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Returning to the United States college that he graduated from over three decades ago, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has hailed the inauguration of its newly created Institute for Global Citizenship as a step forward in fostering intern
10:48 Apr 25, 2006
The steps taken last week to form a unified Iraqi government were a huge accomplishment, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
10:48 Apr 25, 2006
The chief of U.S. intelligence says al-Qaida and affiliated organizations are menacing U.S. and allied interests in an unprecedented way and calls for nations to work together to undermine the terrorists' agenda.
10:13 Apr 25, 2006
Addressing senior economic officials from across the world gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today spoke out in favour of 'genuine market access opportunities' for developing countries and a rapid te
10:12 Apr 25, 2006
How and where contaminated sediment will be cleaned up in the Great Lakes is the subject of a new rule announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency. Acting under the authority of the Great Lakes Legacy Act, the agency has outlined how pro
09:21 Apr 25, 2006
The United Nations refugee today welcomed Syria's acceptance of 181 Palestinians stranded in difficult conditions at the Iraqi-Jordanian border after they fled Baghdad out of fear for their security.
09:21 Apr 25, 2006
An American scholar who extensively has studied religious freedom in Europe and America believes schools should teach young people about the importance of religion as a motivator of human behavior, but unless they are private schools they should not
09:21 Apr 25, 2006
A successful democracy in Iraq will be a major tactical and ideological blow to the totalitarian vision of Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants, President Bush said in California today. 'One, it will be a tactical blow.
08:28 Apr 25, 2006
U.S. military commission proceedings will resume this week in the cases of three enemy combatants held here since 2002.
08:02 Apr 25, 2006
Law enforcement officials throughout the Western Hemisphere must continue to coordinate efforts to ensure an effective 'multinational response to the transnational threat of terrorism and organized crime,' says U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzal
08:02 Apr 25, 2006
With the situation of 8 million poverty-stricken and conflict-affected people in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia giving rise to serious concern this year, the top United Nations relief official for the region begins a week-long missio
07:42 Apr 25, 2006
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, sparked a fire in Carolyn Blashek to do something to show servicemembers in harm's way that somebody cares. She tried to join the military, but the Army Reserve wouldn't accept her. 'I was too old,' she s
07:24 Apr 25, 2006
Iraqi Security Forces this week again demonstrated an increased role in the security of this country as they continue to assume more responsibility, build capabilities and foster trust within Iraqi communities.
07:24 Apr 25, 2006
Coalition forces sent medical personnel to provide emergency treatment to the victims of a plane crash in Afghanistan's Helmand province today, and Marines in Kunar province are giving villagers free medical treatment, military officials reported.
07:11 Apr 25, 2006
As Nepal's political crisis deepens, the United States calls on King Gyanendra to hand over power to the country's seven political parties to form a government.
07:11 Apr 25, 2006
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