By Bernard Shusman New York 05 November 2009 U.S. authorities have filed criminal charges against 14 people allegedly involved in a widening insider trading scandal that has already snared one of the richest men in America. Federal authorities filed
By Joseph Mok Stockbridge, Massachusetts 11 November 2009 For a man identified so closely with small-town America, Norman Rockwell spent much of his life living in or near America's biggest city. He was born in New York City in 1894, and did not mov
By Vidushi Sinha Washington 02 November 2009 Global life expectancy can be increased by almost five years and millions of premature deaths prevented if five risk factors affecting health are addressed, according to a report by the World Health Organ
By Peter Fedynsky Gdansk, Poland 02 November 2009 The collapse of the Berlin Wall ended decades of anti-communist protests by people living in Eastern and Central Europe. Authorities there often used deadly force to put down protests, yet they were
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 November 2009 Israel has responded angrily to a United Nations resolution that accuses the Jewish state of war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Former Judge Richard Goldstone, left, Head of the UN Fact Fin
By Lisa Bryant Paris 11 November 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd r) and French Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy (3rd r) lay a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of Unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 11 Nov 2009 Two days after 20th anniversar
By Jim Randle Washington 06 November 2009 Sonja Jackson, of Detroit, holds a Employment Guide standing in line while attending a job fair in Livonia, Michigan, 04 Nov 2009 The U.S. unemployment rate rose sharply in October, hitting 10.2 percent, the
By Phillip Walter Wellman Doha 02 November 2009 Serena Williams, right, holds trophy after winning singles final against Venus Williams, left, in Doha, 01 Nov 2009 Serena Williams has won the WTA Championships in Doha by defeating the defending cham
By Paula Wolfson White House 02 November 2009 President Barack Obama (file photo) U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to open a new chapter in his country's history by taking action against corruption and implementing
By Sean Maroney Islamabad 02 November 2009 Police in Pakistan say a suicide bomber killed at least 35 people Monday near the country's army headquarters in Rawalpindi, where gunmen kept up a nearly 24-hour hostage-taking assault last month. Pakistan
By Jennifer Glasse Wooten Bassett, England 11 November 2009 British fallen serviceman are honored in a public ceremony The remains of five British servicemen killed by an Afghan police officer in Afghanistan have returned to Britain, along with the
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 08 November 2009 Former Madagascan Pres. Marc Ravalomanana (L) walks into a meeting in Addis Ababa for talks with Madagascar's main political parties, 04 Nov 2009 Madagascar's former president Marc Ravalomanana, who was
By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 Red paper poppies are worn in recognition of Armistice Day Every year about this time, millions of people in Britain, wear red paper poppies in recognition of Armistice Day and in support of their country's
By Scott Stearns Marrakech, Morocco 02 November 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Arab foreign ministers in Morocco to discuss Israel's offer to limit the expansion of Jewish settlements. Clinton says Israel should reciprocate po
By Nathan King New York 03 November 2009 USS New York A U.S. warship built with steel from the ruins of the World Trade Center has arrived in New York. The USS New York stopped alongside Ground Zero to fire a 21-gun salute honoring those who died in
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 November 2009 Sheila Sisulu (file photo) A senior Official at the World Food Program says a pilot project in 21 developing countries, including 15 in Sub-Saharan Africa, to alleviate hunger is showing promising results. In
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 01 November 2009 Ethiopia's parliament is set to adopt an electoral code agreed on by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's ruling party and three of the opposition groups challenging his rule in elections next May. A coalition
By Alan Boswell Nairobi 07 November 2009 Luis Moreno Ocampo, prosecutor of the ICC, speaks during a press conference at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, 7 Nov 2009 The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, en
By Brent Latham Abuja, Nigeria 05 November 2009 Nigeria 2009, FIFA Under-17 World Cup Not everything at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria has gone according to plan. However, visiting players and coaches unanimously agree that Nigerians have re
By Sonja Pace Berlin 06 November 2009 Work at the Brandenburg Gate The German capital Berlin prepares for major commemorative celebrations on Monday, November 9 - to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall that divided the city and the ent
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