President George W. Bush has urged the international community to punish the Zimbabwe government for suppressing its political opponents and using violence at the ballot box

Britain's Home Office said Wednesday it is banning the military wing of Hezbollah, the Lebanese political movement, because of its support for "terrorism" in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called for talks with rival Hamas aimed at forming a new government after a yearlong political and territorial split.

Zimbabwe opposition leaders must be willing to work alongside Robert Mugabe's party, even if they unseat their political tormentor in an upcoming presidential run-off vote, former U.N. chief Kofi Annan says.

A Saudi Arabian political science professor who is an outspoken human rights advocate was taken into custody this week by the country's secret police, his wife told CNN Friday.

Zimbabwe's religious leaders have called for international help to stop the political and humanitarian crisis gripping the nation since last month's presidential and parliamentary elections.

Kenyan lawmakers took another step Tuesday toward approving a power-sharing deal to end the country's deadly political crisis, one day after reports the army used heavy firepower to crack down on a group linked to bloody land clashes.