KABUL, Afghanistan - More than 25 members of international and Afghan security forces were injured yesterday in fierce fighting in northwest Afghanistan while carrying out a large-scale manhunt for two missing American soldiers, military officials said.By: Alexandra Zavis and Karim Sharifi|Date: Nov 7, 2009

Karzai declared winner after runoff is canceled KABUL - Afghan election officials canceled the planned presidential runoff and declared incumbent Hamid Karzai the victor yesterday, but President Obama said Karzai must increase his efforts to end corruption and prepare his nation to defend itself.By: Alexandra Zavis|Date: Nov 3, 2009

KINSHASA, Congo -- Backing down from assertions that it had nothing to do with killings of Rwandan refugees, Congo's government now acknowledges that some refugees may have been killed in cross-fire during the civil war.

Laurent Kabila's government is hoping that the admission, while far from an acknowledgment that his forces committed atrocities, is enough to secure US aid for his plundered, ravaged land. Bill Richardson, the US ambassador to the United Nations, is scheduled to visit today

By: Alexandra Zavis, Associated Press|Date: Jun 6, 1997

CAPE TOWN -- It would have been no surprise had Rashaad Staggie died his fiery death at the hands of rivals eager to snatch control of the drug empire he built with a mixture of cunning and brutality.

Instead, he was executed by the men of a working-class neighborhood driven to vigilante violence by frustration and fear.

By: Alexandra Zavis, Associated Press|Date: Aug 6, 1996

...suspect to begin (By Greg Bluestein, Associated Press) Iranian-Americans galvanized by election protests (By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times) The Nation Today Father convicted in faith-healing case (Associated Press) Late TV...

...Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press) Views on Iran politics reflect generational schism (By Raja Abdulrahim and Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times) Tehran preparing blueprint for talks (Associated Press) Maliki’s tenacity, brash...

...disturbing to say the least. With the exception of a few journalists, the media has all but abandoned the region: "Alexandra Zavis from Los Angeles Times is down in the heat of the battle bringing home information. Michael Gordon from New York...

...disturbing to say the least. With the exception of a few journalists, the media has all but abandoned the region: "Alexandra Zavis from Los Angeles Times is down in the heat of the battle bringing home information. Michael Gordon from New York...