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Joram Abiero remembers it was not too long ago that his neighbors went to bed hungry.
The U.N. food chief said Saturday he was chilly but otherwise slept OK after his first night on a hunger strike to draw attention to the plight of the world's hungry before next week's U.N. food summit.
The director of a U.N. food agency questioned Wednesday how world powers could commit so much money to fighting the financial crisis and not to feeding the 1 billion hungry.
Those who work in tourism along South Carolina's Grand Strand are getting glimpse at what 2010 has in store for travel.
A group of 11 countries vulnerable to adverse effects of global warming urged world leaders Tuesday to reach a binding agreement at next month's global conference on the issue.
Kansas and federal energy policymakers will gather this week to discuss ways to remove barriers to the construction of electric transmission lines.
European Union leaders say the bloc has so far failed to agree on how much aid to offer to poorer nations in global climate deal.
Legislators and other officials from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have scheduled a meeting with FairPoint Communications' representatives to discuss the company's bankruptcy proceedings.
European Union leaders failed to agree Friday on how much to give poorer nations to counter the effects of a warming climate — squandering the last chance that global greenhouse gas talks in December will produce real results.
New Hampshire's House Republicans are holding a summit on Tuesday to discuss ways to cut spending as a counter to a seminar last week by the chamber's tax-writing committee on the state's tax structure.
A summit between the two Koreas should help resolve the dispute over North Korea's nuclear programs, a South Korean official said, as an envoy for the North met with a U.S. government negotiator in likely pursuit of bilateral talks with Washington.
Leaders of 16 Asian countries gave high priority Sunday to finding a new economic growth model to free half the world's population from merely serving as producers for the West, the Thai prime minister said.
China, Russia and other members of a regional security group pledged Wednesday to work together to combat the global economic crisis and find ways to increase cooperation on financial issues.
Several people who were arrested during Group of 20 protests and others who witnessed police response to the demonstrators accused authorities Monday of being heavy-handed during last week's economic summit, but city officials commended law enforcement's conduct.
Merchants and motorists reclaimed their city Saturday as a vast police presence dissolved, barricades vanished and traffic started flowing after a gathering of world leaders that had turned the downtown area into a well-protected fortress.
The world's most exclusive club has expanded, pledging big things for the global economy. But it's likely to have just as much trouble delivering on those promises.
Key points of agreement by leaders of the Group of 20 on Friday:
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Friday the world must take a strong stand against North Korea's nuclear ambitions, despite recent conciliatory gestures from Pyongyang.
Backed by other world powers, President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is speeding down a path to confrontation and demanded that Tehran quickly "come clean" on all nuclear efforts and open a newly revealed secret site for close international inspection. He said he would not rule out military action if the Iranians refuse.
President Barack Obama says he understands that Americans are tiring of the war in Afghanistan, and he said he is examining whether the U.S. is pursuing the right strategy there.
President Barack Obama says Iran is on notice following the disclosure of an underground plant to make nuclear fuel that could be used to build an atomic bomb.
President Barack Obama says world leaders have agreed to monitor each others' economic policies to make sure all regions benefit when global demand increases.
Police used all the nonlethal tools at their disposal to thwart protesters at the Group of 20 summit this week, firing bean bags, hurling canisters of smoke and pepper spray, using flash-bang grenades and batons and deploying a high-tech sound-blasting device meant to push back crowds.
May I Return My Christmas Present, Please?There I was, expertly navigating through traffic, when a snippet of news came on. It was the voice of the Speaker of the House, Madame Pelosi, promising that the healthcare bill would be ready to give to the American people as a "Christmas" present.
You Might be a Community Organizer If...You Host a Jobs SummitObama's planned December Jobs Summit is exactly what a community organizer would do.
"GM's Money Trees": Displacement of Rural Brazilians Highlights Consequences of "Cap and Trade" SystemWith the Copenhagen climate summit just a month away, a new investigative series looks at how rural Brazilians are being displaced so their forest can be turned into carbon offsets for some of the world's biggest polluters, including General Motors and Chevron.
Obama Likely to Skip Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen - Political News - FOXNews.com We can only hope this entire carbon tax, climate change, global warming, cap and trade legislation dies on the vine. For those of you who still believe global warming is man-made, please consider the most recent scientific evidence from climatologist experts that prove the found …
G-20 Protester Arrested for Using Twitter. Iranian Protesters get International Praise, American Protesters ArrestedPennsylvania State Police arrested Elliot Madison alleging he used Twitter to direct the movement of protesters and inform them about law enforcement actions at last month's summit.
Man accused of tweeting cop actions at protestsA self-described New York City anarchist has been accused of tweeting the location of police officers to protesters trying to evade them during the Group of 20 economic summit in Pittsburgh.
Protesters Are Met by Tear Gas at G-20 ConferenceAs the two-day Group of 20 meeting brought leaders of the world's industrialized nations here Thursday, the police were out in force, patrolling on bicycles, foot and horseback, by river and by air.
Greenpeace protesters dangle from Pittsburgh bridge - CNN.comIn what appeared to be the most visible demonstration yet of this week's G-20 summit, four people attached to a massive banner dangled from a Pittsburgh bridge Wednesday to protest the global economic meeting.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, …
Dialogue cops to patrol climate summitSpecially trained officers intended as a point of contact between the police and potential protestors
President Obama says immigration reform will have to waitPresident Barack Obama said today that he remains commited to the kind of immigration reform that would provide "a pathway to citizenship" to undocumented immigrants, but made it clear that his administration has other priorities that would delay any such legislation until 2010.
US to discuss trade, drugs with Mexico and Canada President Barack Obama meets this weekend with leaders of Mexico and Canada at a time when drug-related violence, swine flu and the economic crisis are slipping across North America's borders like never before.
Noting president Obama was making a Federal Case out of the Cambridge Confrontation, Joe Biden, rumored to be the current vice president, wrangled his way to the little fold out card table set up strategically under the Klieg Lights in order to steal a little of the spotlight for …
Tail to the ChiefThe leader of the free world and his French counterpart were caught sneaking a peek at a the pink-satin-draped booty of a 17-year-old junior G-8 delegate just moments before the summit's official group photo was snapped in Italy yesterday.
Silvio Berlusconi and Gordon Brown: the Italian job | Politics | The GuardianGordon Brown was in Italy for the G8, the guest of Silvio Berlusconi. It was a dank day in London, and we were about to be harangued by Harriet. No wonder one's thoughts drifted towards the sun-dappled jewel of the Mediterranean.
G-8 summit is expected to be a test of Obama's leadershipAs President Obama heads for his second economic summit in three months, lingering skepticism about U.S. leadership threatens to produce a policy stalemate that could undercut prospects for recovery at home and abroad.
Record Level Of Hunger Looms On G8 Agenda The G8 is shifting their focus from food aid to agriculture... long term solutions are good, but short term urgent hunger solutions are needed too. The world food program does this well with their purchase for progress:
Summit on Senate Impasse Is Planned at Sharpton's OfficesGov. David A. Paterson, State Senate Democrats and other Democratic officials and allies will be meeting at the Harlem offices of the Rev.
Calgary climber dies after reaching top of Mount EverestA mountain climber from Calgary has died on Mount Everest after making it to the summit without the use of bottled oxygen.
Jekyll Island 2009 Leader SummitThe Money Mayhem began on Jekyll Island in 1910 when the Federal Reserve Act was written. A group of leaders from around the country met to untie the knot. We will all be working on one project. The Continental Congress 2009 Read about Jthe Return to Jekyll Is.
The Summit of the Americas from a European perspectiveIn the recent Summit of the Americas, held on 17-19 April in Port-of-Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Barack Obama became the "friend of the Americas".
Venezuela to restore its US ambassadorVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that he is restoring his country's ambassador to Washington.
Expectation over Americas summit declarationThe 5th Summit of the Americas, a gathering of all Hemispheric leaders, minus Cuba, entered its plenary session on Saturday in Trinidad and Tobago, where a lot of controversy is expected regarding its final declaration.
Obama Sees Signs Of Better Cuba And Venezuela Ties President Barack Obama said on Sunday he saw "potential positive signs" of better relations with Cuba and Venezuela, but he called on Cuba to back them up by giving its people more political freedom.
Leaders declare Americas summit a success thanks to ObamaPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The hemispheric summit that leaders feared would implode over Washington's chilly relations with Cuba and Venezuela was declared a success Sunday, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other key players tipping their hats to American President Barack …
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