By Kent Klein White House 21 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks at Metropolitan Archives facility, in Landover, Maryland, 21 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is announcing plans to make more credit available to America's small businesses...
By David Gollust State Department 21 October 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech on nonproliferation before the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, 21 Oct 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says thwarting the nuclear am...
By Hilary Heuler Warsaw 21 October 2009 Vice President Joe Biden visited Poland and received assurances from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that Poland will take part in a new missile defense plan. Polish officials said they would host elements o...
By Jim Malone Washington 21 October 2009 Federal law enforcement officials have charged a Massachusetts man with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Prosecutors allege the arrested man sought terror training overseas and discussed...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 October 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says North Korea remains a real threat to security on the Korean peninsula and in the world. He is in South Korea, where he is urging Seoul to beef up its military to reflect it...
By Brian Padden Jakarta 21 October 2009 Indonesia is one of the most earthquake-prone nations in the world. After the devastating earthquake in Padang last month that killed thousands, disaster-management experts are recommending ways to reduce the...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 21 October 2009 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has drafted an agreement to supply enriched uranium to Iran following three days of negotiations at its headquarters in Vienna. If all parties agree to it, the deal c...
By Peta Thornycroft South Africa 21 October 2009 South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (file photo) Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has met South African President Jacob Zuma, the outgoing chairman of the Southern Africa Development Communit...
By Jennifer Glasse London 21 October 2009 Both Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his main political opponent Abdullah Abdullah have agreed to a run-off election in Afghanistan next month. The United States is waiting for the political outcome before...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 21 October 2009 An immigrant in a makeshift camp in Calais that was dismantled by French governemnt (File) The French government confirmed Wednesday that it has expelled illegal Afghan immigrants in its first joint deportation f...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 October 2009 The Australian government has asked military commanders to find ways to complete their missions in Afghanistan as soon as possible. The announcement is being seen as a clear hint that Canberra may pull its 1,500...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 October 2009 In India, two passenger trains have collided, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 20 others. India's massive rail network ferries millions of passengers across the country, every day. The ac...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 20 October 2009 A group of researchers says an experimental AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand shows the shot has a modest but significant effect -- and that it offers hope for the future. Findings which were presented at an interna...
By Greg Flakus Houston 20 October 2009 For many people, a cancer diagnosis can be as devastating as the disease itself, and many patients struggle to be upbeat as they face debilitating treatment and, sometimes, the prospect of death. M.D. Anderson...
By Victor Beattie 21 October 2009 Americans are still worried about the U.S. economic recovery, the possibility of further economic decline and their own job security. Those concerns are expressed in a new survey of residents in the northeast state...
