By Jim Malone 06 November 2006 US Supreme Court, Washington DC The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the divisive issue of abortion Wednesday in a legal challenge that is being closely watched by abortion rights supporters and opponents. ---- At issue are
By Alisha Ryu Naivasha, Kenya 15 November 2006 Environmentalists and scientists attending a major U.N. climate change conference in Nairobi, Kenya are warning that Africa is significantly more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than any oth
By Scott Stearns White House 09 November 2006 U.S. President George Bush and leaders of the opposition Democratic Party say they will work together. Their comments came after the latest election results showed Democrats have won control of Congress
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 14 November 2006 In South Africa, the National Assembly has passed a law legalizing same sex unions. The first such law in Africa, it sparked heated debate for months. Participants take part in Johannesburg's 17th Gay Prid
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 November 2006 U.S. congressional Democrats, who will control the House of Representatives and Senate beginning in January, are calling on the Bush administration to hold direct talks with Iran about its nuclear progra
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 06 November 2006 Outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has been pushing for reform of the institution throughout his decade-long tenure. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks a
--By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 November 2006 125 Indonesian troops have left for Lebanon to join a United Nations peacekeeping force. About 800 more Indonesian troops are expected to arrive in Beirut by the end of the month. Indonesian peaceke
By Greg Flakus Prescott, Arizona 03 November 2006 watch Forest Fire Prevention In the western United States this year nearly four million hectares of land have been scorched by fire, in the worst wildfire season on record. Twenty-one firefighters ha
By Jim Malone Washington 01 November 2006 With less than one week to go until Election Day, Republicans are trying to fend off a strong challenge from opposition Democrats for control of the U.S. Congress. The war in Iraq continues to dominate the U
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 08 November 2006 The Nigerian government is under pressure to investigate money laundering charges against a senior presidential aide. The official was indicted by a U.S court for bringing undeclared cash into the United St
By Michael Bowman Washington 12 November 2006 Bomb blasts at an Iraqi police facility have killed at least 35 people and left dozens of others wounded. Continued violence in Iraq comes as newly-empowered U.S. Democratic lawmakers urge a timeline for
By David McAlary Washington 15 November 2006 Examination of a bone fragment from our long extinct relatives, the Neanderthals, has yielded unprecedented genetic information about their mysterious relationship to modern humans. It shows that both hum
By Meredith Buel Washington 02 November 2006 The United States is urging the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran immediately for its refusal to halt its uranium enrichment program. Some Middle East analysts say even with the threat of
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 14 November 2006 watch Muslim Veil Controversy The controversy over Muslim women wearing veils or headscarves is increasing in some parts of the world. Recently, Jack Straw, a prominent member of Britain's parliament,
By Roger Wilkison Bangkok 13 November 2006 Ibrahim Gambari is surrounded by reporters on his arrival at Suvarnbhumi Airport in Thailand, from Myanmar, November 12, 2006 U.N. envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, says detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 03 November 2006 watch Nicaragua Election Preview Former leftist Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega could return to power if he wins Sunday's presidential election. The opposition is divided and Ortega appears to hold a s
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 November 2006 A prominent Sri Lankan Tamil politician has been gunned down in Colombo, even as more clashes were reported at sea between the navy and ethnic Tamil rebels. The dead politician, a member of a party linke
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 November 2006 A spokesman for the Hamas militant group says a new Palestinian government will not recognize Israel or accept a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict. The comments could complicate efforts to form a
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 November 2006 Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill amending the country's controversial laws governing rape and adultery. The legislation, which has one more hurdle to clear, would overturn Pa
By Efam Dovi Accra 07 November 2006 Ghana's government is questioning the basis of a Transparency International report that named the West African nation as one of the most corrupt countries in world. Ghana Government spokesman Frank Agyekum Governm
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