The dollar posted modest gains on Monday in tight ranges ahead of a Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting starting Tuesday and a gathering of Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers late in the

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The Philippine peso climbed to its highest levels in more than a year on Tuesday, before being capped by suspected intervention, on reports the US's biggest pension fund will retain investments in the country. Other

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The Hong Kong dollar hovered close to its pegged rate of 7.80 to the US dollar on Tuesday and dealers said there were signs it could test that level soon. The local currency has been

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A civilian has been killed and another injured in a landmine blast in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. The mine planted by suspected anti-government rebels exploded when a vehicle passed over it in the western city

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Afghanistan's fledgling national army trained by US-led coalition forces has reached 19,000 members, the US military said Tuesday. About 3,400 soldiers are due to join the national army over next few months, the US military

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An Egyptian terror suspect, held by Britain for three years without trial because he was said to be the leader of an al Qaeda-linked militant group, has been released from prison, the government said on

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Canada's minority government unveiled draft legislation to permit gay marriage on Tuesday, taking a political gamble on a social issue that has split the country and the ruling Liberal Party. Prime Minister Paul Martin says

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A car bomb exploded outside a police station in ex-Soviet Georgia on Tuesday, killing three police and destroying the building in what officials called a "terrorist act". Only the outside walls remained of the burnt-out

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Saddam Hussein did not vote in Iraq's historic election but he could have done if he had turned up at a polling station, officials said on Tuesday. The former dictator was eligible to vote as

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Iraq began compiling election results from around the country on Tuesday and eased security measures surrounding its historic poll despite al Qaeda's vow to pursue "holy war" after failing to deter millions from voting. Vote

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