Benedicte Kurzen for The New York Times
A driving instructor on the road in Randburg. It appears that very few people pass the South African test on their first try.
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Driven insane in South Africa
By MICHAEL WINES
To drive legally in South Africa, one very sensibly needs a license. Except that licenses seem almost impossible to get.
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In the rugged north of Iraq, Kurdish rebels flout Turkey
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
In a corner of northern Iraq, Kurdish militants fighting Turkey thrive, protected by mountains and a complex web of relationships.
Suicide bomber kills 28 police officers in Iraq
By RICHARD A. OPPEL JR.
A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed the officers, and wounded 20 other people, in Baquba on Monday as they prepared for their morning training routine, the Iraqi authorities said.
Somali leader resigns, ending long power struggle
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
The departure of Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi was greeted by cheers from his colleagues. Meanwhile, insurgents battled Ethiopian troops in Mogadishu.
Olmert says he has prostate cancer
By ISABEL KERSHNER AND GRAHAM BOWLEY
Israel's prime minister said that his early stage prostate cancer is not life-threatening and would not distract him from his work.
Chad says orphan incident no risk to EU peacekeeping operation
Reuters, AP
Chad has assured France that a debacle over a charity's effort to spirit children out of the country will not affect plans to deploy European Union peacekeepers there to protect refugees from neighboring Darfur, a French official said Monday.
U.S. military taps a diplomat for new Africa Command
AP
The U.S. military has named a senior diplomat to serve alongside a Navy admiral as co-deputy of its new Africa Command — a unique nod to the importance of the civilian aspects of the operation.
Lobbyist aims to put Allawi back in the Iraqi prime minister's seat
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Ayad Allawi is paying Robert Blackwill's firm, Barbour Griffith & Rogers, $300,000 for his efforts to restore him to the Iraqi leader's position. Blackwill first put Allawi in power in 2004, when he was still deputy national security adviser.
Darfur rebels accuse Sudan of violating cease-fire
Reuters
The Darfur rebels accused Sudanese government forces Monday of attacking an area along the border with Chad in violation of a unilateral cease-fire the government had declared at the opening of peace talks in Libya. The peace talks have been effectively postponed.
Darfur peace talks get off to bad start in Libya
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Darfur rebels forcefully delivered their demands Sunday, the second day of peace talks, but again they sent a mixed message, with some stressing unity with Sudan while others threatened to split off.
Integrating Sunnis into Iraqi police hits hurdle
Head of UN nuclear agency calls on Bush to ease Iran rhetoric
Saudi king tries to grow modern ideas in desert
News Analysis: U.S. mixes caution with aggression in Iran accusations
Rice says 'hole' in U.S. law shields contractors in Iraq
Under siege, Blackwater takes on air of bunker
New violence plagues eastern Congo
Israeli court checks Chief Rabbinate on special-year food
Shiite commuters are bombed twice in a suburb of Baghdad
Letter from Israel: Once a dump, next Ariel Sharon Park
U.S. levels sanctions against Iran
Turkey strikes at Kurdish positions from air
3 Palestinian militants killed by Israeli army fire
Kurdish militants' other front: Iran
Joaquim Chissano wins $5 million prize for African governance
Plot to kill Olmert foiled, Israeli says
Syria makes changes to stem the flow of Iraqi refugees
Iran's top nuclear negotiator quits
Role reversal at IMF as the rich come under fire
Inquiries test Israeli leader's ability to govern
Turkish bid to pursue Kurds poses quandary for Iraq
A bitter life for Iraq's displaced
Letter from Africa: Poison pot of obstacles facing peace in Darfur
In southern Darfur, signs of another massacre
Memo From Egypt: On human rights, U.S. seems to give Egypt a pass
Letter from Washington: War on terror trumps promoting Ethiopian democracy
Slightly off religious path, Iranian TV finds viewers
Freed Iran advocate recalls his jailing
News Analysis: Pre-emptive caution: The case of Syria
As Angola prospers, poverty persists for most
Shiites grow disillusioned with militia in Baghdad
New twists mark end of Ramadan
Memo From Johannesburg: Dark turns of party struggle enthrall South Africa
Desolation awaits returning Palestinian refugees
Legal or not, abortion rates similar
Letter from the Middle East: A buyer's market in Lebanon
Distribution of nets splits malaria fighters
In life of lies, Iraqis conceal work for U.S.
In Congo, an epidemic of rape
Darfur rebels find refuge in Eritrea, but little hope
After rocky election, Nigerians warm to new leader
From errand to fatal shot to hail of fire to 17 deaths in Iraq
A father's shadow clouds his son's rise in Lebanon
Money to rebuild is finding ways to flow in provinces of Iraq
A boy named Godknows: In southern Africa, names that say a mouthful
From back seat, Saudi women long to drive
Somalia teeters on edge of survival
Haidar Abdel Shafi, leader in PLO and Red Crescent, dies at 88
The voice of hard-line Iran carries far
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