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MALABO (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is set to secure a new seven-year mandate to rule the oil-producing central African nation on Sunday in a poll widely dismissed by critics as lacking credibility. Full Article at Reuters
BEIJING (AP) An American man wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States has been sentenced to three years in a Chinese prison for making illegal drugs. Full Article at USA Today
ASPEN, CO - DECEMBER 20, 2008: Tareq Salahi of Virginia is seen at the World Snow Polo Championships December 20, 2008 in Aspen, Colorado. View Photo »
There are historic conflicts between India and Pakistan. But there is no place of US from the outside to resolve it. We want to be encouraging of ways in which both India and Paksitan can be secure and focus on development
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had taken control of a strategic mountain on the Saudi side of the border with Yemen, clearing the area of Yemeni Shi'ite rebels. Full Article at Reuters
The country’s prickly response points to the lingering distrust with which India, which often leaned toward Moscow during the cold war, still views the United States. Full Article at The New York Times
The extra Marines -- the first to move into the country as part of Obama's escalation of the eight-year-old war -- will double the size of the U.S. force in the southern province of Helmand and provide a critical test for Afghan President Hamid... Full Article at The Washington Post
PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 27: Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen (L) and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) hold a press conference on the first day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at t... View Photo »
Pakistan can hardly afford another political crisis at a time when the challenge from Taliban extremists has really increased in recent weeks
In the Soviet period, people were so maniacally protective that they locked their cars away from October until April while the roads were covered with salt. Full Article at The New York Times
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Several hundred Israelis protested in Jerusalem on Saturday against a campaign by ultra-Orthodox Jews to shutter all businesses in the city on the sabbath. Full Article at Reuters
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - NOVEMBER 17: Projectionist Musta Gamut sits as he waits between changing reels during a screening of 'Zakham' at the Shabistan Cinema on November 17, 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan.
View Photo »BEIJING - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintaoafter a joint press conference at the Great Hall of People on November 17, 2009 in Beijing, China.
View Photo »NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 16: Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at the Molinari Republican Club dinner on November 16, 2009 in Staten Island, New York.
View Photo »OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Kathrina Norris (L) and Jason Holt (R) prepare a display for copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sit in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
View Photo »ROME - NOVEMBER 16: Director General of the FAO Jacques Diouf (L), Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon (C) and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R), during the opening of the World Summit for Food Security 2009 organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
View Photo »SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 16: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to the Russian Pacific Fleet flagship missile cruiser Varyag on November 16, 2009 in Singapore.
View Photo »BEIJING - NOVEMBER 16: A poster of U.S. president Barack Obama is seen on November 16, 2009 in Beijing, China. Obama is on his first official trip to Asia where while in China he will address economic tensions between the two nations.
View Photo »CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 15: Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois (R) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) arrive to speak to the media at a press conference about the Thomson Correctional Center on November 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 15: Palestnian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (R) and U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) (L) hold a press conference after their meeting on November 15, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank.
View Photo »SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: U.S. President Barack Obama and Thailand's Prime Minister Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva talk during the APEC Summit on November 15, 2009 in Singapore.
View Photo »SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: U.S.President Barack Obama attends the APEC Leaders Summit on November 15, 2009 in Singapore.
View Photo »SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. President Barack Obama of the United States waves as he leaves the Air Force One after arriving at the Paya Lebar Air Base on November 14, 2009 in Singapore.
View Photo »SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 14: People protest the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama at Seoul's downtown on November 14, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea.
View Photo »TOKYO - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on U.S. Asian policy at Suntory Hall on November 14, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Obama is in Japan for two days prior to attending the 17th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Singapore.
View Photo »U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Emperor Akihito upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo November 14, 2009.
View Photo »KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: An Afghan woman places her hand on the family grave at a local cemetery for Hazara people November 13, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghans often visit the family grave on Fridays to offer prayer.
View Photo »KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 13: U.S soldiers stands guard at the scene of a suicide bomb blast November 13, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which wounded at least six people near Camp Phoenix, a U.S military support base.
View Photo »TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 13: U.S President Barack Obama (L) is escorted by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama upon his arrival at the Prime Minister's official residence on November 13, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: British Prime minister Gordon Brown leaves Millbank Studios on November 13, 2009 in London, England. In an interview with the BBC the Prime Minister laid out the continuing strategy for British troups in Afghanistan.
View Photo »LONDON - NOVEMBER 12: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II holds an audience with the NATO Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, inside Buckingham Palace on November 12, 2009 in London, England.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 12: U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement to the press on the economy in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House November 12, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »US President Barack Obama walks out from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on November 12, 2009 to make a statement on the economy before his departure to APEC.
View Photo »US soldiers march along fifth avenue as part of the Veterans Day parade in New York, November 11, 2009. US President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday that American troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan would not have their trust betrayed like those who served in Vietnam.
View Photo »NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Helen Bamber attends the Dag Hammarskjold Scholarship Fund for Journalists event at the United Nations on November 11, 2009 in New York City.
View Photo »ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) First lady Michelle Obama, Nancy Horst, U.S. President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Dr. Jill Biden and U.S. Army Brig.
View Photo »BEIJING - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintaoafter a joint press conference at the Great Hall of People on November 17, 2009 in Beijing, China.
View Photo »This recession has taught us that we can’t return to a situation where America’s economic growth is fueled by consumers who take on more and more debt. In order to keep growing, we need to spend less, save more, and get our federal deficit under control
It has been almost three months since General McChrystal reported to Obama that U.S. efforts in Afghanistan would fail if 40,000 additional troops were not deployed there. McChrystal’s experience as the commander of the military’s clandestine service has given him expert insight into how insurgencies op...
Asia is a region where we now buy more goods and do more trade with than any other place in the world - commerce that supports millions of jobs back home.
the approval gap between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin is shrinking
As we emerge from the worst recession in generations, there is nothing more important than to do everything we can to get our economy moving again and put Americans back to work, and I will go anywhere to pursue that goal
Behind the elaborate ceremony of the Indian prime minister's state visit Tuesday, Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama will be working to smooth over differences on climate change and U.S. ties with Indian rivals China and Pakistan
If we can increase our exports to Asia-Pacific nations by just 5 percent, we can increase the number of American jobs supported by these exports by hundreds of thousands
Obama has been considering several options, including a proposed strategy by U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal that would add up to 40,000 more troops to the war along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
It's also a place where the risk of a nuclear arms race threatens our security, and where extremists plan attacks on America's soil ... And since this region includes some of the fastest-growing nations, there can be no solution to the challenge of climate change without the cooperation of the Asia Paci...
President Obama has finished gathering information about troop options in Afghanistan and will likely announce his decision in an address to the nation next Tuesday, Dec. 1… On Monday night, Obama met for two hours in the White House Situation Room with his senior national security advisers, including E...
I traveled to Asia to open a new era of American engagement
The charges include spending state money on business-class plane tickets, instead of flying coach; using state aircraft to attend political and personal events, like the birthday party of a campaign donor; and using his campaign fund for noncampaign expenses, like a ticket to President Obama’s inaugurat...
The government and people of the United States join all of you in looking forward to the day all Cubans can freely express themselves in public without fear and without reprisals
We will work with the European Union to run a successful business summit to help promote China-EU relations, especially economic and trade relations, to a new level
Experts agree that if nothing is done, the unemployment rate could reach double digits
Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn.
As American families prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, we received an unsettling report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that found that hunger rose significantly last year
After completing a rigorous final meeting, President Obama has the information he wants and needs to make his decision and he will announce that decision within days
America will approach China with a focus on our interests. It's precisely for this reason that it is important to pursue pragmatic cooperation with China on issues of mutual concern, because no one nation can meet the challenges of the 21st century alone, and the United States and China will both be bet...
Obama is expected to announce his long-awaited decision on Dec. 1, followed by meetings on Capitol Hill aimed at winning congressional support amid opposition by some Democrats who are worried about the strain on the U.S. Treasury and whether Afghanistan has become a quagmire, the officials said.
Military commissions have a long tradition in the United States
Obama plans to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan
Global cooperation is at the essence of the Copenhagen conference
over the line ... The Washington Times is a newspaper that just published an editorial suggesting President Obama is un-American because he's half black. So being accused of 'going over the line' in defense of progressivism by that kind of rabidly racist, right-wing hate rag is just about the funniest t...
There may be some tax provisions that can encourage businesses to hire sooner rather than sitting on the sidelines. So we're taking a look at those ... I think it is important, though, to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this recovery, that at some point, people could los...
