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Competitors from across the globe are in Senegal's capital, Dakar, for the Francophone World Scrabble Championships. Naomi Schwarz reports from the tournament that Senegal boasts some of the world's best players, despite a population with a 40 perce
By Kari Barber Dakar 25 January 2007 Gambians went to the polls Thursday to elect new members of parliament. While independent candidates have made some ground, the ruling party is expected to maintain a strong hold on its power. President Yahya Jamm
By Jim Malone Washington, DC 15 March 2006 watch Iraq US Politics President Bush Three years after the U.S.-led invasion, Iraq continues to dominate American politics like no other issue. Recent publi
By Douglas Bakshian Cebu 14 January 2007 ASEAN leaders wave as they pose for a group photo prior to the official opening of the ASEAN summit, 13 Jan 2007 Economic issues and trade took the front seat in bilateral talks between the Association of Sout
By Heda Bayron Kuala Lumpur 24 July 2006 Senior officials from ASEAN countries attend a plenary meeting at in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 24, 2006 Burma and North Korea are expected to dominate talks this week as foreign ministers from Southeast As
As voters in Indonesia prepare to go to the polls Thursday, Islamic political parties are struggling to retain support. But traditional Islamic values are still strong. Election officials prepare ballot boxes to be distributed to polling stations in
As President Obama meets with his economic advisers, Congress is moving forward with steps to pass a huge economic recovery package. US Congress With a mid-February deadline for getting legislation to President Obama's desk, the measure was the firs
U.S. President Barack Obama spent a second day in California Thursday, promoting his economic recovery plan and asking Americans to be patient. The president also announced new aid for California's struggling homeowners. President Obama (left) with
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 05 March 2006 President George W. Bush, left, with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during meeting Economic cooperation was a major topic during the recent visit of Pr
By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 05 December 2006 watch Gates report The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing today on Robert Gates -- President Bush's nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. Defense Secretary. Gates had a lo
For the second straight day and less than a day after his first presidential news conference, President Barack Obama has traveled the United States, trying to build public support for his economic stimulus proposal. This time, he spoke and took ques
U.S. President Barack Obama's choice for a key cabinet position has withdrawn, leaving a major vacancy at the massive Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS. Tom Daschle bowed out after problems surfaced involving taxes and possible conflic
By David Gollust State Department 08 January 2007 President Bush Monday completed a shake-up of key Iraq policy posts by nominating new U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations and Baghdad. The U.S. envoy to Iraq, Zalmay Khalizad, will take the United
By Nico Colombant 18 January 2006 Now that inauguration festivities are over, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is getting to work full time, while her choices for cabinet positions are being
By Jim Malone Washington 12 February 2007 Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion, 11 Feb 2007 The war in Iraq continues to dominate the early debate in the 2008 U.S. presidential election ca