By Al Pessin Washington 06 October 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, acknowledge crowd as they are introduced, 5 Oct 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hilary Rodham...
By Sean Maroney Islamabad 06 October 2009 Pakistani security and medical personnel and media gather in front of UN office as smoke billows out after suicide blast in Islamabad, 05 Oct 2009 The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Tuesday for...
By Mike O'Sullivan American Samoa 06 October 2009 Recovery efforts are underway in American Samoa, which was struck last week by a major earthquake and tsunami, along with the nearby nations of Samoa and Tonga. One-hundred-77 are confirmed dead in t...
By Brian Padden Jakarta 06 October 2009 A Muslim woman looks on as US military personnel build a field hospital in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, 06 Oct 2009 The United States today sent the first installment of a multi-million dollar assistance p...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 October 2009 The United Nations is appealing for $74 million to provide emergency assistance to hundreds of thousands of victims of two catastrophic typhoons that have struck the Philippines in less than two weeks. A reside...
By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 05 October 2009 A U.N. report says migrant workers improve human welfare at home and in host nations. The report says governments should make it easier for workers to travel abroad. A new report by the U.N. Development Prog...
By Tom Rivers London 05 October 2009 Three U.S.-based scientists have won the 2009 Nobel prize for medicine for their discovery into how chromosomes are copied and protected. The work casts important light on cancer and the aging process. . Elizabet...
By Brent Latham Port Said, Egypt 05 October 2009 Honduras forward Roger Rojas (C) tries to keep control of ball as South African defender Ace Bhengu (L) and midfielder Sameehg Doutie (back R) surround him, 4 Oct 2009 The South African national socce...
By Jennifer Glasse London 05 October 2009 The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says it is a step in the right direction for Iran to let agency inspectors visit its uranium-enrichment site. But he says questions about Iran's nucl...
By Jennifer Glasse London 05 October 2009 A new high court has begun proceedings in Britain, replacing the appeals court in the House of Lords. Its title, The Supreme Court, has led some British lawyers to be concerned that it might eventually take...