Former U.N. Secretary-General, Kofi Annan warns Kenya is at a crossroads and its leaders must act quickly to implement the country's reform process or risk destabilizing the country again. The Geneva-based Kofi Annan Foundation is hosting a two-day...
A widespread power blackout brought chaos to the heart of Australia's biggest city, Sydney. Thousands of homes have been left without electricity and there has been mayhem for commuters when the power failure forced the closure of major tunnels. The...
The chairman and chief executive officer of auto giant General Motors reportedly has agreed to a request by the Obama administration to resign. The news reports come as the White House prepares to announce on Monday whether it will extend more aid t...
The Obama administration's new proposal for strengthening the Afghan government, training more security forces and ending the country's grinding insurgency is a key focus at meetings this week in Europe. But while the plan has broad political suppor...
Southern African leaders at a special summit in Swaziland are responding to the controversial change of government in Madagascar and examining an economic recovery plan for Zimbabwe. King Mswati III of Swaziland Swaziland's King Mswati the Third tol...
Representatives from more than 80 nations, including the United States and Iran, are gathering Tuesday in the Hague for a key conference focusing on Afghanistan at a time when NATO and U.S. forces there are fighting a rising insurgency. The entrance...
Back from his globe-trotting trip to lay the groundwork for what he calls a new economic order, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd at Ten Downing Street Monday. Mr. Brown said world leaders are making...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said broad, coordinated global action is key to repairing the damaged credit markets and lifting the world out of recession. He said the Obama administration wants Congress to act quickly on legislation that...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his new government will be a partner for peace with the Palestinians. The statement appears to mark a departure for Mr. Netanyahu, whose campaign promises called for Israel to make few concessions in th...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the United States, with an insatiable demand for illegal drugs, bears co-responsibility for rampant drug-related violence in Mexico along the U.S. border. Clinton is in Mexico City for talk...