Edwards admits to affair he denied as candidate
WASHINGTON - Former presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side by side with his cancer-stricken wife, Elizabeth, admitted in shame Friday he had had an affair with a woman who produced videos as he prepared to launch his campaign.
Nations:U.S. Uganda People:John Edwards Bob Schieffer Jon Stewart Barack Obama John Kerry Hillary Clinton Activities:John Edwards Sex Scandal US Election 2008
2008-08-08
Food Prices: Hunger Strikes
As the sun sets over Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum, a sweet smell wafts through a small house where Malahasen Juma is cooking dinner for her eight children: a handful of onions, chopped and tossed into a pot of steaming maize porridge and leftover vegetables. Until recently Juma would spice up suppers with beef or fish stews. But not now. "Everything is more expensive," she says. "The children need milk, but I cannot afford that. Meat is a luxury now, not a necessity. We are just living at God's mercy."
Nations:India Somalia Uganda Myanmar China Niger People:Ban Ki-moon Robert Zoellick George W. Bush Activities:Global Food Crisis Source:(Time)
2008-06-11
UN: 1 million in Myanmar aren't getting basic aid
More than 1 million people still don't have adequate food, water or shelter a month after a devastating cyclone swept through Myanmar, and the military junta's policies are hindering relief efforts and driving up the cost of aid operations, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Nations:Uganda Activities:Myanmar Cyclone Disaster
2008-06-03
Kenya election violence spreads in west
Some 2,000 people from rival tribes faced off on a main road on Monday in this previously quiet tourist town, divided only by a handful of police who fired into the air to force their retreat.
Nations:Somalia Uganda People:Kofi Annan Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-28
Kenyan official calls for vote probe
Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Thursday to beat back crowds heading for a banned rally to protest Kenya's disputed presidential election, and the attorney general called for an independent body to verify the vote tally.
Nations:Uganda Kenya Somalia Tanzania Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-03
Pressure mounts with 300 killed in Kenya
International pressure mounted on Kenya's leaders Wednesday to end postelection violence that has killed more than 300 people, including dozens burned alive as they sought refuge in a church.
Nations:Kenya Uganda Tanzania People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Kenyan Election Crisis
2008-01-02
World population to reach 9.2B in 2050
The world's population will likely reach 9.2 billion in 2050, with virtually all new growth occurring in the developing world, a U.N. report said Tuesday.
Nations:Guinea Niger Afghanistan Congo Burundi Uganda
2007-03-13
Sundance closes with nods to war and family
The Sundance Film Festival drew to a close on Sunday with organizers calling it a landmark year for independent filmmakers who added breadth and depth to movies dealing with global issues, war and family.
Nations:Afghanistan Uganda Denmark Brazil Mexico People:John Cusack Robert Redford Activities:2007 Sundance Film Festival
2007-01-28
"Padre Nuestro," "Manda Bala" top Sundance awards
Sundance Film Festival juries on Saturday gave top prizes to two films, "Padre Nuestro" and "Manda Bala," highlighting a range of movies here that concerned world issues, the war in Iraq and families.
Nations:Uganda Denmark Brazil U.S. Mexico People:John Cusack Robert Redford Activities:2007 Sundance Film Festival Second Gulf War
2007-01-28
Troops to begin leaving Mogadishu: Ethiopian general
Ethiopian forces who helped Somalia's interim government rout rival Islamists in a war over the New Year will begin leaving the chaotic Horn of Africa nation's capital on Tuesday, an Ethiopian general said.
Nations:Somalia Angola Libya Uganda Tanzania Nigeria Activities:2005 Somalia Civil War Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-01-23
Islamic hideout in Somalia said captured
Ethiopian-backed government forces captured the last remaining stronghold of the Islamic movement in southern Somalia, the Somali defense minister said Friday, hours after warlords met with the president and promised to enlist their militiamen in the army.
Nations:Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia Uganda Tanzania South Africa People:Ban Ki-moon Activities:2005 Somalia Civil War
2007-01-12
Somali president arrives in Mogadishu
Somalia's president flew into the beleaguered capital Monday, 10 days after his forces, backed by Ethiopian troops, drove a rival Islamic movement from the city.
Nations:Ethiopia Somalia Uganda Vatican Italy Activities:2005 Somalia Civil War
2007-01-08
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