Somali Pirates Attack Another US Ship
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi, (RPRN)15 April 2009-Details are emerging about a failed hijacking of an American cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, Tuesday. The attack came just days after the U.S. Navy rescued an…
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Obama’s Upcoming Speech at Notre Dame University Draws Criticism
Abortion is as always a dividing issue By Jim Malone Washington (RPRN) 16 April 2009-A controversy has erupted over the decision by the University of Notre Dame in Indiana to invite President Barack Obama to…
Obama Defends Cuba Measures, Urges Reciprocation from Havana
By Michael Bowman Mexico City (RPRN)17 April 2009-President Obama says his decision to relax restrictions on travel and remittances to Cuba are highly significant and merit reciprocal steps by the island's communist government. VOA's Michael…
Jamaican Gunman Arrested After Holding Plane Crew Hostage
Kingston, Jamaica (RPRN) 04/20/09-Jamaican officials say they have arrested the lone gunman who was holding five crew members of a CanJet airliner hostage at Montego Bay's airport. Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz told CNN the…
Obama Administration Promises to ‘Reverse’ Economic Rescue Measures
By Michael Lipin Washington (RPRN) 23 April 2009-U.S- Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the administration plans to reverse the major economic steps it is taking to deal with the financial crisis as soon as a…
Clinton: Bush Iran Policy Did Not Work
WASHINGTON (RPRN) 04/23/09-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the previous Bush administration's attempts to isolate Iran did not work. (more…)
President Obama: Swine Flu ‘Not a Cause for Alarm’
WASHINGTON (RPRN) 27 April 2009 -U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States is closely monitoring cases of the swine flu, but the situation is "not a cause for alarm."Mr. Obama spoke Monday in Washington,…