Opposition alliance refuse regional mediator, Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore's plan for interim government, which includes Guinea's military ruler Captain Moussa Camara Scott Stearns | Dakar 23 November 2009 Most opponents of Guinea's military...
Opinions remain sharply divided in Congress as President Obama says a new plan will address every aspect of US strategy in the war Michael Bowman | Washington 22 November 2009 Democratic Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania (File) I do not believe...
Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut announces the results of the cloture vote which paves the way for full-scale debate starting later this month Cindy Saine | Washington 22 November 2009 Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., speaks after the U.S...
Israeli military says its aircraft struck two factories in Gaza and a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt; Palestinian medics say the air assault wounded at least seven people Luis Ramirez | Jerusalem 22 November 2009 Palestinians chec...
South Africas national government protocol requires state health facilities to provide antiretroviral medication to ill, HIV-infected people. However, independent health groups continue to receive reports of HIV-infected people dying because certain...
In South Africa, people with HIV are dying because they dont have access to the medicine that would keep them alive. The government has pledged to provide antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to many of the HIV-positive people who need them. The pills bolster...
Senegalese educators, government ministers and international partners gathered at a primary school in Dakar Friday to hear what children had to say about their rights. The students performed songs, dances and skits they had prepared Anne Look | Daka...
Afghan officials say a rocket hit near a luxury hotel in the capital Kabul late Saturday, injuring two people. Earlier, police in northeastern Afghanistan said two back-to-back roadside bombs killed two teenagers and wounded two others. Sean Maroney...
A top Iranian military commander is saying, Saturday, that the country's defense forces will conduct air defense maneuvers during the coming week. Iran's announcement comes after representatives of six world powers expressed disappointment, Friday,...
The Nigerian military says the oil-rich Niger Delta has returned to normal after years of attacks that crippled the country's oil industry and created widespread insecurity. Gilbert da Costa | Abuja 21 November 2009 The Nigerian military says the oi...
The unexpected world of animals Art Chimes 20 November 2009 Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. This week, it's a site where learning about evolutionary biology is made painless, a...
During talks in Beijing, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao endorsed a package of energy projects, including deals on clean coal and electric vehicles. Environmental analysts say the talks offer new hope the two countries wi...
There is Oscar buzz in Hollywood for the performance of rising young star Carey Mulligan as a teenager learning some life lessons in a bittersweet film written by English novelist Nick Hornby and directed by Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig. Alan Silv...
Lee Daniel's low-budget film, Precious, is based on the award-winning novel Push by the African American author Sapphire. Like the book, the movie tells the story of an obese 16-year-old girl from Harlem, the traditionally African American neighborh...
At the movies: the strange happenings in the rainy Pacific Northwest town of Forks, Washington get even stranger for love-struck Bella and her brooding boyfriend Edward (who happens to be a vampire); but best friend Jacob also has a supernatural sec...
