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.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:35:16 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/meast/11/25/israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli government ministers Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a temporary freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank in an effort to restart peace talks with the Palestinians.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/pakistan.bonded.labor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/pakistan.bonded.labor/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery morning 17-year-old Naser -wakes up to make bricks, toiling for 14 hours a day, seven days a week. This is what he has done almost all his life. He's never been in school and he's never had the chance of a proper childhood.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/25/gps.quiz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/25/gps.quiz/index.html#cnnSTCTextHave you been paying attention to the news? Answer these questions and find out.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.politics.moms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.politics.moms/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Britain heads for its tightest election battle in years, politicians chasing the votes that could tip the balance are zeroing in on a new group of power brokers -- online moms.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pakistani people now believe the war against the Taliban is their war, whereas in the past they considered it to be the United States' war, a former Pakistani general with close ties to his country's military told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/philippines.emergency.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/philippines.emergency.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextBodies lie scattered in a rural field in the southern Philippines, some unearthed from a shallow grave hastily dug by the gunmen who seized the group of men and women just a day earlier.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/nireland.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/nireland.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo men face a court hearing in Northern Ireland on Wednesday after being charged with attempted murder and other counts in connection with what police called a foiled terrorist attack, police announced.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/sri.lanka.war.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/sri.lanka.war.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Sri Lankan government said Saturday it will lift restrictions on thousands of war-displaced ethnic Tamils still residing in squalid internment camps.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/state.dinner.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/state.dinner.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTextTables set in apple green, ruby and gold with arrangements of roses, hydrangeas and sweet peas awaited guests to Tuesday's White House state dinner.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/24/iraq.election.veto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/24/iraq.election.veto/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's Sunni Arab vice president said Tuesday he will again veto legislation that sets the framework for the country's upcoming elections, saying revisions passed after his first veto made the bill worse.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/24/iran.bolivia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/24/iran.bolivia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, signing accords with Bolivian President Evo Morales and pledging mutual cooperation.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/uk.iraq.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/uk.iraq.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTextA long-awaited inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war got under way Tuesday -- a process that could determine whether former Prime Minister Tony Blair misled his country over the 2003 invasion.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/britain.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/britain.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTextA woman's body was found in a river in Wales, police said Tuesday, the second death from severe flooding that has hit England and Wales since late last week.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/spain.basque.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/spain.basque.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice early Tuesday arrested 34 people suspected of belonging to the leadership of a youth wing of the outlawed Basque separatist group ETA, Spain's Interior Ministry said in a statement.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/23/europe.cuba.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/23/europe.cuba.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextA European Union commissioner Monday told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that Europe's policy toward Cuba in the future will place less emphasis on human rights in the island nation than now.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi parliament passed an amended election law Monday, but it failed to address concerns of the country's Sunni Arab vice president. That raised doubts about whether nationwide elections will take place as constitutionally required in January.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi parliament passed an amended election law Monday, but it failed to address concerns of the country's Sunni Arab vice president. That raised doubts about whether nationwide elections will take place as constitutionally required in January.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.baath.videos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.baath.videos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi government has aired videos showing three men, who claim to be members of the ousted Baath Party, saying they were involved in last month's devastating Baghdad attacks.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/china.mine.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/china.mine.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese officials blamed poor management and inadequate precautions for an explosion at a mine that killed 104 people, state-run media said Monday.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/pakistan.suspected.drones/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/pakistan.suspected.drones/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected drone fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday morning, killing eight militants and wounding several others, officials said.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.military.exercise/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.military.exercise/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran plans to launch a large aerial military exercise Sunday to prepare for any possible attack, state media said.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/20/us.cuba.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/20/us.cuba.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/20/oakley.tony.blair.defeat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/20/oakley.tony.blair.defeat/index.html#cnnSTCTextFaced with a choice for its new president between the traffic-stopping Tony Blair and a capable but little-known Belgian, the EU's 27 leaders settled on Herman Van Rompuy, a man who would scarcely stop two mothers with strollers outside his own country.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/20/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/20/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepresentatives of six world powers and the European Union met in Brussels on Friday to discuss Iran's apparent rejection of a key part of a nuclear deal.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/20/algeria.egypt.tension/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/20/algeria.egypt.tension/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of angry demonstrators in Egypt's capital fought with police near the Algerian Embassy early Friday, the Interior Ministry said.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/19/atm.digital.divide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/19/atm.digital.divide/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen reading this article, you will most likely fall into one of two groups.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/india.derailment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/india.derailment/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspected Maoists blew up a railway track in eastern India, derailing a train packed with passengers less than a week ahead of regional elections opposed by the powerful rebels, authorities said.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/india.pakistan.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/india.pakistan.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia on Wednesday rejected any third-country mediation in its relationship with arch-rival Pakistan, a day after the U.S. and Chinese presidents pledged cooperation on South Asian issues.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/19/russia.corruption/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/19/russia.corruption/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe month of November has been a poignant one for Russia and its fight against corruption -- arguably its biggest vice.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/obama.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/obama.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama, meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul on Thursday, said he will send envoy Stephen Bosworth to North Korea next month for bilateral talks on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear program.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/obama.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/obama.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama huddled with the Chinese premier Wednesday on the final day of his visit to China.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran will not send its partially enriched uranium abroad to be turned into material for medical research, its foreign minister said Wednesday, rejecting a key plank of a deal designed to ease international fears that Tehran aims to build nuclear weapons.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/clinton.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/clinton.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday -- the eve of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's inauguration for a second term -- that now is a "critical moment" for Afghanistan, because Karzai has a "clear window" to demonstrate what kind of government he will lead.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/18/cuba.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/18/cuba.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextRaul Castro's government in Cuba continues to repress civil rights and persecute dissenters three years after he became the communist nation's top leader, Human Rights Watch says in a report released Wednesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.election.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.election.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has announced it has sentenced five people to death and another 81 to prison terms of six months to 15 years for their roles in the protests that followed the country's disputed presidential elections.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/uk.queens.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/uk.queens.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday delivered the annual speech to mark the state opening of Parliament, highlighting climate change and strengthening financial regulation as the government's main priorities.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/germany.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/germany.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe German Cabinet has decided to extend the country's mission in Afghanistan but won't approve more troops.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/18/china.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/18/china.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen China decided to test an anti-satellite missile in 2007, the impact shattered not just the target satellite but any illusions that China did not have military intentions in space and the capabilities to achieve them.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/17/jerusalem.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/17/jerusalem.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael approved a construction plan Tuesday for hundreds of houses in a disputed neighborhood on Jerusalem's southern outskirts, quickly prompting criticism from Washington.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/china.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/china.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina and the United States, the largest producers of greenhouse gases, will team up to fight climate change and create clean energy, their leaders said Tuesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/16/continetti.palin.facebook/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/16/continetti.palin.facebook/index.html#cnnSTCTextSarah Palin appears on Oprah on Monday to mark the launch of her book, "Going Rogue." She'll follow up with an extensive interview with Barbara Walters, a multicity book tour and appearances on the Fox News Channel and talk radio.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/11/iran.uk.neda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/11/iran.uk.neda/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has complained to Britain's Oxford University over a scholarship program in memory of Neda Agha-Soltan, the young woman whose on-camera death during a protests earlier this year made her a global icon of Iranian opposition.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmPresident Obama is in China this week meeting with that nation's leaders. Since China is the largest foreign owner of U.S. debt, I wonder if they are going to give Obama a free toaster.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/17/argentina.dirty.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/17/argentina.dirty.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextLaura Feldman was kidnapped by the Argentine military on February 18, 1978. The 18-year-old was never seen by her family again, a victim of the ruthless regime that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. For 31 years, her sister Ana searched for answers -- and her remains.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/17/iran.french.academic.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/17/iran.french.academic.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe trial of a French academic arrested this summer amid post-election protests in Iran begins Tuesday, Iranian news agencies reported.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/china.us.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/china.us.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe relationship between China and the United States is "the most important" bilateral relationship in the world, a former Chinese foreign ministry official said Monday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/17/obama.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/17/obama.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans are split over whether China represents a military threat to the United States -- but there is no doubt in the public's mind that the country poses an economic threat, according to a new national poll.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/16/iran.iaea.nuclear.facility/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/16/iran.iaea.nuclear.facility/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a report published Monday, the United Nations nuclear watchdog group says Iran's disclosure of a previously secret nuclear facility near Qom raises questions about the existence of other such facilities.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/16/italy.berlusconi.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/16/italy.berlusconi.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA judge adjourned the trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is accused of tax fraud charge, officials said Monday.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/opinion.us.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/opinion.us.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to China will take place at an extraordinary historic moment. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, two of the three largest economies in the world are now in northeast Asia. Furthermore, all signs seem to indicate that China may surpass Japan, either this year or no later than 2010, as the second-largest economy in the world.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/13/germany.travel.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/13/germany.travel.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. officials extended a travel alert in Germany and urged Americans to remain wary after terrorist organization al Qaeda posted messages in recent months threatening attacks in the country.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/13/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/13/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Japan on Friday at the start of a four-nation trip to Asia that will emphasize economic growth, nuclear non-proliferation, the war in Afghanistan and climate change.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/obama.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/obama.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama chose to make Japan the first stop in his first presidential visit to Asia -- a decision that Japan's new prime minister says signifies the importance Washington attaches to its alliance with Tokyo.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/12/mosque.seized/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/12/mosque.seized/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe federal government moved Thursday to seize assets belonging to the Alavi Foundation and the Assa Corp., including a Manhattan skyscraper and four mosques, citing alleged links to the Iranian government.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan President Hamid Karzai's office contacted the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan about reports the ambassador warned against sending more U.S. troops to the country, a Karzai spokesman told CNN Thursday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/12/doherty.karzai.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/12/doherty.karzai.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextBefore President Obama releases his strategy for Afghanistan, he should think twice about fully re-embracing Hamid Karzai.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.asia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.asia/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama embarked Thursday on his first presidential visit to Asia, an eight-day journey that will take him to five cities in four countries.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/japan.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/japan.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities have officially dropped all charges against an American who tried to snatch back his children from his ex-wife in Japan, the Fukuoka prosecutor's office said Thursday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/india.gender.voting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/india.gender.voting/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndian election authorities Thursday granted what they called an independent identity to intersex and transsexuals in the country's voter lists.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/12/obama.china.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/12/obama.china.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama visits China next week, global climate change will top the agenda. The stakes could hardly be higher -- for the two Pacific powers and for the world.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/11/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/11/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran can't convince the world it doesn't want nuclear weapons as long as it is producing nuclear fuel on an industrial scale, former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said Wednesday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/10/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/10/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama is the first U.S. president to have lived in Asia as a child, and that unique perspective will help shape his nine-day trip to the region starting Thursday, U.S. officials say.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/09/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/09/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Colombian government said it would appeal to international bodies over what it called a threat made over the weekend by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/10/gaza.fish/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/10/gaza.fish/index.html#cnnSTCTextSunrise over Gaza City illuminates a flurry of activity as fishermen come in from a long night on the sea and unload their catch to be taken straight to market.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/us.north.korea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/us.north.korea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. officials will soon meet unilaterally with North Korean representatives to facilitate the resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Tuesday.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/koreas.naval.clash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/koreas.naval.clash/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth and South Korea said their naval forces clashed Tuesday in disputed waters, and each blamed the other for what is the first such violent incident in seven years.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/markets/dollar.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/markets/dollar.reut/index.htmThe dollar firmed Tuesday from the 15-month low touched in the prior session as investors saw Monday's fall as too far, too fast.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/09/israel.startup.nation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/09/israel.startup.nation/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns to Washington, D.C., Monday to address a conference of the American Jewish Federations at a time of concern in Israel that the U.S.-Israel relationship is adrift.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/10/zelizer.republicans.elections.giddy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/10/zelizer.republicans.elections.giddy/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans have been downright giddy following the off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey. In a swing state and a blue state, Republicans pulled off significant victories with Chris Christie's defeat of Gov. John Corzine and Robert McDonnell defeating Creigh Deeds.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/09/us.iraq.ambassador/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/09/us.iraq.ambassador/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill said Sunday that American officials were extremely relieved that Iraq's parliament passed a long-awaited election law.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/09/iran.hikers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/09/iran.hikers/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran is charging three American hikers with espionage, a Tehran prosecutor said Monday.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/08/us.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/08/us.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday evening after a rough stretch in U.S. efforts to settle the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/09/zimbabwe.bennett.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/09/zimbabwe.bennett.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe trial of key Zimbabwe opposition figure Roy Bennett was adjourned in the Harare High Court Monday so the judge can deliberate the admissibility of evidence allegedly gathered through torture.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/china.africa.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/china.africa.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextWen Jiabao, China's premier, has pledged $10bn in new low-cost loans to Africa over the next three years and defended China's engagement against accusations it is "plundering" the continent's oil and minerals.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/pakistan.nuclear.arsenal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/pakistan.nuclear.arsenal/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistan angrily defended the security of its nuclear arsenal Sunday after a U.S. magazine reported that the Obama administration wants Pakistan to let Washington help secure its weapons in a crisis.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:39:00 ESThttp://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.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/08/news/international/g20_dollar.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/08/news/international/g20_dollar.reut/index.htmThe U.S. dollar may come under renewed pressure from emerging market currencies and the euro after a meeting of the world's top finance officials failed to take concrete action on rebalancing global money flows.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:37:00 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 EST