Iraq's Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi says he may veto a proposed electoral law, which was amended Monday by parliament. The head of Iraq's electoral commission says failure to pass the law will delay elections by at least a month from t...
About 2.5 million Muslims are converging on Mecca this week to take part in the annual Hajj. This year many pilgrims are adding extra step to their preparations for the ritual - getting the H1N1 vaccine. Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 23 November 2009 The...
Saudi authorities say victim was not vaccinated against infection Chinedu Offor | Washington DC 23 November 2009 Its all talk about it but in terms of seeing what is on the ground, I have not seen much A Nigerian pilgrim has died of swine flu in Sau...
News Reporters from Somalia, Tunisia, Azerbaijani, Sri Lanka cited for upholding press freedoms in their countries Chris Simkins | Washington, DC 23 November 2009 The director of Somalia's largest media company (HornAfrik) was killed on the streets...
The contraction in global trade in the past year has led many governments in Asia, including Thailand, to take a fresh look at an economic model that has led growth over recent decades. Bangkok 23 November 2009 A Thai worker loads boxes into an expo...
A group of women in Southeastern Senegal pooled their money, bought 25 sheep for $35 each, now selling their largest ones for around $165, in their latest business project, called Operation Tabaski Ricci Shryock | Dakar 23 November 2009 Photo: VOA P...
Curator says ticket sales set a record for the National Geographic Museum in Washington DC Zulima Palacio | Washington, DC 23 November 2009 More than 2000 years old, the warrior and his horse is one of the clay cavalrymen that once protected the tom...
The White House has launched a campaign to improve math and science education in the United States. President Barack Obama says the private sector is coming through with talent and money to support the cause. Paula Wolfson | White House 23 November...
David Gollust | State Department 23 November 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 23 Nov 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that the United States is open to the prospect of Afghan government peace talks with elements of th...
The government of the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland has been sharply criticized by a U.S. lawmaker, who says Puntland authorities are routinely arresting, handing over men from neighboring Ogaden region to Ethiopian security Alisha Ryu |...
But Sudan analyst Omer Ismail says Ambassador's comment is irresponsible James Butty | Washington, DC 23 November 2009 Its time for international peacekeepers to prepare to leave the Sudans Darfur region, said the Sudanese ambassador to the United N...
Latest official results show that Romanian President Traian Basescu has won the first round of Sunday's presidential ballot with about 32.5 percent of the vote. His main rival Mircea Geoana received about 30.8 percent. However, the poll has been ove...
Meredith Buel | Washington 23 November 2009 Pakistani Army soldier behind his machinegun After five weeks of fierce fighting, the Pakistan military says it has made significant progress in an ongoing air and ground offensive against the Taliban and...
Former Bosnian Serb leader one of three masterminds accused of designing Bosnia genocide Andre de Nesnera 23 November 2009 Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appears at the International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague to face war crimes ch...
The court has heard how Kang Guek Eav, also known as Duch, ran the S-21 death camp. Luke Hunt | Phnom Penh 23 November 2009 Photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia shows a general view of the U.N.-backed tribunal court...
