Africa: Signs of Success in Fight Against PovertyTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:09AMFive years before the deadline set by world leaders in 2000 to achieve 8 major development goals, Africa is making progress. But more efforts are needed to reach the targets. Africa Renewal’s André-Michel Essoungou reveals the trends.
Uganda: Democratic Reform and Security Top U.S. AgendaTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:00AMPushing for electoral reform is tricky when the strongman in power is also a key ally against extremist violence
Reorganized VeraSun asks farmers to return paymentsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:57AMArea farmers who sold corn to the former VeraSun Energy Corporation have recently been receiving notices from law firms in New York demanding that they pay back any money received from VeraSun 90 days prior to the company filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 31, 2008. The money is to be returned to the bankruptcy-reorganized VeraSun.
Tributes pour in for late Strathroy-Caradoc mayorTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:56AMHundreds of people paid respects Monday to Mel Veale, the long-time mayor whose death stunned this community during the holiday weekend.
World NewsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:36AMTwo killed as train slams truck in Spain - Yesterday, 17:12 -Two people were killed and eight injured in eastern Spain today when a passenger train hit a truck involved in the construction of a high-speed...