The U.S. military is providing more than 30,000 troops to help with security during Tuesday's presidential inauguration and to be ready to respond to any emergency. Members of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee attend a large-scale map exercise at
The U.N. Children's Fund says 840,000 children in Gaza are under extreme stress and are traumatized by the violent events of the past few weeks. UNICEF warns of long-lasting psychological consequences for thousands of children caught up in the Israe
Turkey's prime minister is due to visit Brussels Sunday to bolster his country's bid to join the European Union. In 2004 the country finally received the official go ahead for the start of membership talks after a 40 year wait. But following an init
India's foreign minister is insisting the government has not backed away from its demand Pakistan hand over perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks for prosecution on Indian soil. India is reiterating that Pakistan must hand over those who had a r
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution paving the way for establishing a U.N. peacekeeping force in Somalia, but delayed any decision for six months so it can assess the situation in the country. U.N. Security Council Resolut
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosted a summit of six top European leaders, including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, in order to coordinate efforts to strengthen a ceasefire in Gaza and to help rebuild
Arab foreign ministers met at the United Nations on Monday to discuss a draft resolution for the Security Council that calls for an immediate end to Israeli attacks in Gaza. Arab leaders met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as well as with re
For the first time since the start of the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, U.S. President George Bush has gone before television cameras to talk about the Mideast crisis. President George W. Bush reflects on the crisis in Gaza in the Oval Office
President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders on Monday to act quickly to pass a huge stimulus package for the U.S. economy. Mr. Obama met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. President-elect Barack Obama meets with House
India says it has handed over evidence linking Islamic militants based in Pakistan to the deadly terror attacks in Mumbai. India accuses a Pakistan based terror group of carrying out the attacks which killed about 170 people, but Islamabad denies it
U.S. President George Bush has authorized an American airlift of equipment for African Union and United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The president has spoken for some time of his resolve to help the peacekeeping mission in
Somalia's transitional leadership is struggling to form a new government, following the resignation of former president Abdullahi Yusuf, and trying to prevent Islamist extremists from taking control as Ethiopian troops withdraw. Somalia's two top le
A five-year Islamic insurgency in Thailand's southern provinces shows no sign of abating, although the military succeeded in reducing attacks in the past year. The new government in Bangkok must gain the confidence of the Muslim communities to make
World leaders are congratulating Ghana on successful democratic elections that saw the opposition candidate defeat his ruling-party rival by fewer than 41,000 votes. John Atta-Mills gives thanks in celebration of his election as Ghana's next leader,
Ghana's outgoing president, John Kufuor,who steps down on Wednesday, says future heads of state should have their terms extended to five years in office instead of the current four. Ghana's President John Kufuor (File) In his final state of the nati
Fighting escalated in Gaza a day after an Israeli ground offensive into the Palestinian territory. Israel confirms one of its soldiers has been killed and 30 wounded, and medical officials in Gaza say more than 30 Palestinians have been killed since
Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants has been reported from several areas in Gaza after Israel launched a ground offensive into the Palestinian territory Saturday evening. Israel says 30 of its troops have been wounded, two seriously
Fighting between suspected Muslim militants and Indian troops in a forest area of Indian administered Kashmir has entered its fourth day on Sunday. The violence close to the line of control has claimed seven lives, including three security personnel
A U.S. congressional committee on Monday held the first of what is expected to be numerous hearings on an alleged massive financial fraud by New York asset manager Bernard Madoff. Bernard Madoff (file photo) Madoff is alleged to have defrauded billi
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has become the first international leader to visit the Gaza Strip following Israel's 22-day offensive. Israeli troops continue to pull out of the battered enclave, where Palestinian medical officials say 1,300 peop
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