BBC News US Congress approves new funding for Afghan war The US House of Representatives has approved funds to pay for President Barack Obama's increase in US troop numbers in Afghanistan. | The 308 to 114 vote comes at a time when some lawmakers are growin... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps. / Cpl. Alex C. Guerra)
Khaleej Times At last, building a better, safer world for children WE live in exciting times. I am not talking about the advances of medicine, science and engineering. Nor the growth of the internet, the mobile phone and the fact that Africa is the world's fastest gr... (photo: WN / marzena)
The Press Democrat AP Impact: Mexico justice means catch and release | Even as President Felipe Calderon's government touts its arrest record, cases built by prosecutors and police under huge pressure to make swift captures unravel from lack of evidence. Innocent peopl... (photo: AP / Marco Ugarte) ArrestCalderonJusticeMexicoPhotos
Zeenews Raul Castro non-speaker at key Cuba event Santa Clara: President Raul Castro has refrained from speaking at celebrations marking the start of Cuba's communist revolution, dashing expectations he would announce a ... (photo: AP / Javier Galeano) CubaMediaPhotosPolitics
The New York Times Nike Agrees to Help Displaced Honduran Workers | Filed at 6:14 p.m. ET | MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- In a move praised by labor activists, Nike Inc. agreed Monday to spend $1.5 million to help workers abruptly laid off last... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) HelpLaborNikePhotosWorkers
