Nigerians Vote, Nervously Await Results

"A European Union observer team said it was very concerned by the late start of voting and missing ballot papers for legislative elections in many areas, and missing serial numbers on many of the ballot papers that did turn up."

Saddam's aides await execution

Solomon Moore, BaghdadJanuary 5, 2007 - TWO of Saddam Hussein's former presidential aides could go to the gallows this week, even as Iraq's Government scrambles to stem the uproar over Saddam's execution with the arrest of a guard and two officials over the filming of his...

Online Shoppers Await ‘Cyber Monday’

The big shopping rush starts today - well in the USA anyway...more

Pakistan: Marginalised male sex workers vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

"Lahore - Under the illuminated Minar-e-Pakistan, the towering monument that marks the birth of the country, Pervaiz Din lays out the accessories of his trade. The tiny bottles of massage oil and aromatic colognes tinkle cheerfully as he pulls them out of a cloth bag and sets...

New Jersey casinos await word to reopen (AP)

" By JOHN CURRAN, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 47 minutes ago ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The slot machines could be ringing as early as Friday night under a deal reached by Gov. Jon S. Corzine and state lawmakers to end New Jersey's weeklong government shutdown. Legislative...