By Tom Rivers London 10 November 2009 Britain's PM Gordon Brown during his monthly news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, 10 Nov 2009 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the costly, lengthy fight in Afghanistan must go on, but he says...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 November 2009 The U.N. refugee agency says it is extremely concerned about the recent escalation of the conflict in northern Yemen between the government and rebel Houthis. The UNHCR says there has been a significant increa...
By Selah Hennessy London 10 November 2009 A man who says he is a Somali pirate on board a cargo vessel seized off the coast of Somalia has told VOA that the ship was not carrying weapons. Maritime experts had speculated the ship was illegally transp...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 09 November 2009 President Obama, speaking at the White House, 6 Nov 2009 U.S. President Obama heads to East Asia this week for his first trans-Pacific trip in office. Asians are waiting to take the measure of Barack Obam...
By Carla Babb Washington 09 November 2009 President Barack Obama It has been one year since Barack Obama's presidential election victory. The newest U.S. president has faced political and economic challenges at home and has yet to decide how the Uni...
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 09 November 2009 The National World War Two Museum in New Orleans has opened a new $60-million building that houses a musical theater, a restaurant and a large movie theater for what is billed as a four-dimensional multime...
By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 November 11 marks the anniversary of the end of World War 1. In Britain, a nearly 90-year old charity campaign originally started to support troops coming home from the 1st World War has taken on new life,...
By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 Red paper poppies are worn in recognition of Armistice Day Every year about this time, millions of people in Britain, wear red paper poppies in recognition of Armistice Day and in support of their country's...
By Sonja Pace Berlin 09 November 2009 Fireworks at Brandenburg Gate for celebrations of 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall, 9 Nov 2009 Berlin celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Monday with symbolism, fireworks and...
By Sonja Pace Berlin 09 November 2009 Visitors gather at Potsdamer Platz The German capital will commemorate on Monday the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago - on November 9, 1989. More than 100,000 visitors are expected to converge on the city an...
By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 Pope Benedict XVI, 28 Jan 2009 The Vatican has offered to allow conservative Anglican clergy to join a special section of the Catholic Church. They would be able to retain the Anglican liturgy and a married...
By Daniel Schearf Singapore 09 November 2009 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has released a survey that shows an improvement in financing trade in more than half of their economies. The survey was released during APEC meetings in Singapo...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 November 2009 President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed (file photo) The Maldivian President is asking nations most vulnerable to climate change to take the lead in reducing global warming.The leader of a country thre...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 09 November 2009 Scientists say that along the coast of Western Australia sea levels are rising at a rate double that of the world average. Statistics from Australia's National Tidal Center show sea levels have increased by 8.6...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 09 November 2009 Sri Lanka Minister of Public Administration Home Affairs, Sarath Amunugama, at World Economic Forum's India summit, 09 Nov 2009 Sri Lanka plans to pour development money into Tamil-dominated provinces that...
