By Scott Stearns Dakar 07 October 2009 Political opponents in Guinea say the country's military ruler must resign before they take part in regional mediation efforts following last week's killing of at least 157 protesters. Guinea's military rulers...
By Anne Look Dakar 07 October 2009 Ivory Coast's electoral commission has officially delivered the provisional voter list to President Laurent Gbagbo, bringing the country a step closer to its long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for N...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 07 October 2009 Tension remains high between Jews and Muslims at a disputed Jerusalem holy place after several days of unrest that have overshadowed a Jewish festival of pilgrimage. Israeli Arab leaders visited the Mosque...
By Michael Bowman Washington 06 October 2009 Gold coins and bars at California Numismatic Investments in Inglewood, California (file photo) Officials in several Middle Eastern capitals are denying a published report that petroleum producing countrie...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 October 2009 Cattle struggle to survive in Kenya's drought The Masaai community in the Kajiado area of southern Kenya is struggling to cope with a drought that is now in its third year. At least half of the area's cows h...
By Alisha Ryu Near Galkayo, Somalia 06 October 2009 The United Nations is warning that years of drought and conflict are pushing many regions of Somalia toward a new cycle of hunger, devastation, and human suffering. Worse than ever Rotting carcass...
By Kate Pound Dawson Bangkok 06 October 2009 Australian $100 note, 06 Oct 2009 The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised its official interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The move makes Australia the first developed economy to raise rate...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 October 2009 Mobile phones in Kenya can be used to transfer funds In Kenya, sending money home to villages and farms from the city used to be problematic. Many people in rural areas do not have access to banking, making...
By Kent Klein Washington 06 October 2009 Senator Harry Reid speaks at White House after meeting President Obama on Afghanistan, 6 Oct 2009 The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate says lawmakers in both parties will support whatever decision President Ba...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 06 October 2009 President Obama speaks at National Counterterrorism Center, 6 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says America is making real progress in the fight against al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. Members of...
By Al Pessin Washington 06 October 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, acknowledge crowd as they are introduced, 5 Oct 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hilary Rodham...
By Sean Maroney Islamabad 06 October 2009 Pakistani security and medical personnel and media gather in front of UN office as smoke billows out after suicide blast in Islamabad, 05 Oct 2009 The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Tuesday for...
By Mike O'Sullivan American Samoa 06 October 2009 Recovery efforts are underway in American Samoa, which was struck last week by a major earthquake and tsunami, along with the nearby nations of Samoa and Tonga. One-hundred-77 are confirmed dead in t...
By Brian Padden Jakarta 06 October 2009 A Muslim woman looks on as US military personnel build a field hospital in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, 06 Oct 2009 The United States today sent the first installment of a multi-million dollar assistance p...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 October 2009 The United Nations is appealing for $74 million to provide emergency assistance to hundreds of thousands of victims of two catastrophic typhoons that have struck the Philippines in less than two weeks. A reside...
