Politics

Mauritanians vote for president under military rule - 07/18/2009

NOUAKCHOTT, Hademine Ould Sadi - Polls closed Saturday in Mauritanian presidential elections nearly a year after the overthrow of the country's first elected president, with the coup leader...

Ex-defence minister joins Britain's Afghan resource row - 07/18/2009

LONDON - Britain's recently-resigned defence secretary added his voice Saturday to calls for more support for troops in Afghanistan, as mounting casualties there pile the pressure on Prime Minister...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in India - 07/18/2009

MUMBAI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in India Friday for a three-day visit aimed at deepening strategic ties with a country viewed as a global player on trade, arms control and...

Obama to hold press conference on July 22: WHouse - 07/18/2009

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will hold a prime-time press conference on July 22 at 9:00 pm (0100 GMT July 23), the White House said Friday in a post to the micro-blogging website Twitter....

Pressure mounts on Brazilian senate chief - 07/18/2009

BRASILIA - The head of Brazil's senate, a key ally of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was under mounting pressure Friday to resign over multiplying corruption allegations. Jose...

Sarkozy, UN chief talk climate change in New York - 07/18/2009

NEW YORK - French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with UN chief Ban Ki-moon for a working lunch Friday, ahead of a concert here this weekend honoring South Africa's Nelson Mandela at which the French...

Ban Ki-moon slams killing of UN official in Pakistan - 07/17/2009

UNITED NATIONS - United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday slammed the killing of a local UN official in a refugee camp near the Pakistani city of Peshawar. "The secretary general was shocked...

Role of combat in US Army suicides unclear - 07/17/2009

WASHINGTON - The link between repeated combat tours for US soldiers and a rising number of suicides in the ranks remains unclear, officials and researchers said on Thursday. "It's not true that...

US Muslims blast state law barring religious dress - 07/17/2009

WASHINGTON - A leading US Muslim civil rights organization on Thursday slammed a draft state law that would bar teachers in public schools from wearing "religious dress" such as a headscarf. "This...

Clinton insists relations with Obama are good - 07/17/2009

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted Thursday that she maintains good relations with President Barack Obama, despite media speculation about tension between the one-time...
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