CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to help state governors cope with a deepening recession and asked for their help in crafting a huge stimulus package to create jobs and tackle the crumbling economy. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday urged Pakistan to give its "absolute, total" cooperation in finding those responsible for last week's attacks on Mumbai. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama vowed on Monday to continue to invest to strengthen the U.S. military, increase ground forces and ensure success against al Qaeda and the Taliban. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill will meet North Korean officials in Singapore ahead of December 8 multilateral talks in Beijing on persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs, a U.S. official said on Monday. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) Iran said on Monday U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's comments about its nuclear program were an indication Washington's stance toward Tehran had not changed. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to India on Wednesday at the request of President George W. Bush in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, the White House said on Sunday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama's decision to ask Robert Gates to stay as U.S. defense secretary has been widely praised but it may lead to at least a few awkward moments for both men. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) Former President Bill Clinton has agreed to make public the names of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation as part of a deal with President-elect Barack Obama to clear the way for Sen. Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state, The New York Times reported on Sunday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) President-Elect Barack Obama will unveil his national security team at a news conference in Chicago on Monday, expected to include Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) Sudanese politicians claimed Barack Obama as one of their own on Saturday as they belatedly celebrated his election as U.S. president, hailing his family roots in their country. ... > full story
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Hundreds of South Koreans leave North before clampdown Dec. 1, 2008 (Washington Post) Hundreds of South Koreans streamed out of the communist North at the weekend, expelled from a joint industrial enclave by Pyongyang in anger at the ...
Genocide in Darfur? Let the court decide Nov. 28, 2008 (Boston Globe) IS THERE a legal basis for the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan for genocide?. . The ...
Egypt seeks to delay charges for Sudan's president Nov. 27, 2008 (ABC 26 New Orleans (WGNO)) The Egyptian government is working to delay any formal indictment of Sudan's president by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide ...
U.S. Concedes Uncertainty on North Korean Uranium Effort Feb. 28, 2007 (New York Times) Last October, the North Koreans tested their first nuclear device, the fruition of decades of work to make a weapon out of plutonium.. . For nearly ...