New York, 26 June– The top United Nations envoy for the Middle East peace process, Terje Roed-Larsen, is set to leave tomorrow on a nine-day regional tour of Arab capitals to follow up on the […]

New York, 26 June– Talking openly about drugs and thus breaching the wall of “silence, stigma and exclusion” is crucial if the international community is to fight the problem seriously, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan […]

Washington, 26 June– King Mswati III of Swaziland presented House speaker Dennis Hastert with a plaque as a token of gratitude for U.S. efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa at a reception June 24. The […]

Sacremento, Califiornia, 26 June– Information about current research and technologies should be better managed and shared with more farmers around the world, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman says. Veneman spoke June 24 at the closing plenary […]

Sacremento, California, 26 June– Modern food technologies related to food processing and packaging, food safety, biotechnology, transportation, and soil and water management were on exhibit here June 24-25 to ministers from more than 100 countries […]

Washington, 26 June– President Bush’s decision to visit Africa’s economic powerhouses as well as nations valiantly battling HIV/AIDs and terrorism speaks clearly about the President’s vision of and for Africa, says former Assistant Secretary of […]

Washington, 25 June– The policy-setting body of the Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, has cut benchmark interest rates to new 45-year lows, the first change in the U.S. monetary policy in nearly seven months. […]

Washington, 25 June– White House Spokesman Ari Fleischer discussed President Bush’s July 7-12 trip to Africa during the White House noon briefing June 25. The President, he said, was really looking forward to the trip […]