WASHINGTON - Barack Obama embarked Thursday on his first tour of Asia as US president, bound for Japan before later stops in Singapore, China and South Korea on a week-long trip.
Obama will seek...
MOSCOW, Alexander Osipovich - President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called for Russia's transformation into a democratic, high-tech society but warned that efforts to "destabilise" the country would...
ROME - The humanitarian groups ActionAid and Oxfam warned Thursday that next week's UN summit on food security could be a "waste of time," calling for the commitment of new resources to fight...
TOKYO - A Chinese rights activist said Thursday he had been stuck in limbo at a Tokyo airport for nine days after his country's communist government denied him the right to return home.
In a...
ROME - Aid groups and associations Wednesday voiced fears that a "Hunger Summit" to be hosted by the UN food agency next week will fall short of its goals, notably in the absence of key world...
LONDON - Public servants at the Ministry of Defence have been paid 47 million pounds in bonuses so far this year, officials said late Wednesday, sparking anger from families of soldiers killed in...
FORT HOOD, Daphne Benoit - US army officials had considered sacking the accused Fort Hood gunman months ago, a report said Tuesday, as concerns mounted that warning signs about the attack may have...
WASHINGTON, Ron Bousso - US efforts to revive Middle East peace talks appeared to have borne little fruit Tuesday after a closed-door meeting between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister...
PARIS - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Paris late Tuesday from Washington for talks with French leaders, amid signs of friction after his White House meeting.
Netanyahu is...
GABORONE, Refentse Tessa - Author Alexander McCall Smith has given Shakespeare's Macbeth an African twist blending wildlife and intrigue in Botswana's first ever opera, staged in a restored garage in...
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