By Peta Thornycroft South Africa 21 October 2009 South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (file photo) Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has met South African President Jacob Zuma, the outgoing chairman of the Southern Africa Development Communit
By Jennifer Glasse London 21 October 2009 Both Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his main political opponent Abdullah Abdullah have agreed to a run-off election in Afghanistan next month. The United States is waiting for the political outcome before
By Lisa Bryant Paris 21 October 2009 An immigrant in a makeshift camp in Calais that was dismantled by French governemnt (File) The French government confirmed Wednesday that it has expelled illegal Afghan immigrants in its first joint deportation f
By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 October 2009 The Australian government has asked military commanders to find ways to complete their missions in Afghanistan as soon as possible. The announcement is being seen as a clear hint that Canberra may pull its 1,500
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 October 2009 In India, two passenger trains have collided, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 20 others. India's massive rail network ferries millions of passengers across the country, every day. The ac
By Lisa Bryant Paris 20 October 2009 A group of researchers says an experimental AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand shows the shot has a modest but significant effect -- and that it offers hope for the future. Findings which were presented at an interna
By Greg Flakus Houston 20 October 2009 For many people, a cancer diagnosis can be as devastating as the disease itself, and many patients struggle to be upbeat as they face debilitating treatment and, sometimes, the prospect of death. M.D. Anderson
By Victor Beattie 21 October 2009 Americans are still worried about the U.S. economic recovery, the possibility of further economic decline and their own job security. Those concerns are expressed in a new survey of residents in the northeast state
By David Gollust State Department 21 October 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech on nonproliferation before the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, 21 Oct 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says thwarting the nuclear am
By Hilary Heuler Warsaw 21 October 2009 Vice President Joe Biden visited Poland and received assurances from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that Poland will take part in a new missile defense plan. Polish officials said they would host elements o
By Kent Klein White House 21 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks at Metropolitan Archives facility, in Landover, Maryland, 21 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is announcing plans to make more credit available to America's small businesses
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 October 2009 A new survey finds asylum applications in 44 industrialized countries rose by 10 percent in the first half of 2009, compared to the same period last year, bringing the total of asylum claims to 185,000. The rep
By Brent Latham Abuja 22 October 2009 The FIFA Under-17 World Cup is set to begin in Nigeria on Saturday, after months of speculation over whether the country would be ready in time to host the biennial youth football (soccer) tournament. The second
By Carol Pearson Washington 22 October 2009 According to the WHO, smoke kills one person every six seconds Tobacco deaths rarely make headlines, but the World Health Organization says tobacco smoke kills one person every six seconds. Studies have sh
By Kent Klein White House 22 October 2009 President Barack Obama, 22 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is welcoming the Treasury Department's order to slash top executives' pay at seven big companies that have not paid back their government bailo
By Laurel Bowman Washington 22 October 2009 As jobs disappear across the United States, advocates of solar energy say their industry can employ hundreds of thousands. But analysts say that to establish a hold on the world market, the U.S. must catch
By Hilary Heuler Warsaw 22 October 2009 As Vice President Joe Biden tours Central Europe this week, missile defense is high on the agenda. In Poland on Wednesday, Biden secured an agreement to host U.S. antiballistic missiles after original plans fo
By Al Pessin On Board a U.S. Military Aircraft 22 October 2009 Robert Gates, 21 Oct 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew to Slovakia to ask NATO defense ministers to help the United States respond to the request for more resources made by t
By Kurt Achin Seoul 22 October 2009 US Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks during joint news conference in Seoul, 22 Oct 2009 The United States and South Korea have wrapped up an annual security meeting with assurances that South Korea is on track
By David Gollust Washington 22 October 2009 The first aerial view of the coastal strip, a former war zone where the Tamil rebels made their last stand, videotaped by VOA The United States is calling on the Sri Lankan government to thoroughly investi
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