Kenya opposition calls 3 days of protest
Kenya's main opposition party said Friday it plans three days of mass rallies next week to protest President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, which has sparked waves of deadly violence across the East African nation.
Nations:Somalia Ethiopia Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-11
On Christmas, pope urges end to wars
Pope Benedict XVI issued a Christmas Day appeal Tuesday to political leaders around the globe to find the "wisdom and courage" to end bloody conflicts in Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan and Congo.
Nations:Somalia Vatican Sri Lanka Lebanon Ethiopia Activities:Israel-Palestine Conflict Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-12-26
Bush: Iran still a danger despite report
Defending his credibility, President Bush said Tuesday that Iran is dangerous and must be squeezed by international pressure despite a blockbuster intelligence finding that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago.
Nations:Saudi Arabia Ethiopia People:George W. Bush Joseph Biden Hugo Chavez Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S.
2007-12-04
Scorching Chicago Marathon leaves 1 dead
In a race run in scorching heat that left one man dead, Kenya's Patrick Ivuti won the Chicago Marathon by a fraction of a second Sunday. More than 300 runners were taken to hospitals because of heat-related ailments.
Nations:U.S. Ethiopia
2007-10-07
Pitt and Jolie ready for fifth child
Brad Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie are ready for another child, the actor said Sunday as he was promoting his new film.
Nations:Cambodia Ethiopia Italy Vietnam People:Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Activities:Pitt & Jolie
2007-09-02
China's influence spreads around world
For nearly three decades, Chinese peasants have left their villages for crowded dormitories and sweaty assembly lines, churning out goods for world markets. Now, China is turning the tables.
Nations:U.S. Brazil China Sudan Bolivia Venezuela People:Mia Farrow Hu Jintao Deng Xiaoping Activities:2007 China Toothpaste Crisis Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-09-02
4 convicted in failed U.K. transit plot
Four men were found guilty Monday of plotting to bomb London's public transport system on July 21, 2005, two weeks after a coordinated suicide bombing attack on the network killed 52 commuters.
Nations:Pakistan Ethiopia Activities:2005 London Bombings
2007-07-09
Ethiopia says Eritrea behind Chinese oil field bloodbath
Ethiopia on Wednesday accused arch-foe Eritrea of supporting the rebels behind an attack on a remote Chinese-run oil field that killed 74 people, including nine Chinese workers.
Nations:Ethiopia China
2007-04-25
74 dead at Chinese-run Africa oil field
Gunmen raided a Chinese-run oil field in eastern Ethiopia on Tuesday, killing 65 Ethiopians and nine Chinese workers, an official of the Chinese company said.
Nations:Nigeria Somalia Ethiopia China
2007-04-24
Jolie adopts Vietnamese boy
Actress Angelina Jolie adopted her fourth child on Thursday, a Vietnamese boy from a Ho Chi Minh City orphanage.
Nations:Cambodia Vietnam Ethiopia People:Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt
2007-03-15
Somalia president reported under attack
Somalia's president came under mortar attack in his palace Tuesday, hours after arriving for a rare visit to the increasingly violent capital, witnesses said. A 12-year-old boy was killed and three of his siblings were wounded in the shelling, but there was no immediate word on the fate of President Abdullahi Yusuf.
Nations:Somalia Ethiopia Activities:2005 Somalia Civil War
2007-03-13
Angelina Jolie to adopt Vietnamese child
Angelina Jolie has filed papers to adopt a Vietnamese child, the country's top adoption official said Friday.
Nations:Vietnam Cambodia Ethiopia People:Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt
2007-03-02
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