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Barack Obama wins presidential election

(CNN) -- Barack Obama told supporters that "change has come to America" as he claimed victory in a historic presidential election. "The road ahead will be

Brothers share wife to secure family land

HIMACHAL PRADESH, India (CNN) -- Amar and Kundan Singh Pundir are brothers. Younger brother Amar breaks rocks in a mine for a living. Kundan farms ...

A Billion Hungry People Need Rescue Plan Too

DEVELOPMENT:Wolfgang Kerler UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (IPS) - Relief for the world's hungry remains a distant prospect, with this year's "Global Hunger Index" (GHI) attesting ...

Poll Finds Attacks by McCain Turn Off Voters

The McCain campaign’s recent angry tone and sharply personal attacks on Senator Barack Obama appear to have backfired and tarnished Senator John McCain more than ...

33 countries face "alarming" levels of hunger

Thirty-three countries around the world have "alarming" or "extremely alarming" levels of hunger, according to the 2008 Global Hunger Index, a metric released by the ...

Obama leads McCain by 10 points: Wash Post/ABC poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival John McCain 53 percent to 43 percent among likely voters, according to ...

O.J. Simpson guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Former gridiron great O.J. Simpson was found guilty Friday of all 12 counts in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia ...

Western financial crisis to affect Africa's economic growth

By Ronald Ssekandi www.chinaview.cn 2008-10-01 08:53:13 KAMPALA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The current financial crisis affecting western countries is likely to affect Africa's economic growth if the continent ...

Immigrants found in yoghurt lorry

Page last updated at 11:44 GMT, Tuesday, 30 September 2008 12:44 UK Thirteen illegal immigrants were found hiding in a refrigerated lorry full of yoghurt ...

Watchdog Group Urges Africa to Create Anti-Corruption Organizations

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi26 September 2008 Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International says the African Union and regional institutions must do more to encourage good governance in East ...

Mohammed Kamel Ibrahim, a/k/a "Hakim" Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Alien Smuggling Charges

WASHINGTON – A Ghanaian man pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiracy and alien smuggling in connection with his role in smuggling East Africans into ...

Aid system at crisis point, agency says

18 Sep 2008 15:34:00 GMTWritten by: Ruth GidleyOverhaul the global relief system now or watch millions more people slide over the edge into destitution, an ...

Progress made in malaria control, yet burden is enormous

"For the first time, three African countries reported dramatic reductions in malaria deaths by 50% or more. Eritrea, Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe achieved ...

'Racist' murder stokes debate on Silvio Berlusconi

September 15, 2008Richard Owen in Rome Silvio Berlusconi was today accused of helping to create a "climate of racial hatred" after an Italian man of ...

Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai sign historic power-sharing deal

Morgan Tsvangirai, cheered by thousands of dancing supporters, has signed an historic power-sharing agreement with President Robert Mugabe and become Zimbabwe's new prime minister. By ...