International Forum

Why are none of the ministers appointed to key economic portfolios in Zuma’s Cabinet black? This question from ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has caused the national debate on race to...

</SPAN> Penelope Sharon Jordan Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:24 AM Mwanamke mmoja wa nchini Marekani amehukumiwa kwenda jela mwaka mmoja kwa kuihifadhi maiti ya mama yake chumbani kwake kwa...

Monitor Kampala US President Barack Obama, for the first time, collectively met 25 Sub-Saharan Africa government leaders in New York on Tuesday, telling them to eliminate corruption and...

Paul Kirk has been chosen to fill the Massachusetts Senate seat held previously by Ted Kennedy. The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza said on MSNBC Wednesday afternoon that an announcement could...

Barack Obama snubs Gordon Brown over private talks Gordon Brown and Barack Obama at a joint news conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London in April 2009. Photograph: Jason...

By KARIN LAUB, Associated Press Writer Karin Laub, UNITED NATIONS &#8211; Under increasing attack over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N...

Think flying economy is bad now? New aircraft design puts passengers face-to-face in rows for budget travel By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:04 PM on 21st September 2009 Air...

Although the Holocaust is an event which is historically accurate some people still deny that it ever happened. It is strange to me how one can deny an event which 1)Didn't happen that long ago...

Fallen Soldier Thought Afghan Mission 'Useless': family Pte. Jonathan Couturier, 23, died in an IED strike southwest of Kandahar city on Sept. 17. (DND/Canadian Press) CBC News Family...

Why the U.S. Needs Africa Angalizo: Hii habari nimeitoa kwenye mtandao wa gazeti la Washington post. Mwisho wa habari kuna link ya habari yenyewe. By Paul Kagame Monday, September 21, 2009...

Why I Threw the Shoe I am no hero. I just acted as an Iraqi who witnessed the pain and bloodshed of too many innocents By Muntazer al-Zaidi "The Guardian" I am free. But my country is still...

For more information on U.S. security policy toward Africa and U.S. military activities on the continent, see the website of the African Security Research Project at the following URL...

Beverly Johnson on the Psychology of Beauty An excerpt from the new book "Family Affair: What It Means to Be African American Today" September 16, 2009 By Beverly Johnson Beverly Johnson's...

Somali fury at 'al-Qaeda killing' Somali Islamists will avenge the raid in which a top al-Qaeda suspect was reportedly killed in Somalia, an al-Shabab commander has told the BBC...

NICs stands for Newly Industrialized Countries. So far there have been two groups of NICs identified NICs 1........Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile etc or other wise known as the South...

A Kenyan has sued his former college and its athletics coach for allegedly forcing him to drink blood four years ago. Mr Charles Ngetich filed a suit against Central Connecticut State University...

John Moore / AP In 1992, starving Somalian children like these galvanized the United States into action. Today, things are worse but help is...

On diplomacy push, he urges both sides to restart Mideast peace talks NEW YORK - Pressing for elusive Mideast peace, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged Israeli and Palestinians leaders...

The United Arab Emirates has seized a ship carrying North Korean weapons to Iran, marking the first time a nation has acted on U.N. sanctions to stop the communist state's proliferation, a...

ANALYSIS / Clock Ticking For Iran As Israel Appears Ready For Strike In the rare moments when it's not preoccupied with the decline of U.S. President Barack Obama in the polls and with the...