Election analysts say President Hifikepunye Pohamba is poised to win a second, five-year term. His ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) is forecast to retain its two-thirds majority in parliament. Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 27 Nove...
A vast sea of white-cloaked pilgrims gathered inside and outside the Namera mosque on Mount Arafat to hear the afternoon call to prayer on the second day of the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Edward Yeranian | Cairo, Egypt 26 November 2009 Musli...
One of a Muslim's duties, according to the five pillars of Islam, is to make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca at least once during his or her lifetime. An estimated three million Muslims have traveled to Mecca to perform the Hajj. Mohamed Elsh...
The Friday after the American holiday of Thanksgiving is called Black Friday. According to lore it's the day that store ledgers move into the black and companies become profitable. Elzabeth Lee | Washington 26 November 2009 Black Friday shoppers (fi...
Bipartisan legislation on so called conflict minerals was recently introduced in the US House of Representatives. The bill is designed to create transparency and allow consumers to make informed choices when they purchase electronic devices like cel...
The emissions target follows a similar announcement by the Obama administration ahead of next month's U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen. Michael Bowman | Washington 26 November 2009 China says it will work to constrain carbon dioxide emis...
European leaders, environmentalists hail as good news President Obama's decision to attend at least part of December's climate summit in Copenhagen Liza Bryant | Paris 26 November 2009 European Union flags wave in the wind outside EU headquarters in...
North Korea has experienced chronic food shortages for about two decades, mainly due to the government's political isolation and mismanagement. Belts in the North have tightened even further since South Korea's president stopped sending large amount...
UN investigators are in Conakry to find out what happened when 157 people were killed protesting the expected presidential candidacy of military ruler Captain Moussa Camara on September 28 Scott Stearns | Dakar 26 November 2009 Bodies of people kill...
Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan flew out of Mogadishu on a chartered plane Wednesday, 15 months after they were kidnapped by gunmen on a road outside of Mogadishu. Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 26 November 200...
