By Scott Stearns Dakar 09 November 2009 The international law enforcement agency Interpol is cracking down on the sale of stolen luxury cars in Central Africa. Interpol says thousands of luxury cars stolen in Belgium, France, and Japan enter Cameroo...
By David Gollust Berlin 09 November 2009 Parking lot where 3 American hikers were believed to have parked before disappearing near Sulaimaniyah, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging Iran to show compassion and...
By David Gollust Berlin 09 November 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives a Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany to take part in the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Secretary of State Hillary Clinton o...
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 09 November 2009 Election officials in Iraq say the next general election will take place January 21. The announcement one day after a last-minute deal on the nation's electoral law, means the vote will be held within the t...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 09 November 2009 Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has canceled a planned visit to Turkey to attend a summit of the Islamic conference in Istanbul. Turkey has faced mounting criticism from the international community...
By David Gollust Berlin 09 November 2009 A US armored personal carrier drives past a defaced election poster of Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai in Kabul (File) The United States and Germany say the new Afghan government being formed by President Hamid Kar...
By Sean Maroney Kabul 09 November 2009 As U.S. President Barack Obama debates with his advisers on whether to increase the number of American troops in Afghanistan, Afghans have their own opinions. This year has been the deadliest for foreign troops...
By Edward Yeranian Cairo 09 November 2009 Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri (file photo) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced the formation of a new Lebanese government late Monday following weeks of bickering and a five month...
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 09 November 2009 Legislation recently passed in Togo gives the government power to seize equipment, suspend and even organize hearings against media professionals that make what it deems serious errors. Media rights activists...
By Alan Boswell Nairobi 09 November 2009 A Kenyan human rights body is calling for an investigation into the killing of the spokesman of a major Kenyan gang, saying the leader told the group a few weeks prior that his life was in danger from a gover...
By Michael Bowman Washington 09 November 2009 Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu during his address before the 2009 General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America in Washingtom, 09 Nov 2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repe...
By Daniel Schearf Singapore 08 November 2009 The venue of the APEC summit, in Singapore, 08 Nov 2009 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has started annual meetings of leaders in Singapore. The APEC forum will bring together leaders from 21...
By Dan Robinson 08 November 2009 President Barack Obama stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, 07 Nov 2009 The House of Representatives has approved a more than $1 trillion plan by majority Dem...
By Sean Maroney Kabul 08 November 2009 An Afghan motorcyclist adjusts a newly purchased surgical mask at a market place in Kabul, Afghanistan, 02 Nov 2009 The Afghan government has closed the country's schools and universities for most of November i...
By Edward Yeranian Cairo 08 November 2009 The Iraqi parliament has approved a long delayed electoral law, amid bitter quarrels among Arab, Kurdish and Turkomen politicians. The electoral law is necessary for parliamentary elections to be held close...