http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/World_PoliticsFind stories, videos, and photos about World Politics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:14:05 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/World_Politics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about World Politics from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/08/britain.remembrance.sunday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/08/britain.remembrance.sunday/index.html#cnnSTCTextCentral London fell silent save for the tolling of Big Ben as the United Kingdom honored the dead of wars past and present on Remembrance Sunday.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/07/iran.uranium.shipment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/07/iran.uranium.shipment/index.html#cnnSTCTextA senior Iranian politician said Saturday the country would not ship low-enriched uranium out of the country, which is a major part of a pending nuclear deal between Iran and international powers, according to semiofficial state media.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/03/sudan.unicef.child.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/03/sudan.unicef.child.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTextJune 3 We arrive in the steamy small town of Awiel, with the various U.N. aircraft bringing us to this remote spot becoming progressively smaller with each segment of the trip. Now we will embark upon a multi-day road trip that will take us through three states in southern Sudan and close to the troubled areas of South Darfur in the north of Sudan.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/berlusconi.book/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/berlusconi.book/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has caused a buzz all over Italy this week with the release of a new book that simply asks the colorful premier about some equally colorful exploits.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/05/palestinians.abbas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/05/palestinians.abbas/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas does not plan to run for re-election in January, he said Thursday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/un.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/un.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextA resolution calling for independent investigations into alleged war crimes committed by Israel and Hamas during last winter's Gaza war was the focus of debate in the U.N. General Assembly.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/news/international/french_banks_bonuses.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/news/international/french_banks_bonuses.fortune/index.htmBanks in France, including non-French ones, will no longer be allowed to offer guaranteed bonuses to traders and other staff under new rules announced Nov. 5. The only exception is for signing bonuses for new employees, and they are limited to a maximum of one year.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/04/gerges.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/04/gerges.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomething is stirring within the Hamas body politic, a moderating trend that, if nourished and engaged, could transform Palestinian politics and the Arab-Israeli peace process. There are unmistakable signs that the religiously based radical movement has subtly changed its uncompromising posture on Israel.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/05/cuba.accused.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/05/cuba.accused.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former State Department analyst and his wife have a court date Thursday as a federal judge reviews their possible trial on charges of spying for Cuba.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/pakistan.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/pakistan.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected drone strike killed at least four people in a mountainous border region where the Taliban has long operated, Pakistani officials said Thursday.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/myanmar.us.envoy.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/myanmar.us.envoy.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of two U.S. officials who made a rare trip to Myanmar said Thursday that the United States was willing to improve relations if that nation's ruling military junta takes tangible steps towards democracy.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Democratic leaders have put the finishing touches on their health care bill and could bring it to the full chamber as soon as Friday.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/04/italy.rendition.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/04/italy.rendition.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly two dozen Americans -- most thought to work for the CIA -- were sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday by an Italian court for their role in the seizing of a suspected terrorist in Italy in 2003, the prosecutor in the case told CNN.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/israel.weapons.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/israel.weapons.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the largest naval seizure of it kind, Israeli Navy commandoes captured a ship loaded with "hundreds of tons" of weapons headed for Syria, Israeli military officials said Wednesday.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/dabashi.hostage.crisis.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/03/dabashi.hostage.crisis.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextNovember 4 is the 30th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis, a turning point in Iranian history, in the geopolitics of the region and in the troubled history of U.S.-Iran relations.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/04/mexico.zetas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/04/mexico.zetas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe reputed leader of the Zetas drug cartel in the Mexican state of Veracruz was killed in a gunbattle with federal authorities, the Mexican attorney general's office has said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/04/italy.crucifixes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/04/italy.crucifixes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Italian government is vowing to fight a European court ruling that crucifixes in classrooms violate students' right to freedom of religion.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/03/iran.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/03/iran.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextShouts of "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great," a sign of continuing protest in Iran, could be heard Tuesday night in north and west Tehran, along with shouts of "death to dictator."Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/03/iran.paper/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/03/iran.paper/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's leading business newspaper was shut down Monday for repeatedly breaking the country's press laws, state-run Press TV reported.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/30/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/30/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States on Friday sought clarification from Iran in response to its counter-offer involving shipping low-enriched uranium for refining abroad, senior administration officials said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/myanmar.us.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/myanmar.us.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. diplomats arrived in Myanmar Tuesday and will meet with imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/amanpour.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/amanpour.china/index.html#cnnSTCText1: China today, say many analysts, is in a comparable position to U.S. at the beginning of the 20th century... an emerging power that the dominant global power of the time is trying to downplay. Then it was Great Britain vs. the United States. Now it is the United States vs. China.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/03/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/03/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo international bridges between Venezuela and Colombia remained closed, as Venezuelan authorities searched for three people and arrested a fourth suspected in the shooting death of two national guardsmen.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/china.corruption.caiping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/china.corruption.caiping/index.html#cnnSTCTextA court sentenced a Chinese crime boss known as the "godmother of the underworld" to 18 years in prison Tuesday, state-run media reported.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/03/news/international/US_dumps_china_for_mexico/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/03/news/international/US_dumps_china_for_mexico/index.htmMexico did not have an extreme economic makeover, but the global recession was enough to defeat China as the number one place for American assembly-for-export factories, or maquiladoras.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/02/new.york.23/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/02/new.york.23/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf Democrats suffer a loss in an upstate New York congressional race Tuesday, it could well spark an uneasy celebration among Republican leaders.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/03/news/international/britain_banks.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/03/news/international/britain_banks.reut/index.htmBritain's two largest retail lenders have agreed to a massive shake-up of the U.K. banking sector that will see both sell hundreds of branches and key businesses to appease E.U. competition concerns over state aid.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has completed reprocessing thousands of spent fuel rods, producing plutonium which could be used in nuclear weapons, state-run media reported Tuesday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/02/iran.hostages.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/02/iran.hostages.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Tehran approaches the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis, in which dozens of Americans where held against their will for 444 days, the Islamic republic is firmly warning against reformists taking to the streets to protest the government.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/02/argentina.rights.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/02/argentina.rights.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentina's last dictator and five military leaders who helped rule the country more than 25 years ago went on trial Monday on human rights charges.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/31/kenya.music.influence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/31/kenya.music.influence/index.html#cnnSTCTextKanjii Mbugua storms the stage amid cheers as fans crane their necks to see the Kenyan musician.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/02/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/02/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain, Russia and their international partners want a "prompt response" from Iran on a uranium enrichment proposal, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/nkorea.hyun.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/nkorea.hyun.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai group, Hyun Jeong-eun, faces business challenges few other executives can imagine.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/01/mexico.us.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/01/mexico.us.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico extradited 11 fugitives to the United States on Saturday, putting 2009's total Mexico-to-U.S. extraditions at the highest yearly level ever, the U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/north.korea.us.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/north.korea.us.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea pressed for direct talks with the United States on Monday, saying the two need to settle their differences before meaningful multilateral nuclear discussions could proceed, state media reported.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/australia.boat.race/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/australia.boat.race/index.html#cnnSTCTextEighteen people were rescued -- but as many as 21 others were missing -- after a boat sank late Sunday in remote seas off Australia's Cocos Islands, according to Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officials.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan politician Abdullah Abdullah withdrew Sunday from the upcoming runoff election, saying he believes that the second round would be as fraudulent as the first.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/01/mideast.talks.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/01/mideast.talks.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian leaders angrily dismissed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's praise for Israel on Sunday, openly questioning her ability to jumpstart peace talks just hours after she left Israel.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/31/clinton.mideast.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/31/clinton.mideast.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Hillary Clinton tried Saturday to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, whose chief negotiator characterized the process as "stuck."Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/india.sikhs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/india.sikhs/index.html#cnnSTCTextGurdeep Kaur's wrinkled face was wet with tears, as she recounted what she saw a quarter century ago: the killings of 21 of family members.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/31/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/31/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission vowed Saturday that he would not support a coalition government in Afghanistan.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his election opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, have broken down, a Western source close to the Afghan leadership told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Friday.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/clinton.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/clinton.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday she did not come to Pakistan for "happy talk."Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/nkorea.china.invitation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/nkorea.china.invitation/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina has invited reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to visit at his convenience, state media in both countries reported.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/29/uk.iran.embassy.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/29/uk.iran.embassy.sentence/index.html#cnnSTCTextReports that Iran has sentenced a British embassy employee to four years in prison are "deeply concerning," British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Thursday.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/29/iraq.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/29/iraq.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe fate of Iraq's national elections hung in the balance Thursday as the nation's lawmakers failed to convene for an official session and adopt an election law, a move that could spark a delay in the upcoming vote.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/29/news/international/Mexican_tax_reform/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/29/news/international/Mexican_tax_reform/index.htmCompanies that have invested in Mexico could be affected if the Mexican congress approves a change that would put an end to tax benefits that allow businesses to consolidate their earnings and losses, in order to pay less taxes, said specialized foreign trade consultant firm IQOM. The changes proposed by the federal government are being analyzed by Congress and could be incompatible with expropriation rules under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that Mexico, Canada and the United States have had since 1994.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/29/iran.nuclear.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/29/iran.nuclear.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has sent an "initial response" to a proposal designed to break the deadlock over its nuclear program, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/sarah.palin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/sarah.palin/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Sarah Palin weighed in last week on the contentious special congressional election in New York, she did so in her trademark way: unconventionally.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/28/australia.israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/28/australia.israel.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former Australian foreign minister said Wednesday he was encouraged by exchanges "across the room" between Israeli and Iranian representatives during a meeting both attended last month.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Democratic leaders will unveil on Thursday a health care bill that includes a more moderate version of the public option, several Democratic leadership aides tell CNN.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/un.cuba.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/un.cuba.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the 18th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to condemn the 47-year embargo against Cuba by the United States.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/clinton.pakistan.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/clinton.pakistan.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust a few hours after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad, a massive car bomb exploded in a crowded market frequented by women in the northwest city of Peshawar, a two-hour drive away.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/28/venezuela.colombia.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/28/venezuela.colombia.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan authorities have captured two Colombian spies, says President Hugo Chavez, who also is accusing the United States of being behind efforts to destabilize his leftist government.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/afghanistan.vietnam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/afghanistan.vietnam/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile President Obama's war council deliberates its strategy toward Afghanistan, the ghost of Vietnam is often invoked as a warning.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/27/israel.water/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/27/israel.water/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael is denying Palestinians access to adequate water supplies by controlling shared water resources, the human rights group Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/27/castro.sister.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/27/castro.sister.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextJuanita Castro, the younger sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, worked for the CIA during some crucial years of the Cold War, she says in her new memoir.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/26/israel.gaza.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/26/israel.gaza.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli government has ruled out setting up an independent investigative body that would interview Israeli military personnel about allegations that the military committed war crimes during its offensive against Hamas earlier this year.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/25/uk.lockerbie.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/25/uk.lockerbie.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextScottish prosecutors are conducting a further review of the evidence related to the Lockerbie bombing, prosecutors have told families of victims from the United Kingdom.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/25/iran.nuclear.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/25/iran.nuclear.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations-backed nuclear inspectors on Sunday visited a newly disclosed Iranian nuclear facility near the city of Qom, Iranian media has reported.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/24/iran.nuclear.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/24/iran.nuclear.inspection/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational officials arrived in Iran on Sunday to inspect a newly disclosed nuclear facility near the city of Qom, state media reported.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/pakistan.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/pakistan.helicopter.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree people were killed Saturday when hostile fire caused a Pakistani military transport helicopter to crash, Pakistani officials said.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/iran.nuclear.obama.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/iran.nuclear.obama.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday discussed Iran's request for nuclear fuel for a research reactor and other security issues, the White House and the Kremlin said.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/abdullah.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/abdullah.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe candidate who will face Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a runoff election next month has said he will not join Karzai's government if the incumbent wins another term, but instead will remain in opposition.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/asia.zakaria.karzai.intv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/asia.zakaria.karzai.intv/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan's president is downplaying accusations of widespread fraud in his country's recent elections, but he's emphasizing the importance of a runoff for the sake of ensuring peace and stability in his nascent and war-torn democracy.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/22/mexico.cartel.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/22/mexico.cartel.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico's arrest of drug cartel suspects has become fairly commonplace. On Thursday, it was six suspected members of La Familia, based in Michoacan. A day earlier, it was a man identified as a top leader of the ruthless Zetas.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/23/iran.nuclear.offer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/23/iran.nuclear.offer/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran said Friday it needs more time to decide whether to sign onto a deal that could help end the international showdown over its nuclear activities.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.flu.vaccinations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.flu.vaccinations/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mass H1N1 immunization program began in the UK Wednesday, with the country's health minister urging all priority groups to take up the vaccine.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/german.coalition.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/german.coalition.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union, has agreed with two other parties on the terms for a center-right government, her party said Saturday.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/afghanistan.abdullah.election.runoff/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/afghanistan.abdullah.election.runoff/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe candidate who will face Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a runoff election next month said Friday that he won't join Karzai's government if the incumbent wins another term, but instead will remain in opposition.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/afghanistan.karzai.election.runoff/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/afghanistan.karzai.election.runoff/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan's president is downplaying accusations of widespread fraud in his country's recent elections, but he's emphasizing the importance of a runoff for the sake of ensuring peace and stability in his nascent and war-torn democracy.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/thailand.king.health/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/thailand.king.health/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, emerged from a hospital for the first time Friday since seeking medical attention more than a month ago.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/un.ambassadors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/un.ambassadors/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree U.N. ambassadors on the front lines of the fight against radical Islamist terrorism presented a united front Thursday against extremism in an unprecedented joint public appearance on a major television news program.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/cheney.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/cheney.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter dialing back his attacks on President Obama's foreign policy, former Vice President Dick Cheney says the administration has damaged U.S. ties with key allies, dangerously wavered in Afghanistan, undermined progress in Iraq and sabotaged the Bush administration's national security legacy.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/16/berlusconi.son/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/16/berlusconi.son/index.html#cnnSTCTextPier Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's eldest son and a top official in his media empire, says his father was "always there for me."Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/news/international/china_gdp.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/news/international/china_gdp.reut/index.htmChina's economic growth picked up last quarter as expected as a combination of breakneck investment and buoyant bank lending more than made up for a slump in exports.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has accepted a draft agreement that calls for some uranium produced in Iran to be sent abroad for further enrichment, an Iranian diplomat said Wednesday.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan denied Wednesday that it is harboring a Sunni rebel leader accused of orchestrating a suicide attack in neighboring Iran.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/21/poland.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/21/poland.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextPoland has agreed to host elements of the new U.S. missile defense plan despite initial surprise over the Obama administration's recent decision to overhaul President Bush's strategy.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/pakistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/pakistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeavily armed militants put up a fierce fight on Tuesday to protect a Taliban stronghold in South Waziristan, Pakistan's military said.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/berlusconi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/berlusconi/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he governs Italy out of a sense of duty and sacrifice, not because he enjoys the job.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/21/nigeria.oil.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/21/nigeria.oil.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextNigeria has set its sights on making multibillion-dollar oil deals with China amid peace moves with militants.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/21/health.care.cbo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/21/health.care.cbo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA preliminary estimate from the Congressional Budget Office projects that the House Democrats' health care plan that includes a public option would cost $871 billion over 10 years, according to two Democratic sources.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/us.israel.drill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/21/us.israel.drill/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael and the United States commenced what is believed to be their largest ever joint military exercises in missile defense Wednesday.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/afghanistan.un.moon.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/afghanistan.un.moon.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 200 Afghan election officials implicated in Afghanistan's tainted presidential election will be replaced before the runoff election in less than three weeks, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/afghanistan.election.fraud/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/afghanistan.election.fraud/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan President Hamid Karzai bowed to Western pressure Tuesday, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/iran.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/iran.nuclear.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency sounded less optimistic after Tuesday's meeting on Iran's nuclear program than he had after Monday's meetings.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/israel.peres.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/20/israel.peres.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres rejected a United Nations report on his country's incursion into Gaza as "one-sided" and "unfair" in an interview with CNN.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/20/argentina.witness/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/20/argentina.witness/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal authorities in Argentina are investigating the death of a key witness in a human rights trial that started Tuesday, the official news agency reported.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/us.iran.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/us.iran.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly nine in 10 Americans say they think Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, according to a new national poll.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/pakistan.offensive.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/19/pakistan.offensive.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top U.S. military commander for the Middle East and Central Asia visited Pakistan on Monday as the Pakistani army battled Taliban militants in the country's northwest, U.S. Embassy officials said.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/19/spain.eta.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/19/spain.eta.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice in France Monday arrested the suspected chief of the political apparatus of the Basque separatist group ETA, along with another suspect, Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/19/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/19/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first day of meetings on the future of Iran's nuclear program ended Monday on a note of optimism from the director-general of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/sudan.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/sudan.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will change its policy on Sudan to pursue greater engagement with the Sudanese government and less isolation, senior U.S. officials said Monday.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/19/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/19/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree days of mourning began in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan on Monday, after dozens of people were killed in a militant attack a day earlier, state media reported.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/18/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/18/iran.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man carrying explosives blew himself up as participants headed to a conference between Shia and Sunni groups in southeastern Iran on Sunday, killing at least 29 people, Iranian media reported.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/17/iran.jailed.reporter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/17/iran.jailed.reporter/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Newsweek journalist accused of making false accusations against the Iranian government in the wake of the disputed presidential election in June was released from prison Saturday, Iranian media reported.Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/afghanistan.election.kouchner/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/afghanistan.election.kouchner/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States and France urged the Afghan president and his main rival to respect the results of an August election in order to ensure the country has a legitimate government.Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:26:00 EDT