An Ulsterwoman living in Beirut was last night gathering essential supplies ahead of an uncertain future in war-torn Lebanon.

SYDNEY, July 18 (Reuters) - A tsunami that hit Indonesia's Java island killing at least 230 people remained localised because the earthquake that caused it was dramatically smaller than the 2004 quake that generated an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami.

JERUSALEM -- As Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon for a sixth consecutive day, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed Israel will continue to "target every terrorist" in its military campaign, even as international diplomatic efforts to ease the...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Facing ambushes and small pockets of resistance, Canadian soldiers continued fighting Sunday as a major coalition offensive continued in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province.

The death toll of tropical storm Bilis has climbed to 164 as heavy rains continue to pound southern provinces, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said yesterday.

The G-8 summit in St. Petersburg concluded Monday with few of the desired agreements on trade and energy security in place, as the world leading industrialized nations got sidetracked by the widening conflict in the Middle East.

ABUJA, Nigeria ??� Former President Clinton told African leaders Monday that they need to strengthen their governments so that they can address long-standing problems of hunger and disease.