Monthly Archives: June 2011

OTTAWA (Reuters) – White cowboy hats, an emergency helicopter landing and a flight over the fictional home of Anne of Green Gables await Prince William and his new bride Kate in Canada on their first official trip overseas. The potential … Continue reading →

GENEVA – Authorities in north Sudan have allowed aid agencies to visit their looted offices in the town of Kadugli, where clashes in recent weeks have driven thousands from their homes ahead of the south’s imminent declaration of independence. The … Continue reading →

BRASILIA, Brazil – The foreign ministers of Brazil and Japan say more than 100 nations are supporting a proposal to expand the United Nations Security Council. Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota says a reform proposal making the rounds at the … Continue reading →

RABAT, Morocco – Moroccans will vote Friday on a new constitution that the king has presented as wide-ranging reform, even as activists maintain it simply perpetuates an autocracy. Like all referendums in the North African country, the measure is likely … Continue reading →

OTTAWA (AFP) – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wowed screaming Canadian crowds Thursday as she and Prince William began their first official overseas trip as Britain’s royal golden couple. Canadians turned out en masse for a glimpse or a handshake as … Continue reading →

LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of British teachers and civil servants went on strike on Thursday in the opening salvo of what could be months of widespread industrial action over planned pension reforms and austerity measures. Echoing protests across … Continue reading →

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans pored over the latest video of President Hugo Chavez for clues to his health on Thursday after the scrapping of a regional summit he had been due to host kept the guessing game going. Analysts say … Continue reading →

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.N.-backed tribunal seeking the killers of statesman Rafik al-Hariri handed indictments and arrest warrants to Lebanon on Thursday that officials said accused members of the militant Hezbollah group of involvement. The long-awaited move was hailed as … Continue reading →