U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Afghan President Hamid Karzai regarding the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan early Tuesday via video conference. Sean Maroney | Kabul 01 December 2009 US President Barack Obama at the White House (file photo) T...
U.S. President Barack Obama is sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by the summer of 2010, and plans to start withdrawing American forces a year later. The president laid out his strategy for winning the war in Afghanistan. Washington | Ken...
Several Republican and Democratic lawmakers have spoken out ahead of President Barack Obama's speech on Afghanistan, saying they oppose sending additional troops to the country, and that Congress should have the opportunity to vote on a troop surge....
Mr. Obama's focus on Afghanistan began during the 2008 presidential campaign when he visited the country for the first time Siri Nyrop and John Walker | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 President Obama's decision on a new strategy for Afghanistan was...
Infrastructure to support U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan is already strained, posing challenges to the troop surge announced by President Obama David Axe | Bagram, Afghanistan 01 December 2009 Scene at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan You just don'...
N. Korea has sharply raised the value of its currency, causing confusion, and a sudden spike in demand in for Chinese yuan and US dollars Kurt Achin | Seoul 01 December 2009 North Korean banknotes are displayed at a souvenir shop in the Imjingak Pavi...
The U.N. High Commissioner believes this action risks putting Switzerland on a collision course with its international human-rights obligations Lisa Schlein | Geneva 01 December 2009 Demonstrators light candles next to a banner that reads This is not...
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says Tehran plans to take legal action after being rebuked by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear program Edward Yeranian | Cairo 01 December 2009 This Sept. 26, 2009 satellite file image p...
President Jacob Zuma's three-person team of mediators meet with top players in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government Peta Thornycroft | Harare 01 December 2009 Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai, talks to the press in Harare, prior to his departure for Li...
President John Atta-Mills' government is drafting laws to regulate how oil revenues will be spent and how Ghana's environment will be protected, but that legislation has not yet reached parliament, causing concern among environmentalists. Scott Stear...
Many countries with their own breakaway republics closely following case Lauren Comiteau 01 December 2009 Head of the Serbian delegation Dusan Batakovic (R), Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic and Cedomir Radojkovic, Serbia's ambassador to the Neth...
Filings for candidates for the Philippines next presidential election show that powerful families continue to dominate the political landscape. Benigno Aquino, the son of a late president, is the current leader in opinion polls. Brian Padden | Jakart...
India's economy grew by 7.9 percent in the three months through September - its fastest pace since last year's global financial crisis. Anjana Pasricha | New Delhi 30 November 2009 Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (file photo) The initiatives...
Asia reacted positively Monday to word from the United Arab Emirates' central bank that it would inject money into the banking system Kurt Achin | Seoul 30 November 2009 The Gate building, left, of Dubai International Financial Center, DIFC, in Dubai...
A top finance official in Dubai says the emirate's government will not guarantee the debts of the heavily-indebted, state-owned conglomerate Dubai World. VOA News 30 November 2009 Lenders bear some responsibility for the current crisis Finance Depart...
