By Al Pessin Pentagon 23 September 2009 US General David Petraeus, (file photo) The commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, who was also the architect of the Iraq turnaround two years ago, has endorsed the grim assessment b...
By Elizabeth Lee Washington 23 September 2009 Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi addresses the general debate of the 64th session of the U.N. General Assembly, in New York, 23 Sep 2009 Libyan leader is in New York and spoke at the United Nations General...
By Kate Thomas Dakar 23 September 2009 Former Liberian President Charles Taylor sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court prior to the beginning of his defense case during his trial in The Hague, 13 Jul 2009 Former Liberian President...
By Fid Thompson Medina Gounass, Senegal 23 September 2009 Horse cart drivers transport goods and passengers through deep flood waters in Sicap Mbao, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, 12 Sep 2009 For the past two weeks, torrential do...
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 23 September 2009 Pakistan army says that its ongoing operations have severely dented the Taliban-led insurgency in the country's northwest. Military officials say the campaign is being gradually extended to what they consider...
By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 22 September 2009 Senators Joseph Lieberman (r) and Susan Collins prior to start of committee's hearing on Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009, on Capitol Hill, 22 Sep 2009 Two U.S. senator...
By Zulima Palacio Carroll County, Maryland 22 September 2009 The bog turtle In Maryland, environmental officials are working to save one of the smallest and rarest turtles in North America. The bog turtle had the power to move an entire highway proj...
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 22 September 2009 United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon(R) addresses United Nations Climate Change Summit, 22 Sep 2009 Nearly 100 world leaders met at a summit at the United Nations Tuesday to put their political we...
By David Gollust New York 22 September 2009 President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations climate change summit at the United Nations headquarters, New York, 22 Sep 2009 President Barack Obama told a special U.N. summit on climate change the U...
By Jela de Franceschi Washington 22 September 2009 The U.S. Justice Department's decision to launch a criminal probe of the CIA's interrogation methods has caused a stir in Washington. Most Democrats back the investigation, while most Republicans op...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 22 September 2009 The publication Monday of a secret assessment by the new U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has sparked a fresh round of debate about what the coalition strategy should be and how many troops are needed to...
By Kent Klein Washington 22 September 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Israeli and Palestinian leaders to do more to re-start peace talks. Mr. Obama spoke Tuesday before his first three-way meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neta...
By David Gollust New York 22 September 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias appealed for calm and dialogue in Honduras on Monday after the surprise return there of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Clinton...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 22 September 2009 After vowing for months to shut down an illegal immigrant camp near Calais, the French government began dismantling it, early Tuesday. Heavy equipment is used to clear the makeshift camp known as the 'Jungle' a...
By Selah Hennessy London 22 September 2009 Maternal deaths in Sierra Leone are a human-rights emergency, says a new report from Amnesty International, which cites that one in eight women risks dying during pregnancy in the West African country. Worl...
