World-DNU

UN council to meet in emergency session on NKorea

Published April 5, 2009

UNITED NATIONS (AP) âÄî The U.N. Security Council approved an emergency session Sunday to deal with North Korea's rocket launch. Mexico's mission to the United Nations set the meeting for 3 p.m....

Christian pilgrims mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem

Published April 5, 2009

JERUSALEM (AP) âÄî Hundreds of Christians holding green fronds marked Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, celebrating Jesus Christ's triumphant entry into the holy city two millennia ago. Catholic pilgrims,...

Suicide bomber kills 22 in Pakistan Shiite mosque

Published April 5, 2009

ISLAMABAD (AP) âÄî A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Shiite mosque south of the Pakistani capital on Sunday, killing 22 people and wounding dozens more in the latest carnage to hit the U.S.-allied...

North Korea watched intently for rocket launch

Published April 3, 2009

North Korea plans to launch what it says is an experimental communications satellite, perhaps as early as Saturday.

Venezuelan police sentenced for 2002 violence

Published April 3, 2009

A Venezuelan court on Friday sentenced nine former police officers to as long as 30 years in prison.

Popular, pro-US Iraqi aims to redraw political map

Published April 3, 2009

The U.S. has urged political cooperation between Sunnis and Shiites, and the goal appears more urgent now as it prepares to leave Iraq by the end of 2011.

Flogging video shakes Pakistan peace accord

Published April 3, 2009

A militant spokesman defended the punishment, fueling a furor that cast more doubt on a creaking peace deal in the Swat valley.

Mexico reports arrest of major drug suspect

Published April 2, 2009

An heir to one of Mexico's most notorious narcotics empires was grabbed by police as he exercised in a city park, officials announced Thursday.

Madonna visit sheds light on Malawi’s poverty

Published April 2, 2009

This is Madonna's third trip to Malawi since 2006, when she started a charity to help the country's poor and orphaned children.

Taking the global stage: Obama seems everywhere

Published April 1, 2009

LONDON (AP) âÄî He talked nuclear threats with Russia's president and gave an iPod to the queen. And that was only the beginning. It was an eventful first day on the world stage for President Barack...