03 Dec 2009 17:50:38 GMT Suicide bomber kills three Somali govt ministers * African Union says 19 people killed
* Blast targeted graduation ceremony
* Suspicion falls on al Qaeda-linked rebels
(Adds President Ahmed, international community)
By Abdi Guled and ...
03 Dec 2009 17:50:03 GMT German parliament backs extension of Afghan mission * Germany rejects troop increase before London conference
* Obama seeking over 5,000 additional soldiers from allies
* Defence minister admits air strike was "inappropriate& ...
03 Dec 2009 17:49:32 GMT FACTBOX-Quotes from U.S. lawmakers on Obama's Afghan policy Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers questioned Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen for a second day on Thursday about ...
03 Dec 2009 17:38:10 GMT SOUTH AFRICA: Male circumcision: why the delay? Countries all over Africa are at various stages of developing and implementing policies to roll out mass male circumcision
to prevent HIV, but until recently South Africa has done little more than talk about a strategy of its own.
03 Dec 2009 17:35:59 GMT US says disappointed with Honduras vote on Zelaya WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The United States is "disappointed" by the Honduran Congress' vote not to allow the reinstatement of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, a U.S. State Department ...