Plane misses runway in east Congo, landing in lava
KINSHASA, Congo - A U.N.-run radio station says a passenger plane overshot a runway in eastern Congo and landed in lava, injuring 20 people.
Nations:Congo Source:(AP)
2009-11-19
Pope: 'Nothing positive' from Iraq
In an Easter litany of the world's suffering, Pope Benedict XVI lamented that "nothing positive" is happening in Iraq and decried the unrest in Afghanistan and bloodshed in Africa and Asia.
Nations:Italy Afghanistan Netherlands Somalia Russia East Timor Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-04-08
World population to reach 9.2B in 2050
The world's population will likely reach 9.2 billion in 2050, with virtually all new growth occurring in the developing world, a U.N. report said Tuesday.
Nations:Guinea Niger Afghanistan Congo Burundi Uganda
2007-03-13
Vanuatu is world's happiest country: study
The tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu is the happiest country on Earth, according to a study published measuring people's wellbeing and their impact on the environment.
Nations:Vanuatu Swaziland Iceland Panama Congo United Arab Emirates
2006-07-13
African Union Extends Darfur Deadline
The African Union extended the Tuesday midnight deadline for a peace pact aimed at resolving violence in Sudan's Darfur region that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, the chief AU mediator said.
Nations:Chad Libya Sudan Congo Senegal Nigeria Activities:Darfur Genocide Crisis
2006-05-02
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