By C. Bryson Hull NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia's political standoff may erupt into a region-wide conflict involving al Qaeda unless its fragile government can bring Islamists into its ranks, a think-tank said on Friday.

By Jon Herskovitz SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea needs to be given a face-saving way of coming back to talks on its nuclear weapons program or it might opt to increase tension through missile or nuclear tests, a report released on Wednesday said.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The African Union has defend

By Dean Yates JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian territories are in a state of near civil war and just one act of violence, such as a high-profile assassination, could trigger mayhem, an international think tank said on Tuesday.

By Dean Yates JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian territories are in a state of near civil war and just one act of violence, such as a high-profile assassination, could trigger total mayhem, an international think tank said on Tuesday.