Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that he and others planning a humanitarian mission in Zimbabwe had been refused entry to the impoverished African country.
U.S. strike in Pakistan kills British militant: TV
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani television channels reported that Rashid Rauf, a British Islamist militant with al Qaeda links, was killed along with an Egyptian militant by a U.S. missile strike in the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan
U.K. Woolworths plunges as concern rises over sale
Woolworths Group PLC shares plunged nearly 32 per cent yesterday on rising market concerns the company might not be able to sell its debt-ridden retail business owing to a lack of investor support. The fall came after a newspaper report that a syndicate
Annan, Carter denied visas and cancel Zimbabwe trip
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter said on Saturday that they had been forced to cancel a trip to Zimbabwe because they had been denied visas. 'We had to cancel our visit because the government
Carter group refused Zimbabwe visa
Former US president Jimmy Carter is among a group of key figures who have been barred from visiting Zimbabwe. UN secretary general Kofi Annan and Nelson Mandela's wife, Graca Machel - who along with Carter form a group called The Elders - were denied
Obama clan in Kenya enjoys reflected glory
Reporting from Nyangoma-Kogelo, Kenya - For about 400 people in western Kenya who can call the next U.S. president 'part of the family,' the business of being an Obama has a whole new meaning. The modest family compound here has been inundated by hordes
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