BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Senior officials from six world powers expressed disappointment on Friday that Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential ability to make nuclear bombs and urged Tehran to reconsider.
To 13-year-old Mumo Katumo, the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is an utter irrelevance. For the past year Mumo and her family have been struggling to stay alive in the drought-ridden Masinga district of eastern Kenya ...
Benjamin Netanyahu at the Mount of Olive overlooking the The Dome of the Rock in the Old city of Jerusalem in February 2009. Photo: AP JERUSALEM: Palestinian aspirations to establish a capital in East Jerusalem are unwavering, despite this week's ...
By ThisDay Reporter Children from different schools in the city will today take part in a procession to mark a special celebration of a Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Day of Prayer and Action for Children at Mnazi Mmoja Grounds.
A probe, which will examine military personnel policies and the stress on healthcare workers, seeks to find any 'internal weaknesses or procedural shortcomings.
Belgian prime minister is a low-key politician with a reputation for conciliation, some are deeply disappointed that European leaders failed to choose a more forceful and high profile personality to represent the regional bloc on the world stage.
MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit France on November 26-27, when a decision could finally be made on the purchase of a French Mistral-class helicopter carrier, a government spokesman said on Friday.
Shoppers on the Muslim prayer day take the brunt of the attack, which occurred near the governor's compound in the western province of Farah, a day after Hamid Karzai began a second term as president.
Police in Peru say they have broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold fat from the corpses to buyers in Europe who used it to make cosmetics.
BRUSSELS - Representatives of six world powers met in Brussels on Friday to discuss possible measures against Tehran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment activities.
KABUL - A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Somalia has announced it plans to ratify a global treaty aimed at protecting children, leaving the United States as the only country outside the pact, UNICEF said on Friday.
PHOENIX - The Arizona Legislature on Thursday unexpectedly extended its special session into a second week after the Senate narrowly rejected a bill to cut funding for schools and social services when majority Republicans came up one vote short.
PARIS--Twenty-year-old South Korean supermodel Daul Kim was found hanged in her central Paris apartment after an apparent suicide, the South Korean embassy said on Friday, citing French police officials.
(CNN) -- A gunman went on a shooting spree on Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before turning a gun on himself, authorities said.
Husam claims conspiracy against him - My-1 By Adib Zalkapli KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 - Kelantan executive councillor Datuk Husam Musa claimed today that there was a conspiracy to have him removed from the state government.
A Condemnation of Sparkly Vampires - Theatlantic Twilight falls on the United States again today with the release of New Moon, the second movie based on Stephenie Meyer's series about a benevolent vampire and the human girl he falls obsessively in love with.
JM Smucker brews Q2 beat with Folgers coffee Reuters - .. - Reuters BANGALORE (Reuters) - JM Smucker Co (SJM.N), best known for its peanut butter and jelly, posted higher-than-expected quarterly results, driven by strong margins at its Folgers coffee business, and raised its full-year profit outlook, sending its shares ...
Chrome OS: Internet failing at PC > PC failing at .. - Arstechnica In 2009, it's better to be an Internet company that's taking slow, awkward first steps toward the PC, than a PC company that's still trying and failing to truly integrate with the Internet.
F News - Pcworld Immediately after Comcast was able to address the hack , the ISP ( Internet service provider) and Network Solutions, the registrar, said they didn't know how ...
Smartphones' ecosystem dilemma Reuters Blogs .. - Wireless Mobile Nokia still sells more mobile phones than anyone else in the world, but Apple — which sold 7 million phones versus 113 million for Nokia in Q3 ...
PlayStation Platforms Dominate In Japan - Computerandvideoga PSP-3000 sales rose by 5000 units week-on-week to head the rankings, although sales of the company's latest handheld, PSPgo, more than halved to an underwhelming 6427 units.
Swine flu deaths in Scotland rise to 40 - Bbc The Scottish government announced that an adult from the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area, with underlying health problems, died after contracting H1N1.
Tree too heavy for crane - Ananova A Californian couple got the shock of their lives when they returned home to find a 90ft crane had cut their house in two. The crane had been trying to move ...
