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US to announce food security plan for Africa US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security and farm productivity in Africa, US officials say. | They say the initiative is aimed at alleviating shortages... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) BBC News Africa Aid Photos US Wikipedia: United States Agency for International Development |
Obama to tout $3B pledge for food security | WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama is set to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges aimed at alleviating hunger in Africa and urge the world's biggest economies to make good on their own finan... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The Boston Globe Obama Photos President Security Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
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On a charm offensive, Romney speaks to reporters, offers cookies, shows pictures of grandson | PALM BEACH, Fla. - Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive with the national reporters covering his campaign for president. | Romney seldom engages with the reporters who t... (photo: Creative Commons / Paul Chenoweth) Star Tribune Campaign Photos Republican Romney Wikipedia: Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012 |
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) - The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are war-w... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Tulsa World Afghanistan Defence Photos Troops Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Donna Summer's death 'may have been caused by 9-11 dust' | London, May 18 (ANI): Disco legend Donna Summer's lung cancer, which ultimately led to her death in Florida on Thursday, is said to have been triggered by toxic dust fr... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert) Newstrack India Cancer Death Donna Summer Photos Wikipedia: Donna Summer |
Documents shed more light on Trayvon Martin shooting ATLANTA — On the night George Zimmerman fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, a witness said he saw some of the scuffle — and describ... (photo: AP / Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool) The Los Angeles Times Crime Florida Justice Photos Wikipedia: Shooting of Trayvon Martin |
Bite prevention week: Why are children the most common victims? | May 20 through May 26 is Dog Bite Prevention Week. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs each year. Amon... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Examiner Animals Medical Photos Veterinary Wikipedia: Dog attack |