It's official: Obama now the first African American presidential nominee DENVER - The result was a foregone conclusion. But it was history nonetheless. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday officially nominated Illinois Senator Barack Obama as their presidential nominee,...

The United Nations of Kofi Annan By the time his tenure ends, the secretary-general would like people to acknowledge that the UN is today ?a little better? than ten years ago. Gabriela Perdomo - History will probably be the best judge of whether Kofi Annan indeed made the United Nations (UN) a...

Ivory Coast Rebels Say No Peace Solution With President Gbagbo The rebel New Forces countered President Laurent Ggabgo's inflammatory speech on Saturday by saying he could not be included in any agreement, which would lead to the end of the four-year conflict in Ivory Coast. Mr. Gbagbo reiterated...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva re-election will head into an October 29 runoff leading his closest rival. SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNN) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fell short of outright re-election but will head into an October 29 runoff leading his closest...

Strained ending of Francophonie Summit because of the divergences over Lebanon The 11th Summit of Francophonie ended on Friday with adopting Bucharest Declaration, the text addressing the situation in Lebanon raising strong debates. Romania took over the presidency of the International...

Jamaican police & soldiers to get foreign language (Haitian Creole) training NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Peter Phillips says there are plans in place for members of the security forces to receive formal training in Spanish and Haitian Creole to deal with the drug and gun smugglers, many of...

Président Français Jacques Chirac: ?Il faut des élections ouvertes et fiables? « Mes chers amis, Il n?est pas d?horizon possible pour notre monde et pour la francophonie sans la paix. La tragédie qui vient, hélas, une nouvelle fois, d?ensanglanter le Liban, vous le rappelle, nous le rappelle,...