Barack Obama urges George Bush to bail out struggling US carmakers, but president insists opposition to Columbia trade agreement is dropped in return

PRESIDENT Mugabe arrived here yesterday evening to attend a meeting of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security which will try and break the deadlock over the allocation of ministries between Zanu-PF and the opposition MDC today.

PRESIDENT Mugabe arrived here yesterday evening to attend a meeting of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security which will try and break the deadlock over the allocation of ministries between Zanu-PF and the opposition MDC today.

Lithuania's center-right party, the opposition Homeland Union, looks set to become the largest single party in the next parliament. Final results will be dependent on a second round.

NPR, Rep. Howard Berman and Pandora fans help save day in House for Web radio bill. Insiders say the proposed legislation faces Senate vote without any major opposition.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Opposition to a massive Wall Street bailout plan has quickly emerged on conservative talk radio, with hosts and callers saying the rescue undermines principles at the heart of the Republican Party.

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 (IPS) - Bolivian President Evo Morales reiterated the
charge Tuesday that the U.S. government was plotting to overthrow
his government and that Washington had a hand in the recent
episodes of violence in which a number of his supporters were
killed and wounded by opposition gangs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration's push for quick congressional approval of a $700 billion bailout for financial firms hit a wall of opposition on Tuesday among senators who said the plan puts taxpayers at excessive risk.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- The power-sharing deal between Zimbabwe's president and the opposition has stalled just as the man who mediated during months of painful negotiations, South African President Thabo Mbeki, has been upended by his own political troubles....

OPPOSITION political parties and analysts say African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe is the best choice to replace President Thabo Mbeki.