Pope makes Christmas appeal for children
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Christmas Midnight Mass in the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica early Monday with an appeal for abused children around the world, including child soldiers, beggars and others deprived of sustenance and love.
Nations:Pakistan Burkina Faso Afghanistan Indonesia Zimbabwe Poland
2006-12-24
NYPD bullet kills groom on wedding day
Police fired 50 rounds Saturday at a car of unarmed men leaving a bachelor party at a strip club, killing the groom on his wedding day in a shooting that drew a furious outcry from family members and community leaders.
Nations:Burkina Faso U.S. Jamaica People:Al Sharpton Michael Bloomberg Activities:Sean Bell Shooting Case
2006-11-25
WTO OKs Deal to End Farm Trade Subsidies
HONG KONG - World Trade Organization negotiators approved an agreement Sunday requiring wealthy nations to end farm export subsidies by 2013, a support system that poor nations say puts them at a competitive disadvantage.
Nations:Burkina Faso Activities:2005 WTO Meeting in HK
2005-12-18
China offers aid for poor states rejecting Taiwan
UNITED NATIONS - Chinese President Hu Jintao offered the world's poorest countries tariff-free trade, debt relief and cheap loans on Wednesday -- but excluded about a dozen states which recognize China's rival Taiwan.
Nations:Burkina Faso Activities:2005 Hu Trip to North America China-Taiwan
2005-09-14
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