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AP Analysis: Obama's message to Africa

AP - Sat Jul 11, 4:52 PM ET

President Barack Obama came to Accra, Ghana with a message - the African continent is part of his international agenda. (July 11)

  • Obama marvels at Ghana's bright future AP - Sat Jul 11, 3:22 PM ET

    Before leaving Ghana, President Barack Obama said the message the nation sends to the rest of the world every day is that democracy can thrive in Africa. (July 11)

  • Skating babies sweep the Internet AP - Sat Jul 11, 2:47 PM ET

    What do rollerskating babies and Evian water have in common? Nothing really. But the viral video has become an Internet phenomenon. (July 11)

  • Raw Video: Obama tours castle used for slavery AP - Sat Jul 11, 1:41 PM ET

    During a visit to Ghana, President Barack Obama visited the fortifications of Cape Coast Castle, converted to the slave trade by the British in the 17th Century. (July 11)

  • UK defends Afghan action despite losses AP - Sat Jul 11, 1:26 PM ET

    British commanders in Afghanistan defended their military operation against the Taliban in southern Helmand province despite the deaths of eight British soldiers in 24 hours. (July 11)

  • Raw Video: Obama lands in Ghana AP - Fri Jul 10, 6:42 PM ET

    President Barack Obama has landed in Ghana on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. He will make a speech to lawmakers there and tour a fort once used to ship slaves to the Americas. (July 10)

  • Tehran police chief: Few arrests in protest AP - Fri Jul 10, 3:36 PM ET

    Tehran's police chief said Friday that few arrests were made in opposition protests that erupted a day earlier in the Iranian capital in an opposition attempt to revive street demonstrations over the country's disputed election. (July 10)

  • Uighurs march for Friday prayers in China AP - Fri Jul 10, 1:30 PM ET

    Boisterous crowds turned up at mosques in riot-hit parts of this western Chinese city, ignoring orders canceling Friday prayers due to the ethnic violence, and police quickly broke up a small protest nearby. (July 10)

  • Raw Video: Obama meets with Pope Benedict XVI AP - Fri Jul 10, 1:03 PM ET

    President Barack Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday for a meeting in which frank but constructive talks were expected between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. (July 10)

  • Raw Video: London apartment complex on fire AP - Fri Jul 10, 11:36 AM ET

    Scores of firefighters are fighting a blaze at a London apartment complex Friday. (July 10)

  • Raw Video: Man gored, dies during bull run AP - Fri Jul 10, 6:08 AM ET

    Organizers of Pamplona's running of the bulls say a man has been gored to death, the first fatality since 1995. The man was gored in the neck after a rogue bull that separated from the pack. Some of the video may be considered graphic. (July 7)

  • Green played up, frills toned down at G-8 summit AP - Thu Jul 9, 7:51 PM ET

    As G-8 leaders try to persuade the world to make lifestyle and economic sacrifices, their Italian host calls international attention to L'Aquila-- a city still reeling from April's deadly earthquake. The AP's Mark Smith reports.

  • Thousands protest in Iran, defying crackdown AP - Thu Jul 9, 6:48 PM ET

    Witnesses are describing the first demonstration by opponents of Iran's government in nearly two weeks. They say thousands of people streamed down avenues in Tehran today, chanting 'death to the dictator.' (July 9)

  • Report: UK tabloid hacked into celeb voicemails AP - Thu Jul 9, 4:42 PM ET

    British police say there will no new investigation into allegations that journalists from a tabloid newspaper illegally hacked into the mobile phones of hundreds of celebrities and politicians. (July 9)

  • Obama broadens push for climate change pact AP - Thu Jul 9, 1:48 PM ET

    President Barack Obama says that the global recession makes it harder to strike an international climate agreement but that leaders must 'fight the temptation toward cynicism' and press forward. (July 9)

  • Bomb attacks kill dozens in Iraq AP - Thu Jul 9, 1:21 PM ET

    Three roadside bombs in Baghdad killed seven people on Thursday, part of a string of bomb attacks hitting targets in the Iraqi capital and across the country. (July 9)

  • Australian town bans bottled water AP - Thu Jul 9, 10:31 AM ET

    One Australian town has become the first in the country to ban bottled water. Bundanoon is banning bottle water in an effort to help the environment. (July 9)

  • Raw Video: Suicide bomber in Iraq kills dozens AP - Thu Jul 9, 5:12 AM ET

    Authorities say a suicide bomber has killed nearly three dozen people and injured 70 near a judge's house in northern Iraq, and two roadside bombs in Baghdad killed seven people. (July 9)

  • British scientists claim to create human sperm AP - Wed Jul 8, 5:16 PM ET

    British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children. (July 8)

  • Iran president declares new era for country AP - Wed Jul 8, 2:15 PM ET

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to disperse the clouds of doubt surrounding his re-election in his first major television address.(July 8)

  • G-8 leaders focus on need for stimulus AP - Wed Jul 8, 1:45 PM ET

    World leaders have agreed that the global economy is too shaky to begin rolling back massive fiscal stimulus plans right now, but said they would begin to work out strategies to unwind the program once "recovery is assured." (July 8)

  • Raw Video: Obama tours Italy quake damage AP - Wed Jul 8, 1:37 PM ET

    President Barack Obama was escorted around the quake damage in L'Aquila, Italy, where the Group of Eight summit is being held. (July 8)

  • Cute Knut on the move? AP - Wed Jul 8, 11:42 AM ET

    The Berlin Zoo has agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the right to keep its star on display there. (July 8)

  • Did NKorea attack U.S. government web sites? AP - Wed Jul 8, 10:12 AM ET

    A widespread computer attack knocked out the Web sites of the Treasury Department, the Secret Service and other U.S. agencies, as well as South Korean government sites. (July 8)

  • Riots force Chinese president to leave G-8 AP - Wed Jul 8, 8:27 AM ET

    China's president cut short a G8 summit trip to rush home Wednesday after ethnic tensions soared in Xinjiang territory, and the government flooded the area with security forces in the wake of a massive riot that left 156 dead. (July 8)

  • Raw Video: Obama arrives in Italy for G8 AP - Wed Jul 8, 6:00 AM ET

    President Barack Obama is now in Italy to take part in the G8 Summit. Topics at the summit will include climate change, world hunger and Iran's nuclear ambitions. (July 8)

  • Pres. Obama speaks to Russian public AP - Tue Jul 7, 11:06 PM ET

    Pres. Barack Obama sought to speak to the hearts and minds of the Russian public despite chilly relations in the last several years. He hoped for a thaw between the two nations but says on some issues there won't be agreement anytime soon. (July 7)

  • Clinton announces mediator in Honduras crisis AP - Tue Jul 7, 6:23 PM ET

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will serve as international mediator in the Honduran political crisis. (July 7)

  • Raw Video: Fans around world remember Jackson AP - Tue Jul 7, 3:56 PM ET

    Fan of the late pop star Michael Jackson gathered around the world to pay tribute to their idol and watch the artist's memorial on television screens live from Los Angeles, California. (July 7)

  • Raw Video: London bombings memorial unveiled AP - Tue Jul 7, 2:47 PM ET

    In a London park stands a new forest of steel pillars — each representing a victim of the July 7, 2005, attacks on the British capital's transit system. (July 7)

  • Young 'Slumdog' star gets new home AP - Tue Jul 7, 10:59 AM ET

    11-year-old Azhar Ismail, one of the young stars of the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire" moved into a new apartment in Mumbai Tuesday. (July 7)

  • Raw Video: G8 meeting protesters take to streets AP - Tue Jul 7, 10:38 AM ET

    Protesters clash with riot police on the streets of Rome, ahead of a Group of Eight, or G8, industrialized nations meeting in the country. (July 7)

  • Moscow Journal: The waiting game AP - Tue Jul 7, 8:04 AM ET

    President Barack Obama may be keeping a busy schedule during his trip to Moscow, but for the press corps, much of the time is spent playing the waiting game. (July 7)

  • At least 150 dead in Chinese ethnic violence AP - Tue Jul 7, 3:41 AM ET

    At least 150 people are dead since ethnic violence started Sunday in Western China. Tuesday, hundreds of Han Chinese armed with clubs marched through the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi, knocking over food stalls run by Muslims. (July 7)

  • Death toll climbs amid China's ethnic violence AP - Tue Jul 7, 12:04 AM ET

    Police have arrested 1,434 suspects in connection with the worst ethnic violence in decades in China's western Xinjiang region, which killed at least 156 people, state media reported Tuesday. (July 6)

  • President Obama meets Russian President Medvedev AP - Mon Jul 6, 4:51 PM ET

    President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third. (July 6)

  • Ousted Honduran president blocked from landing AP - Mon Jul 6, 2:36 AM ET

    Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the main Honduras airport Sunday because the runway was blocked by military vehicles and groups of soldiers, some of them clashing with a crowd of thousands outside. (July 6)

  • Taiwan fans mourn Michael Jackson with service AP - Sun Jul 5, 6:27 AM ET

    Michael Jackson fans gathered in Taiwan to imitate their late hero's dance moves and watch his performances Sunday, as tributes to the American pop legend continued to pour in from Asia more than a week after his death. (July 5)

  • Complex media landscape awaits Obama in Russia AP - Sun Jul 5, 5:57 AM ET

    President Barack Obama will face a complex media landscape in Russia, where the influence of the state is always in question. The AP's Julie Pace looks at the complicated, and sometimes dangerous, Russian press. (July 5)

  • Moscow Journal: American in Russia on July 4 AP - Sat Jul 4, 6:03 PM ET

    The Fourth of July may be the quintessential American holiday, but Russians have started their own celebration. The AP's Julie Pace celebrated July 4th the Russian way. (July 4)

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