The operation that freed Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans is a major victory for Colombia's President

Security concerns have prompted China to tighten visa requirements, choking off the flow of visitors to the capital

As the quest for bin Laden founders, one of the few Western journalists to have met him argues that al-Qaeda's leader may be poised to strike again

Mugabe and his opponents consider talks, but neither accepts the other's terms for power sharing

The swift dismissals of two local officials and extensive coverage of protests in the remote town of Weng'an may signal a more open attitude as the Olympics Games draw near

Colombia's rebel movement may have suffered several blows, but don't tell that to Comandante Alberto and his bitter-enders

Bowing to the German government, the company supplying the embattled regime with its hyper-inflating bank notes has stopped deliveries

Violent crime is rampant in Venezuela's capital. For help, some residents have turned to the spirits of dead villains

The Portuguese attorney general denies any decision has been taken on closing the investigation

In advance of the Beijing Olympics, resentment against Chinese rule is growing, as a new wave of protests turn violent