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Transcript: Obama addresses U.N. General Assembly

President Obama made a forceful call Wednesday for a new era in global relations, urging the United Nations to move past old divisions and disputes to reassert itself as a leading force in confronting the most pressing issues.

350,000 displaced by floods in West Africa

At least 30 people were killed and 350,000 displaced when torrential rains soaked much of West Africa, the United Nations said Friday.

Excitement on streets of Ghana ahead of Obama's visit

A street vendor in Ghana's capital sells small American flags with an image of President Obama on them, in front of a billboard that proclaims "Akwaaba" -- or "Welcome" -- next to a smiling image of the U.S. leader.

Climate chief warns against 'tragic' inaction

The head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has described as "tragic" the lack of action on climate change by developed countries.

Ghana vote results expected Friday

Ghana's new president won't be determined until Friday when voters in one constituency return to the polls to recast their ballots, the chairman of the Ghana Electoral Commission announced.

Americans overseas galvanize for U.S. elections

Steve Wible, a missionary who has lived in Hong Kong for 20 years, said he has not voted in the past four or five U.S. presidential elections. But this year is different.

Time.com: UN: Phase Out Energy Subsidies

A new U.N. report urges countries to phase out energy subsidies, saying they often waste money, do not always help the poor and are bad for the environment

Africans get upwardly mobile in cell phone boom

One afternoon late in 2002, Mukhsin Alhassan Kadir drove his taxi from the busy streets of Accra, the capital of Ghana, to a nearby market community to meet a man who wanted to trade a plot of land for two cell phones.

Zimbabwe journalist wins CNN award

A Zimbabwean journalist has won the prestigious CNN-sponsored African Journalist of the Year competition for an uncompromising documentary examining his troubled country's struggle against HIV-AIDS.

SI.com: Greg Lalas: Nkong's heroics prove MLS misses the boat in Africa

ACCRA, Ghana -- Alain Nkong is something of an accidental villain this weekend in Ghana.

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