By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 November 2006 The speaker of Somalia's transitional government and members of the Islamic Courts Union are meeting near the Somali capital one week after negotiations between the government and the Islamists collapsed in

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 09 November 2006 Mourners carry bodies of 18 Palestinians during funeral in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday Nov. 9, 2006 Tens of thousands of Palestinians have taken part in a mass funeral for 18 victims of an Isra

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 14 November 2006 Gunmen in Iraq dressed as police commandos have kidnapped as many as 100 people during a lightning raid on a Baghdad research institute. Authorities say at least three people were later released. It i

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By Catherine Maddux Washington 01 November 2006 UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland gestures during a news conference in Kenya (File photo - Sept. 12, 2006) The top U.N. humanitarian official says the operating environmen

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By Noel King Khartoum 12 November 2006 UN Emergency Coordinator Jan Egeland (L) with Martin Ojul, chairman of LRA negotiating team, in Sudanese town of Juba, November 11, 2006 The United Nations humanitarian chief is in southern Sudan for a meeting

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By Paula Wolfson Hanoi 17 November 2006 U.S. President George W. Bush is escorted by Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Friday, November 17, 2006 President Bush has arrived in Hanoi

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 November 2006 Bakers in Senegal have raised the price of bread, after many cost of living increases. Food prices could be an issue in the elections scheduled for early next year. Dakar resident selling bread from a rural ba

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 15 November 2006 watch Al Jazeera Launch The Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera frequently makes news when it reports news. The station has not only aired controversial interviews with terrorists such as Osama Bin Laden, bu

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 09 November 2006 Declaring dirty water is a bigger killer than bullets worldwide, the United Nations Development Program is calling for a global action plan for the more than one billion people with no access to clean water and

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 November 2006 Katsena Charo, of Bate village, stands next to what used to be the family house More than 20 people in northern and coastal Kenya have been killed by massive flooding triggered by heavy rains. The disaster

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 November 2006 Kenyan Environment Minister Kivutha Kibwana opens talks at UN Climate Change Conference in Nairobi, November 6, 2006 Experts at the United Nations' Climate Change conference in Kenya's capital have warned T

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 03 November 2006 The United Nations' Climate Change conference is set to open in Kenya's capital Monday. Topics expected to be covered include how countries can cope with increases in global warming and why the United State

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By Bogdan Wojciechowski Washington, DC 16 November 2006 watch Afghan Cowboy report There are many cowboys in America. But Miran Fareed is unique because he comes from Afghanistan. This immigrant does not live in the western U.S. like most American c

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By Sonja Pace London 07 November 2006 A British court has sentenced Muslim convert and al-Qaida operative, Dhiren Barot to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 40 years, after he pleaded guilty to plotting terrorist attacks in Britain and the Uni

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By Catherine Maddux Washington 09 November 2006 watch UN Water report A new United Nations report says a growing water and sanitation crisis around the world is costing the lives of about two million children a year. A child fills a container with w

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By Larry London Washington, D.C. 03 November 2006 watch Peppers interview This year marks the 23rd anniversary of one of rock music's most popular bands. It's hard to imagine that the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been making music since 1983. From the

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By Sonja Pace London 09 November 2006 Tuesday's elections in the United States resulted in a major political upset. Democrats appear to have taken control of both houses of Congress and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigned on Wednesday. These

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 November 2006 Heavily armed anti-riot police, backed by soldiers, are maintaining a high profile presence in Jos, capital of Nigeria's Plateau State, a day after legislators removed the governor. Some of Nigerias leading

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 06 November 2006 The United States, Japanese and South Korean diplomats are working towards a joint strategy for confronting North Korea when multi-state talks on the North's nuclear weapons programs resume. ---- American and S

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By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 09 November 2006 watch US Election Foreign Policy President George Bush, (left) with Donald Rumsfeld (file photo) Victorious Congressional Democrats are calling for change in the Bush administration's Iraq policy -- as

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