Summary: AP - A 28-mile "virtual fence" that will use radars and surveillance cameras to try to catch people entering the country illegally has gotten final government approval.
Summary: The Muslimmajority country of Jordan acknowledged Wednesday that it expelled foreign Christians for illegal preaching under what it claims was the guise of charity work
Summary: Serb rioters enraged by Kosovos secession stormed the US embassy in Belgrade and set it on fire leaving one person dead and drawing swift condemnation from Washington and the UN Security Council
Summary: US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tried to raise doubts about surging rival Barack Obama on Thursday but said in an emotional debate finale that whatever happens were going to be fine
Summary: Working on foot in cold conditions search teams scoured the rugged Venezuelan Andes on Friday for a missing passenger plane thought to have crashed with 46 passengers on board in the high mountain region
Summary: East Timor sent over 1000 police and soldiers to sweep hills and raid homes on Friday in pursuit of rebels involved in last weeks assassination attempts on the countrys president and prime minister
Summary: Pakistans opposition election winners were due to step up efforts to forge a coalition on Friday raising the prospect of a government intent on forcing US ally President Pervez Musharraf from power
Summary: South Koreas new president takes office next week pledging to use the skills honed during his days as a leading businessman to lift the economy into the worlds top seven
Summary: Canadas minority Conservative government bowing to a key opposition demand said on Thursday its military mission in southern Afghanistan will end in 2011 and would not be extended
Summary: Negotiators for Ugandas Lords Resistance Army LRA rebels walked out of peace talks in southern Sudan after their demands for cash and cabinet jobs were rejected the government said on Thursday
Summary: Chadian rebels denied a government statement on Thursday that they had begun peace talks dampening hopes for a negotiated settlement as European peacekeepers flew in to the central African country
Summary: With Fairtrade Fortnight fast approaching 25 February 9 March Tearfund volunteers are encouraging their local communities to switch to fairtrade products fresh from a visit to Tearcraft producers in India
Summary: AP - William Miller dreamed of traveling to Italy with his wife and fixing up their modest house with the money he saved while working for 36 years for Chevron Corp.
Summary: Senior members of Kenyas athletics fraternity reacted indignantly on Thursday to an accusation they funded some of the worst postelection violence in the Rift Valley area
Summary: AFP - Serb rioters enraged by Western support for Kosovo's independence set ablaze the US embassy in Belgrade, leaving one dead in violence angrily condemned by Washington and the United Nations.
Summary: The World Council of Churches WCC closed a weeklong conference in Geneva on Wednesday with a commitment to make progress on the ecumenical movement and released several public statements on key global issues
Summary: AP - Jennifer Lopez gave birth to twins early Friday, making the singer and husband Marc Anthony the parents of a boy and a girl after one of pop music's most closely watched pregnancies.
