Hotmail
Mideast & N. Africa / South and Central Asia 
AP file
Equipment includes vehicles, generators urgently needed by troops in Afghanistan. Full story
Witnesses: Iranian police clash with protesters
Forces fire tear gas, beat crowds as thousands gather on day of planned demonstrations. Full story
Climate change
Reuters
Biggest climate meeting in history begins
‘A deal is within our reach,’ Danish prime minister tells delegates Full story
Top headlines
UN appeals for $378 for food, medicine in Zimbabwe
The United Nations is appealing for $378 million for Zimbabwe to buy food and medicines and bolster health, education and sanitation in the economically crippled country.
Multimedia
Top headlines
Italian journalist fatally shot at Haitian bank
An Italian journalist was mortally wounded by gunmen who may have tried to rob him outside a bank in Haiti's capital, Haitian media reported Sunday.
Multimedia
Top headlines
Philippines declares martial law in province
The Philippine president imposes martial law on a southern province where 57 people were killed in a political massacre.
Multimedia
Top headlines
Turkish official says 5 soldiers killed in ambush
An official in Turkey says attackers have killed at least five Turkish soldiers and wounded several others in an ambush in foggy weather in central Turkey.
Multimedia
Top headlines
Iranian forces clash with protesters
Security forces and pro-government militiamen were clashing with thousands of opposition protesters outside Tehran University, witnesses said Monday.
Multimedia
Top headlines
U.S. donates gear needed in Afghan fight to Iraq
Even as the U.S. military scrambles to support a troop surge in Afghanistan, it is donating vehicles and other equipment worth tens of millions of dollars to the Iraqi government.
Multimedia
