By Cindy Saine Capitol Hill 24 September 2009 Several U.S. senators have blasted President Barack Obama's decision to change U.S. missile defense policy in Europe, accusing the president of abandoning U.S. allies there. Senior Pentagon officials and...
By Sonja Pace Berlin 24 September 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (File) Germans are voting September 27 for a new parliament and with it a new government. Incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel has been leading in pre-election polls, but her forei...
By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 24 September 2009 Burma's government in exile has welcomed Washington's plans to engage with the country's military rulers. But exiles and activists say dialogue will only be effective if Washington stays firm on demands fo...
By David Gollust United Nations 24 September 2009 President Barack Obama (l) and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (r) at the informal Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting in New York, 24 Sep 2009 President Barack Obama co-chaired a meeting of...
By Luis Ramirez Charasha settlement, West Bank 24 September 2009 Despite calls by President Obama for peace negotiations to begin, Israel and the Palestinians are not making plans to resume talks. One issue holding up the peace process is Israel's c...
By Jessica Desvarieux Cairo 24 September 2009 Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Thursday launched talks with the country's various political parties in his second bid to form a coalition government since a June election. Lebanese pri...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 24 September 2009 The past three years have seen an upsurge in violence perpetrated by armed groups in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta. And while attacks targeting the oil industry have been halted for now, kidnapping is on...
By Scott Stearns Dakar 24 September 2009 Supporters of Guinea's ruling military council say sanctions threatened by the African Union are unfair but the AU says it will impose them anyway if the country's military ruler decides to run for president....
By Sean Maroney Islamabad 24 September 2009 People transport an injured victim of a militant attack into a ward after he received initial treatment at a local hospital in Bannu, Pakistan, 24 Sep 2009 Pakistani police say militants ambushed a pro-gov...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 September 2009 India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) takes off from the space center in Sriharikota, India, 23 Sep 2009 India has launched seven satellites from a single rocket, demonstrating its growing skill...
By Sabina Castelfranco Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 23 September 2009 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology officials address invited guests and members of the media during a press conference in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 23 Sep 2009 A new internati...
By Selah Hennessy London 23 September 2009 As leaders of the G20 group of major economies prepare to meet in the United States this week, a British aid agency is calling for them to live up to promises made for more financial aid to the world's poor...
By Paula Wolfson White House 23 September 2009 President Barack Obama speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative 2009 Annual Meeting in New York, 22 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on leaders from all sorts of backgrounds to come togeth...
By David Gollust United Nations 23 September 2009 President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 23 Sep 2009 President Barack Obama, in his first policy speech to the U.N. General Assembly, said the United States is...
By Kent Klein Washington 23 September 2009 President Barack Obama meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in New York, 23 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama and Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama have reaffirmed the importance of...
