Oct 07 Pakistan's Foreign Minister Says Aid Crucial to Counterterrorism Effort By Larisa Epatko Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Wednesday that a U.S. aid bill that would provide $1.5 billion per year for five years to Pakistan was critical to the country's efforts to fight terrorism. Continue reading
Oct 07 U.S. Deploys Envoy to Guinea in Response to Violence By Larisa Epatko Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced U.S. frustration this week over a recent violent crackdown against a protest in Guinea, and the administration took the unusual step of dispatching an envoy to the West African nation. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch Other News: Flooding in India Leaves Millions Homeless In other news, flooding in Southern India left millions homeless and hungry, and heating bills are expected to be lower this winter, according to the Energy Information Administration. Continue watching
Oct 05 Nobel Prize for Medicine Goes to American Trio Three Americans were named the 2009 winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine Monday for their work identifying a key growth enzyme that has important implications for research on aging, and for diseases like cancer. Continue reading
Oct 05 Major Changes to EU Pass Ireland Test By Larisa Epatko Irish voters Friday overwhelmingly approved the Lisbon Treaty -- a set of European Union reforms, including the creation of a new position of president, aimed at elevating the EU's global profile. Continue reading
Oct 05 Bombing Kills 5 at U.N. Office in Pakistan By Molly Finnegan Five people were killed in Islamabad Monday, when a suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform detonated an explosive in the lobby of the U.N.'s World Food Program Pakistan headquarters. Continue reading
Oct 02 Rio de Janeiro to Host 2016 Olympics By Talea Miller Chicago's Olympic hopes were dashed Friday when it was eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2016 host city, following a star-studded bid that featured personal appeals by President Barack Obama, the first lady and Oprah Winfrey. Continue reading
Oct 02 Palestinians Release Video of Israeli Soldier as Part of Prisoner Exchange By Larisa Epatko A thin but healthy-looking Israeli soldier, captured more than three years ago, said in a video released Friday that he is being treated well by his Palestinian captors and asked to come home. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Other News: Two Survivors Rescued from Quake Rubble In other news, two survivors of the earthquake in Indonesia were pulled from the rubble Friday, while in the Samoan islands, the death toll from Tuesday's deep-sea earthquake and tsunami rose to 169 people. Continue watching
Oct 01 Iran Agrees to Inspections of Secret Nuclear Facility By Talea Miller Iran agreed to open its newly disclosed nuclear enrichment facility to international inspectors Thursday, but President Barack Obama warned that the nation must follow its words with action. Continue reading