By Jessica Desvarieux Cairo 28 September 2009 A CDC Image of H1N1 influenza virus With the global concern over the H1N1 swine flu virus rising, some tourists are finding themselves inside a quarantine cell as their first sightseeing experience. Egyp...
By Sonja Pace Berlin 28 September 2009 With Congress back in session, debate over reforming the American health care system is once again in full swing. Supporters of universal health care want the U.S. system to be more like those in Europe, with t...
By Elaine Cobbe Paris 28 September 2009 Anders Fogh Rasmussen (file photo) In his first major speech in the United States, the new head of NATO is expected to respond Monday, to President Obama's concerns that the United States is doing the lion's s...
By Jim Malone Washington 28 September 2009 President Barack Obama's political challenges on health care reform and future U.S. involvement in Afghanistan are expected to grow in the weeks ahead. The president's political skills will be put to the te...
By Alan Boswell Nairobi 28 September 2009 The Kenyan government appears torn over the travel ban threats issued to 15 senior Kenyan officials seen as blocking the nation's reform process. The prime minister has responded by saying the United States...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 September 2009 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is appealing to countries to open their borders to asylum seekers. He says the number of places where people fleeing conflict and persecution can fin...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 September 2009 A power struggle between Islamist insurgent groups in Somalia's strategic southern port town of Kismayo is threatening to turn violent and tear the alliance apart. The rift between al-Shabab and Hisbul Islam I...
By Sean Maroney Islamabad 28 September 2009 The head coordinator for the U.N. Humanitarian Affairs office in Pakistan says his agency is ready to handle what is expected to be a large number of families fleeing the South Waziristan tribal region as...
By Scott Stearns Dakar 28 September 2009 Members of the U.S. Africa Command are in Gabon for the start of a military communications exercise involving more than two dozen African armies. AFRICOM'S Africa Endeavor program seeks to improve communicati...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 28 September 2009 The Philippines has appealed for international assistance following the worst flooding in more than 40 years. At least 140 people have been killed as a result of the heavy rains and, as the death toll from...
