U.S. President Barack Obama lands in a rainy Shanghai, eastern China's coastal commercial hub, before heading on to Beijing.

CHINA - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in China on Sunday (November 15), on his first ...   more »

Two die as gunmen invade a Mexican hospital seeking to kill rival gang members wounded in an earlier shootout.

MEXICO - A shootout at this hospital in Mexico claims two more lives - victims of ...   more »

African's keen to explore business opportunities in the East are moving to China to live and work.

EGYPT - Many Africans see China as a land of opportunity. An estimated quarter of a million Africans ...   more »

Head of International Fund for Agriculture Development, Kanayo Nwanze, says it is "totally mistaken" for poor nations to think that only through financial assistance from the developed world can they feed themselves.

ROME, ITALY (NOVEMBER ...   more »

LEEUWARDEN, THE NETHERLANDS (NOVEMBER 13, 2009) ENDEMOL- The eleventh edition of Domino Day, organised by Endemol Netherlands together with Robin Paul Weijers, known as "Mr Domino", has come to a successful conclusion.

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An Argentine judge has granted a homosexual couple permission to get married, setting a precedent that could pave the way for the Catholic country to become the first in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage.
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The U.S. Government hopes to seize control of assets held by the Alavi Foundation, which it suspects is funding Iran's nuclear efforts.


NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 13, 2009) REUTERS - Prosecutors ...   more »

White House Counsel Gregory Craig is resigning.

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 10, 1998) U.S. POOL - The Obama administration's chief attorney, White House counsel Gregory Craig has resigned and is returning to private practice.
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