to Iraq

in Gaza

For the first time oil prices surpassed $103 a barrel as persistent weakness in the US dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange jump to a trading record of $103.05 a barrel before slipping back $102.02 in midday.

President Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga have agree to form a coalition goverment.This deal comes after Kofi Annan met privately with Kibaki and Odinga.

Barack Obama is now viewed by most Democrats as the candidate best able to defeat the Republican John McCain, according to the latest New York Times and CBS News Poll.

At least 12 people did in a missile attack in Pakistan,official say.

New UN-sponsored talks will be taking place in New York in Friday.UN envoy Matthew Nimetz will have meetings with the Greeks and Skopje's negotiators.UN diplomats believe that chances at finding a solution are slim.

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returns home, 17 months after being despoped in a military coup.

in exchange over Iraq

The European Commission has handed computer giant Microsoft a giant find for defying rulings about anti-competitive behavior.Microsoft must now pay a $1.4 billion fine.