Doctors say Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, who flew to Morocco after being shot by men loyal to his former aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Aboubacar Sidiki Diakite, has had successful surgery Scott Stearns | Dakar 07 December 2009 Guinea military leader Capt....
Pagan Amum, Secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, and his northern deputy are among detained during a protest Alan Boswell | Nairobi 07 December 2009 Pagan Amum, the secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement,...
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank say they will continue to defy their government's order to freeze new construction for the next 10 months Luis Ramirez | Tekoa, West Bank 07 December 2009 Jewish settler Amitai Sharon in Tekai Israeli settle...
The international conference on climate change opens Monday in Copenhagen, Denmark, hosting thousands of participants and observers hoping to reach a deal to combat global warming. Initial expectations have been scaled back, but pressure remains for...
The upcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen comes amid warnings that rising temperatures and changing weather patterns are having a devastating impact on poor countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 06 December...
Dusan Vuksanovic's desire to come to the United States to study becomes a reality after receiving a Make a Difference Scholarship to attend Green Mountain College. Marsha James | Washington DC 06 December 2009 Student Dusan Vuksanovic at Green Mounta...
US, Russian negotiators expect an agreement on a new follow-on treaty to the 1991 START-1 pact by the end of the month Andr de Nesnera | Washington 06 December 2009 Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (L), former US President Georg...
U.S. officials are stressing an eventual drawdown of American troops will be done gradually and in a manner that allows Afghan forces to assume security responsibilities Michael Bowman | Washington 06 December 2009 Defense Secretary Robert Gates test...
Authorities say Lieutenant Aboubacar Sidiki Diakite, who is also known as Toumba, escaped the attack and is still at large with an unknown number of soldiers from the presidential guard Scott Stearns | Dakar 06 December 2009 Guinea military leader Ca...
Palestinian officials say the Israeli move is insufficient because it does not include disputed East Jerusalem or 3,000 homes already under construction in the West Bank Robert Berger | Jerusalem 06 December 2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Americans are at the top of Iran's list of enemies and the British are the most dreadful of those enemies Edward Yeranian | Cairo 06 December 2009 Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Today, the propaganda of arro...
Demonstrators want world leaders to reach tough new deal on cutting emissions Jennifer Glasse | London 05 December 2009 Climate demonstrators in central London, 05 Dec 2009 Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through London demanding action at...
President Barack Obama said the United States will no longer define its relations with Pakistan narrowly and that the partnership will be built on mutual interest, respect and trust. Ravi Khanna 05 December 2009 President Barack Obama speaks about hi...
Answering President Barack Obama's call for 30,000 additional troops to serve in Afghanistan, National Guard soldiers across the United States are preparing for future deployments. Kane Farabaugh | Robbins, Illinois 05 December 2009 A National Guard...
Authorities say Toumba's men opened fire on military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara late Thursday at an army camp in downtown Conakry Scott Stearns | Dakar 05 December 2009 Guinea's military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (Oct 2009 file photo)...