West African court rules Niger failed to protect 12-year-old girl from
slavery. Mauritanian anti-slavery NGO welcomes court's ruling.

NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA (OCTOBER 27, 2008) REUTERS -
The West African regional Court of Justice convicted the state ...   more »

Syria's Foreign Minister accuses the U.S. of an act of "criminal and
terrorist aggression" after a raid near Syria's border with Iraq.

Syria says U.S. forces were involved in the attack on Sunday (October 26,
...   more »

Nearly two decades after the U.S. military helped force out Saddam
Hussein's army from oil-producing Kuwait, cases of cancer in the southern city
of Basra have increased dramatically with many blaming the use of depleted
...   more »

Britain's Peter Mandelson has dismissed talk of resignation as
"fantasy", but his links with a Russian billionaire continue to
cause controversy in the UK.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA (OCTOBER 27, 2008) REUTERS -
British Business Secretary Peter ...   more »

Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek says while he must take responsibility
for recent election losses, there will be no early elections. He loses his
temper with a photographer, pushing his head against a wall.

PRAGUE, ...   more »

In a parody of the popular 'Wassssup' Budweiser beer television
commercials, actors reprise almost identical roles in a pro Obama clip.

UNITED STATES (BELIEVE MEDIA) -
Classic television ads are few and far between, but ...   more »

Manuel Uribe, formerly the world's heaviest man, marries his long-time
sweetheart, Claudia Solis.

MONTERREY, MEXICO (OCTOBER 26, 2008) REUTERS -
Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, tied the
knot on Sunday (October ...   more »

Africans living in America give their opinions of the upcoming US elections
and of Democratic candidate, Barack Obama.

(NEW YORK CITY, USA (RECENT) REUTERS -
The US presidential campaign is in full swing, and Africans ...   more »