By Michael Lipin Washington 19 October 2009 Members of Washington's interfaith community gathered Sunday for a unity walk - an annual event aimed at promoting tolerance. Hundreds of people of different faiths visited houses of worship along a stretc
By Zulima Palacio Washington 19 October 2009 Scientists dissect fish from a river near Washington, DC Since 2002 thousands of fish in the United States have died and continue to die in many rivers, most in the rivers of the southern east coast. Rese
By David Gollust Washington 19 October 2009 US Secretary of State Clinton, 19 Oct 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday she is encouraged by the direction of efforts in Afghanistan to resolve the country's election controversy. Sh
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 October 2009 The International Organization for Migration is urging consumers not to buy products made by migrants exploited for their cheap labor. The IOM is launching a global campaign to end human trafficking. It begins
By Ron Corben Bangkok 19 October 2009 Civic groups meeting in Thailand are petitioning regional governments to halt dam construction on two major Southeast Asian rivers. The groups say the dams threaten food supplies for millions and are leading to
By Nathan Morley Nicosia 20 October 2009 Greece and Cyprus have said they support Turkey's bid to become a full member of the European Union and needed its help to end the island's decades-old division. The announcement comes as Greek Prime Minister
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 20 October 2009 The Vatican coat of arms Pope Benedict XVI has approved a document that will make it easier for Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church. The move comes after years of discontent in the Anglican communi
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 20 October 2009 An African summit is being held in the Ugandan capital, Kampala this week to pledge help for the continent's 17 million refugees and displaced people. The heads of major international humanitarian agenci
By Scott Stearns Dakar 19 October 2009 Guinea's military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara(file photo) Facing a regional arms embargo, Guinea's military ruler says he is ready to continue with mediation efforts. But Captain Moussa Camara says he wi
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 19 October 2009 Several hundred insurgent fighters in Somalia have reportedly defected to the government in the past week, following fierce fighting that began early this month between militant Islamist factions in the southern
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 October 2009 Ian Khama (June 2009 file photo) Botswana's President Ian Khama is to be inaugurated for a five-year term following his party's victory in Friday's elections. Election officials say President Ian Khama will
By Selah Hennessy London 19 October 2009 Sudanese Businessman Mo Ibrahim has announced he will not be awarding a multi-million-dollar award for good governance in Africa this year. Ibrahim told reporters he meant no disrespect to those former leader
By Lauren Comiteau The Hague 19 October 2009 Darfur rebel chief Bahar Idriss Abu Garda sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, 19 Oct 2009 The International Criminal Court in The Hague has begun a preliminary hearing
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 19 October 2009 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has asked Pakistan to hand over those he says are behind a suicide bombing Sunday that killed more than 40 people, including several top commanders of the elite Revoluti
By Al Pessin Washington 18 October 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to Japan and South Korea this week with North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and the new Japanese government's defense policies high on the agenda. The visits co
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 October 2009 Israel is brushing off last week's resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which endorsed a report accusing the Jewish state of war crimes during the Gaza conflict. Israeli PM Benjamin Netany
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 18 October 2009 Deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's ground force, Gen. Noor Ali Shooshtari is among those killed in the attack, Sunday, 18 Oct. 2009 Iranian state media report that a suicide bomber in the
By Carol Pearson Washington 17 October 2009 A girl receives an H1N1 vaccination Countries in the northern hemisphere are starting to distribute the H1N1 flu vaccine as part of a massive immunization program against the viral pandemic. Parents and so
By Paige Kollock New York 17 October 2009 A bamboo bike In major U.S. cities, bicycling is increasingly seen as an environmentally-friendly way to get around. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a campaign to promote bicycling by addi
By Kent Klein Washington 17 October 2009 President Barack Obama (file photo) U.S. President Barack Obama says the nation is closer to reforming its health care system than ever before. The president is warning, however, that the insurance industry i
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