and border protection.
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON — The cap on BP Plc’s stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well appears to hold, but officials intensify monitoring after a critical test shows pressure rising slower than they hoped.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel must agree to the idea of a third party guarding the borders of a future Palestinian state before direct peace talks can begin.
TEHRAN — The United States will face consequences of a deadly rebel attack in southeast Iran, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars news agency.
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama steps up criticism of Republicans for blocking jobless aid, hammering home a Democratic election year attack line that casts the opposition as the party of the rich.
CARACAS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatens to break ties with Colombia after Bogota accuses him of tolerating the presence of leftist rebels, escalating tension between the ideologically opposed neighbors.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A Mexican drug cartel is responsible for a cell phone-detonated car bomb that killed four people in a city on the US border, state security forces say.
LONDON — NATO is failing to win hearts and minds in Afghanistan, according to a poll showing most people in Taliban heartlands view foreign troops negatively and believe the Taliban should join the government.
KHARTOUM — Sudan’s army says it has killed more than 300 fighters from Darfur’s rebel Justice and Equality Movement in recent clashes in which 75 of its own soldiers also died, state media reported. — Reuters
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