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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank will start a trust fund to boost agriculture in poor countries with an initial $1.5 billion, its president Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday, warning of the risk of another food price crisis.
To Pass, Health Bill May Have To Ditch Public Option NPR It will be another week before senators begin floor debate on the Democrats' health care overhaul bill, but many in Washington are already predicting the demise of its...
By Emily Brandon Posted: November 24, 2009 The government agency that insures private sector pensions recently announced that its deficit has almost doubled to $22 billion in fiscal year 2009, up from a $11.2 billion deficit in...
posted by Robert Dreyfuss on 11/24/2009 @ 09:18am BEIJING -- As special representative to the climate change talks for China's ministry of foreign affairs, Yu is a forceful advocate for China's view that while his country will...
WASHINGTON - As governments worldwide continue to grapple with fallout from the global economic crisis, a new report from the World Bank and the World Food Programme (WFP) shows that school feeding and other food-based safety...
US president set to make official announcement on US troop levels early next week Barack Obama said today that he intended to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, as it became clear that he is poised to announce early next week the...
I magine befriending Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Facebook. Or getting "tweets" from Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Twitter. It could happen if Tokyo follows Washington's lead. This summer, Japan, like the United States...
Dear HumanDHS network friends Please find below access to a video on a symposium held on Iran at the University of Maryland. Kind regards Brian Ward Video on Iran Symposium Below please, find a link to a complete video of the...
1 of 41 next slide previous slide Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke might think the country is out of the recession, but unemployment is rising from Connecticut to California and banks are taking possession of a growing...
Can China Help on Afghanistan? The Nation. BEIJING--During President Obama's recent visit to China, he got some advice on Afghanistan from Chinese government officials – and an offer of Chinese assistance toward a negotiated...
