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Obama hopes for healthcare success

1 hour 3 min ago
US president delays Asia trip to ensure healthcare overhaul is passed through Congress.

US and Russia close to nuclear deal

1 hour 28 min ago
Clinton and Lavrov say they are near a final deal on new disarmament treaty.

Mexico in the aftermath of H1N1

7 hours 58 min ago
Dwindling cases raise questions about whether the scare was exaggerated in the first place.

Obama: 'No crisis' in Israel ties

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 21:36
US president looks to smooth tensions amid row over settlements in East Jerusalem.

Lula criticises Israeli policies

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 13:14
Settlements and separation barrier are obstacles to peace, says Brazilian president.

Cuban police break up protest march

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 12:25
Female relatives of dissidents heckled during march outside Havana, then removed in buses.

Mexico urges US help in drug war

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 22:12
Protesters demand Calderon puts pressure on US, as president visits Ciudad Juarez.

US says Israeli bond 'unshakeable'

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 20:41
Washington softens tone over Israeli settlement expansion announcement.

Israel rejects settlement halt

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 19:43
Israeli PM defies US calls to halt plans in Jerusalem that have sparked diplomatic row.

US agents aid Mexico murder probe

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 13:55
State department raises alert after consular workers are killed by suspected drug hitmen.

US alert over Mexico killings

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 12:46
State department raises alert after consular staff killed by suspected drug hitmen.

US steps up pressure on Israel

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 02:06
Diplomatic tensions rise after Israeli announcement of settlement expansion.

Uribe allies win Colombia vote

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 01:58
President's party and supporters way ahead in congressional elections.

Uribe allies lead in Colombian vote

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 20:38
President's allies confident of retaining majority in both chambers of congress.

Israel-US diplomatic tension rises

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 14:11
Senior Obama adviser describes timing of settlement announcement as an "insult".

Israel to probe 'Biden fiasco'

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 04:53
Netanyahu orders investigation into timing of announcement for new housing plans.

Colombians set for congress vote

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 02:02
Ruling conservatives likely to retain majority in both houses following Sunday's polls.

US ex-convicts go green for work

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 21:26
Programme gives ex-prisoners second chance by offering jobs in environmental projects.

US rebukes Israel over housing plan

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 05:35
Hillary Clinton says Israel is putting US ties at risk over new settlements in West Bank.

Post-9/11 workers reach claims deal

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 18:56
Thousands offered $657.5m settlement for health problems suffered at 'Ground Zero'.

Stories We're Watching

'Quiet Corruption' Hurting Africa's Poor

San Francisco Chronicle - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 09:22
A World Bank report says teachers and other public servants who don't show up for work are fueling "quiet corruption" throughout Africa that is disproportionately hurting the continent's poor.

Industrial Output Up; Hopes For Factories Grow

NPR - Mon, 03/15/2010 - 08:45
Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase.

Cash For Work and Planning for the Future

Mercy Corps Blog - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 23:23
Two Mercy Corps workers talk with 62-year-old Rosemarie Joseph in her makeshift tent at the Lycée Jean-Marie Vincent displacement camp in Port-au-Prince.

Price Gap Spices Sugar Fight

Wall Street Journal - Tue, 03/16/2010 - 21:09
The battle over U.S. sugar quotas is flaring once more as the gap between domestic and much-lower global prices reaches its widest level in at least a decade.

Ushahidi - Africa’s Gift to Silicon Valley

International Herald Tribune - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 12:08
A small Kenyan-born Web site is bringing crowdsourcing to disaster relief and other humanitarian causes.

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