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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Detroit officials say they are looking to the federal government for help for their city which filed for bankruptcy last week. Mayor Dave Bing was asked about a federal bailout this morning on ABC's This We
US president acknowledges toughest part of the process may lie ahead, melding the House and Senate versions of the sweeping health care reform bill into one. Paula Wolfson | White House 24 December 2009 Photo: AP President Barack Obama, accompanied b
ROME, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's new parliament on Saturday elected the speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, ending a two-day session on its second official day as the country's legislative body. At the fourth round of voting for
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 19 January 2006 Violent protests by supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo have entered their fourth day in the government-controlled south. Protesters continue to de
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 19 January 2006 Violent protests by supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo have entered their fourth day in the government-controlled south. Protesters continue to de
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 25 September 2006 Ivory Coast's national assembly has opened public hearings into the dumping of several hundred tons of toxic waste in the country's main city last month. Two main figures implicated in the scandal have refused
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 17 August 2006 Recent political killings in Nigeria have prompted fears about next year's general ballot. Election related violence has dogged Nigerian politics over the years, and some Nigerian groups are seeking divine in
By Michael Drudge London 23 February 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he will not have contact with the Hamas group that won the recent Palestinian elections until and unless it accepts Isr
The Bush administration says it has sent Iraq what it says is the final text of an agreement on a continued presence of U.S. troops in Iraq beyond the end of the year. U.S. officials say they accepted some Iraqi-proposed amendments, but that as far
The Iraqi government's council of ministers has voted to approve a three-year military pact with the United States, despite the bitter opposition of several hardline Shi'ite leaders. The agreement, which replaces a U.N. mandate that expires on Decem
A dispute in Iraq's parliament has forced a delay in the approval of a resolution that would allow non-U.S. troops to remain in the country after the U.N. mandate expires at the end of this month. Iraqi politicians have been predicting that parliame
India's home minister has revealed that at least a dozen potential terror strikes on the country were thwarted this year. But he says, as part of a sweeping restructuring of India's intelligence apparatus, his own ministry needs to be split. Steve He
The success of PEPFAR the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief depends in large part on healthcare workers in African countries. But theres a shortage of those workers, as many leave for better opportunities elsewhere. As a result, PEPFAR has a
UN Security Council Urges Somalis to Resolve Political Crisis The U.N. Security Council expressed its grave concern Wednesday at the continued instability in Somalia, which it says has led to a multitude of problems, including terrorism, piracy and a
The European Union representative to the Central African Republic said the commission has made available more than $15 million to fund the country's presidential and legislative elections. This is raising hope the polls will be held in January 2011,
By Nico Colombant Abuja 17 April 2007 A Nigerian man look at election posters in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 15 Apr 2007 Observers, analysts and ordinary Nigerians are hoping for better presidential and legislative elections Saturday, following the chaot
By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 October 2007 In Togo, vote counting is under way after Sunday's legislative election, the first major challenge to the ruling party. Observers say election day was mostly problem free, except for a shortage of voting supplies.
By Scott Stearns Dakar 20 October 2009 The Economic Community of West African States has suspended Niger for refusing to postpone a legislative election. The regional alliance wanted Niger to delay the vote to allow for political dialogue following
WHITE HOUSE -- President Obama says the Supreme Court ruling upholding the health-care reform law, his landmark legislative achievement, is a victory for all Americans. Although the ruling is a major victory for the president, Republicans are describ
A dispute in Iraq's parliament has forced a delay in the approval of a resolution that would allow non-U.S. troops to remain in the country after the U.N. mandate expires at the end of this month. 伊拉克议会内发生的争论迫使议会推迟对一