World News

Sunday, November 8, 2009
  • US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday left for Europe and Asia largely to consult with US partners on curbing North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions as well as on stabilizing Afghanistan.

    Clinton leaves for Europe, Asia

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday left for Europe and Asia largely to consult with US partners on curbing North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions as well as on stabilizing Afghanistan. More »

  • US ship built from twin tower steel commissioned

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - The USS New York, an amphibious transport ship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, was commissioned here Saturday in a solemn ceremony. More »

  • Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo. The United States said it is helping Guyana track down a suspected mastermind in a series of domestic terror attacks, despite local concerns Washington is doing little to help, a US official said.

    US is helping Guyana track terror suspect: US official

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    GEORGETOWN (AFP) - - The United States said it is helping Guyana track down a suspected mastermind in a series of domestic terror attacks, despite local concerns Washington is doing little to help, a US official said. More »

  • Obama allies see health care victory

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The US House of Representatives is drawing close to a vote on the broadest US health care overhaul in forty years, spurred on by President Barack Obama's call to "answer the call of history." More »

  • Three killed in Andorra bridge collapse

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    ANDORRA LA VELLA (AFP) - - A bridge collapse in Andorra Saturday killed at least three workers, left seven badly hurt and one missing, feared buried under the rubble, the government said. More »

  • G20 fails to reach pre-Copenhagen climate finance deal

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - - G20 nations fell short of reaching agreement on climate finance a month before key UN talks, while pledging Saturday to maintain stimulus measures for a still "uneven" global economy. More »

  • Families hold Rio memorial for doomed Air France flight

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - - Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's northeast coast in June held a private memorial service Saturday at an ocean overlook in Rio de Janeiro. More »

  • Yushchenko to blame for Russia-Ukraine spat: Medvedev

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    MOSCOW (AFP) - - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that his "Russophobe" Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko was the sole reason for the decline in relations between the two countries. More »

  • Saudi and Yemen battle Zaidi rebels

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    AL-KHUBAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - - Saudi forces pounded Yemeni rebels on Saturday for a fifth straight day as Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh ruled out a truce in his war on the Shiite insurgents. More »

  • Iran to reject UN-brokered nuclear plan: leading MP

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    TEHRAN (AFP) - - Iran has decided to reject proposals from major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its atomic ambitions. More »