By Selah Hennessy London 14 October 2009 Wednesday is International Day for Disaster Reduction and a conference in London is tackling an often overlooked issue - how to make hospitals safer. When emergencies take place attention is often focused on...
By VOA News 14 October 2009 Former US President George W. Bush speaks during the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul, South Korea, 14 Oct 2009 Former U.S. President George W. Bush says multilateral diplomacy is the key to resolving the standoff over Nort...
By Stephanie Ho Beijing 14 October 2009 A senior American official says the United States and China share what he describes as tight and close coordination about North Korea. An international flurry of activity has surrounded North Korea, which Mond...
By Jessica Golloher Moscow 14 October 2009 In wrapping up a visit to Moscow, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for Russia to uphold human rights. On the second day of her Moscow visit, at the end of a European tour, U.S. Secretary o...
By Dan Robinson Washington 14 October 2009 The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday approved legislation that would make it easier for U.S. states and local governments and pension funds to end investments in companies helping Iran's energy secto...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 14 October 2009 People participate in tsunami drill in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 14 Oct 2009 Eighteen countries participated Wednesday in an unprecedented tsunami drill, as the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Syste...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 October 2009 The United Nations says better preparedness and early-warning systems can save lives and property when natural disasters strike. To mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction, the United Nations urges co...
By Jennifer Glasse London 14 October 2009 The British prime minister says he plans to send an extra 500 troops to Afghanistan, if NATO coalition partners follow suit and the Afghan government speeds up training its own forces. Britain's PM Gordon Br...
By Scott Stearns Dakar 14 October 2009 Convicted drug dealers in Liberia now face longer prison terms. It is part of a campaign to battle both foreign drug traffickers and domestic producers, some of whom enjoy the support of local villagers in a co...
By Peta Thornycroft 14 October 2009 Roy Bennett (Mar 2009 file) A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday detained Roy Bennett a senior Movement for Democratic Change official and said it had indicted him to stand trial on terrorism charges. Roy Bennett retur...
By Bart Childs Gaborone, Botswana 13 October 2009 Scene from HBO/BBC series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency In Gaborone, Botswana, the joint production of the HBO/BBC series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency caused a sensation, both locally and...
By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 13 October 2009 Dengue carrying mosquitos According to the World Health Organization, there are around 50 million cases of dengue fever around the world every year. About two and a half billion people, two fifths of...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 13 October 2009 The Indonesian navy intercepted a boat carrying refugees headed to Australia after Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd telephoned the Indonesian president. Political analysts say the phone call is a further sig...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 October 2009 North and South Korea have agreed to hold talks on managing shared waterways and arranging more reunions between families separated by the 1950s war. The move toward dialogue comes despite a series of short-range...
By Nathan King New York 13 October 2009 A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers the financial industry is still reeling from the credit crisis. Hundreds of thousands of financial jobs have been lost, and for those graduating from business schoo...
