Iran has test-fired what it claims is an improved version of its Sejil 2 medium-range missile, Wednesday, amid ongoing tension with the West over its nuclear program.
World leaders are racing against the clock in an attempt to forge a deal on climate change in Copenhagen that hinges on resolving sharp differences between rich and poorer [...]
Obama accepts the Nobel Peace Prize, and explains why the war in Afghanistan is ‘just’.
The Wall Street Journal explores the new American dream: own, foreclose, rent.
U.S. House lawmakers Friday approved legislation that would make historic changes to the government’s oversight of U.S. financial markets and would revolutionize the way businesses and consumers deal with financial [...]
President Barack Obama announced he will withdraw all U.S. troops in Afghanistan by July of 2011. This year, however, he will deploy an additional 30,000 soldiers to the now eight year-old conflict. Military officials say although a withdrawal date has been set, it is not guaranteed the war will be over by that date.
Ricardo Dominguez, [...]
President Barack Obama is expected to announce the deployment of an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
Phillipine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared a state of emergency after 57 people were ambushed and killed last week while attempting to register to run for office.
Months after Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was removed from power in a military [...]
Lincoln University in Pennsylvania has angered some of its students and members of the community for requiring overweight students to take fitness classes. The school, a historically black university, says it is doing its part to reduce rates of obesity and diabetes in the African-American community.
MSNBC asks: Is Black Friday really worth the effort?
Venezuelan President [...]
President Obama is pledging a provisional target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the first time in more than a decade that an American administration has offered even a tentative promise to reduce production of climate-altering gases, the White House announced on Wednesday.
The NY Times Economix blog lists the millionaire members [...]
President Obama replies to a question about the internet in China, “I have never used Twitter,” the president said. “My thumbs are too clumsy to type in things on the phone. But I am a big believer in technology and I’m a big believer in openness when it comes to the flow of information. I [...]
