Kirkuk (Iraq), Dec 11: At least 15 people were killed and 45 were wounded today in a bomb attack on a restaurant near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, police said.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said today that "there is no cholera" in his country, saying doctors have tamed an outbreak, despite UN reports of a growing death toll.
France says Ireland will vote again on the European Union`s stalled reform treaty next year.
US troops launched raids in at least four Iraqi cities, detaining six people believed associated with al Qaeda in Iraq, the US military said on Thursday.
North Korean state media has reported that Kim Jong il paid a visit to a cosmetics factory on November 24, providing a rare exact date for an appearance by the leader since he reportedly suffered a stroke in August.
Federal agents have arrested a Hawaii man after he allegedly threatened to attack and kill President-elect Barack Obama when he visits Hawaii on vacation this month.
Israeli President Shimon Peres has met a Vatican delegation to discuss preparations for a possible visit by Pope Benedict XVI next year, his spokeswoman said on Thursday.
South Africa has declared a cholera disaster on its border with Zimbabwe, as a spill over from a deadly epidemic strains health resources, a government official said on Thursday.
Somalia has urged Russia to co-ordinate with it in the struggle against piracy, Somali Ambassador to Russia Mohamed Mahmud Handule said.
The number of foreign nationals applying for refugee status in Japan is likely to hit an all-time high of around 1,500 in 2008 mainly due to political instability in countries such as Myanmar, sources said on Thursday.