By Alan Boswell Nairobi 29 September 2009 The author of a recently released report says that the international community needs to do more to prepare itself for the likely scenario of a return to conflict in Sudan. Senior U.S. officials are meeting T...
By Sean Maroney Islamabad 29 September 2009 Local officials in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb blasted a passenger bus Tuesday, killing 30 civilians and wounding at least 39 others. The latest violence comes days after a U.N. report declare...
By Brian Padden Jakarta 29 September 2009 People view victims of massive flooding in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, 29 Sep 2009 Philippine authorities say that 240 people have died in the floods caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana but that numb...
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 29 September 2009 Afghanistan's foreign minister told the United Nations General Assembly that his government welcomes the assessment from the U.S. and NATO commander in his country that more troops are needed to f...
By Brian Wagner Tegucigalpa 29 September 2009 The interim government in Honduras has closed two news broadcasters and suspended some constitutional rights in response to the country's ongoing political crisis. In Tegucigal, officials say they are co...
By Scott Stearns Dakar 29 September 2009 Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, attends a meeting at Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo military camp in Conakry, Guinea (File) Guinea's military ruler is trying to distance himself from the violence that killed at least 58...
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 29 September 2009 Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, attends a meeting at Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo military camp in Conakry, Guinea (File) Guinea's military ruler is trying to distance himself from Monday's killing of at least 150 opp...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 September 2009 India will see a large increase in nuclear-power generation in the coming years, helping the country bridge its huge energy deficit and combat climate change. India says global efforts to prevent the sp...
By Scott Stearns Dakar 29 September 2009 Gabon begins recounting presidential votes following an electoral challenge by opposition leaders, who say the results are fraudulent. Constitutional Court President Marie Madeleine Mboramsou'o ordered the re...
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 29 September 2009 The reactor building (L) dominates the nuclear power plant in Bushehr, Iran (File) Iran's parliament has warned the world's major powers not to repeat what it called their past mistakes during nuclear talk...