Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 24 November 2009 On Thursday, we Americans will mark our annual Thanksgiving holiday. It often revolves around a lavish dinner for family and friends that begins with a prayer of thanks for our blessings. The Thanksgiv...
Many of the traditional foods eaten at Thanksgiving dinner have Native American roots but have been spiced up Jeff Swicord | Washington 24 November 2009 Thanksgiving holiday has its origins in the early 17th century when European settlers shared a m...
New numbers show GDP grew at a slower pace in the third quarter than the original estimate of 3.5 percent Mil Arcega | Washington, DC 24 November 2009 A foreclosed home in Mountain View, California, 28 May 2009 As the all important holiday shopping...
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House Tuesday, during the first state visit of his presidency. Paula Wolfson | Washington 24 November 2009 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India delivers his wel...
President Barack Obama says the U.S. partnership with India will be one of the defining relationships of the 21st century. Mr. Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to reporters after a two-hour meeting. Kent Klein | White House 24 No...
US president says he will announce a new Afghanistan war strategy soon. Mr. Obama says he will explain his decision to the American people after the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend Paula Wolfson | The White House 24 November 2009 President Bar...
A new United Nations report says Cambodia needs to diversify the economy to help protect vulnerable groups, such as women workers, from downturns. Ron Corben | Bangkok 24 November 2009 Young shoe vendor waits for customers at the Central Market in P...
Spanish, Mauritanian governments step up patrols along the coast to stop illegal immigration; Madrid helps Nouakchott with an annual budget of $750 million and a small plane to keep watch on immigration routes. Scott Stearns | Dakar 24 November 2009...
Officials say the death toll from an attack on an election caravan has risen to 46, after police found 22 more bodies in a mass grave. Daniel Schearf | Bangkok 24 November 2009 Civilians look on as police officers carry dead bodies on a dump truck a...
Talks to resolve issues that threaten the unity of Zimbabwe's shaky inclusive government got under way on Monday. Ish Mafundikwa | Harare 24 November 2009 Talks to resolve issues that threaten the unity of Zimbabwe's shaky inclusive government got u...
Government appointed panel began its first public hearings in London in an inquiry expected to last until the end of 2010 and possibly beyond. Its mission is to examine Britain's role in the Iraq war and its aftermath Sonja Pace | London 24 November...
Two aid workers, in Central African Republic were taken at gunpoint on Sunday from the town of Birao, a few kilometers from the borders of Chad and Sudan. The kidnappings are the latest in a string of attacks on international aid workers. Kate Thoma...
Prosecutors in Ethiopia are seeking the death penalty for 40 people found guilty of conspiring to overthrow the government Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 24 November 2009 Prosecutors in Ethiopia are seeking the death penalty for 40 people found guilty...
Iran says it is not opposed to sending its low-enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment, as long as it receives fuel for its nuclear reactor at the very same time. Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo, Egypt 24 November 2009 Iran says it is not opposed to...
Two aid agencies operating in southern Somalia say deteriorating security in recent days has forced them to withdraw their international and local staff from key towns in the Jubba regions. Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 24 November 2009 Two aid agencies oper...
