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Breaking News Fri, 3 Jul 2009
** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY NOV. 2 AND THEREAFTER ** In this Nov. 10, 2007, file photo Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. speak at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kenya   Nigeria   Photos   Politics   US  
 The Star 
Obama's Africa visit prompts Nigerian, Kenyan angst
| LAGOS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's choice of Ghana for his first official trip to Africa next week has triggered a bout of self-questioning in Nigeria and Kenya, where many see his itin... (photo: AP / Paul Sancya, File)
Foreign tourists look at a map of North Korean capital of Pyongyang beside a picture of a North Korean rocket, which was fired in April, on display at a South Korean observation post in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Defence   N Korea   Photos   Policy   US  
 Asia Times 
Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
| By Donald Kirk | WASHINGTON - American officialdom from the White House to the Pentagon is primed for July 4 fireworks this weekend in the form of the test-firing by North Korea of a long-range Taep... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir  Modern Ghana 
African Leaders Oppose International Criminal Court
African leaders at this year's summit in Libya are on a collision course with the International Criminal Court, as the dispute continues over the court's warrant for the arrest of Sudan's President Om... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf)
African   Court   Photos   President   Summit  
 O presidente Luiz Incio Lula da Silva cumprimenta o presidente de Gmbia, Yahya Jammeh, no Palcio do Planalto. (mb1 )  Modern Ghana 
Murder Of 44 Ghanaians In The Gambia - Six Bodies To Be Exhumed
Prez John Evans Atta Mills in a handshake with The Gambia President, Yahya Jammeh. Four years after 44 Ghanaians were murdered in The Gambia, the governments of Ghana and The Gambia have finally resol... (photo: Roosewelt Pinheiro/ABr)
Gambia   Murder   Photos   President   Summit  
Top Stories
A ball of smoking is seen following an Israel air strike in Rafah Independent online
 Israeli strikes on Gaza labelled war crimes
| By Amy Teibel | Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty Inte... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Crimes   Gaza   Israel   Palestine   Photos  
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks to officials who came to congratulate him for attending the hajj pilgrimage, at his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. The News & Observer
Palestinians detain rivals to strengthen grip
| RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security forces have significantly widened a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank in the past month, doubling... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen))
Bank   Election   Palestine   Photos   President  
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, poses for photo with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso prior to their talks at Aso's official residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 17, Modern Ghana
Climate change, DPR Korea focus of Ban's talks with Japanese leader
1 July - Japan's leadership in combating climate change, as well as the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), dominated today's talks between Sec... (photo: AP / Toru Yamanaka, Pool)
Climate   Japanese   Korea   MInister   Photos  
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, and Iraq, at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Sept. 1, 200 The Manila Times
UN chief prepares to seek Suu Kyi's release
| YANGON: UN chief Ban Ki-moon prepared Thursday for a risky visit to Myanmar amid warnings that the trip will be a "huge failure" if he fails to secure the release of de... (photo: AP / Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
Burma   News   Photos   Political   UN  
President George W. Bush welcomes President Michel Sleiman of Lebanon to the Oval Office Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at the White House. Daily Star Lebanon
Sleiman likely to have tipping vote in cabinet
| Army makes arrests over clashes | By Elias Sakr | Daily Star staff | Thursday, July 02, 2009 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: The upcoming Cabinet formation process will most p... (photo: White House / Joyce N. Boghosian)
Democratic   Photos   President   Speech   Vote  
Fahmida Mirza, a newly elected lawmaker, talks to reporters after submitting her papers for the seat of Speaker of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The party of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto nominated Mirza, a close associate of her widower to be parliament's first female speaker, but divisions remained over who should be the next prime minister. Canada Dot Com
UN begins probe into Bhutto killing
UN begins probe into Bhutto killing | ISLAMABAD -- A UN commission appointed to investigate the assassination of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto began wor... (photo: AP / B.K.Bangash)
News   Pakistan   Photos   Political   UN  
Africa Asia
- Obama's Africa visit prompts Nigerian, Kenyan angst
- African Leaders Oppose International Criminal Court
- Murder Of 44 Ghanaians In The Gambia - Six Bodies To Be Exhu
- These outrageous slurs undermine our mission in Congo
** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY NOV. 2 AND THEREAFTER ** In this Nov. 10, 2007, file photo Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. speak at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa.
Obama's Africa visit prompts Nigerian, Kenyan angst
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- In the fog, remember: victory is impossible in Afghanistan
- Is Lashkar the new al-Qaida?
- UN's Ban on tough mission to Burma
- CFMEU accused of helping jailed terrorism supporter
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, talks with Myanmar's Foreign Minister Nyan Win during their meeting in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, May. 22, 2008.
UN's Ban on tough mission to Burma
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Europe Middle East
- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
- US and Russia square up over plans for defence bases in east
- Putin hits back at Obama jibe
- Putin urges Obama to scrap shield
A Russian traditional wooden doll, Matreshka, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, is held by a street vendor in downtown Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2009.
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
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- Amnesty defends report on Israel's destruction of Gaza
- Why the double standards on Iran?
- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
- 'No proof' Iran seeks nuclear arms
A Russian traditional wooden doll, Matreshka, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, is held by a street vendor in downtown Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2009.
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
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North America South America
- Vladimir Putin in Cold War mindset: Barack Obama
- Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks
- US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks at his First Deputy Igor Shuvalov as they attend extended Russian-Belarusian talks in the Belarus' capital Minsk, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008.
Vladimir Putin in Cold War mindset: Barack Obama
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- CFMEU accused of helping jailed terrorism supporter
- Crying out for justice
- PM flies first class, says it's Labour's fault
- Zelaya vows return to Honduras despite arrest threatWorld Ba
The foreign minister of New Zealand, Murray McCully, make a statement on his meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2009.
PM flies first class, says it's Labour's fault
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