Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday he was "not concerned" by a ruling that details of cabinet meetings in the run-up to the Iraq war should be made public and told CNN the release of the minutes was a decision for the current government.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/blair.iraq.uk/index.html?eref=edition
NATO representatives and lawmakers from alliance nations will meet in Iceland Thursday to discuss security challenges that are likely to arise as the Arctic Circle thaws.
Protesters disrupted the launch of a report that focuses on dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles, according to British media reports Wednesday.
Mounting violence between rebel fighters and government troops along northern Sri Lanka has prompted U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to call for the safety of civilians as humanitarian groups try to provide aid to some 250,000 people trapped in the region.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/sri.lanka.fighting/index.html?eref=edition
The pilot who made a treacherous crash-landing on New York's Hudson River look like a routine maneuver got a hero's welcome Saturday in his California hometown.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/01/24/california.pilot.welcome/index.html?eref=edition
Coalition forces killed 15 armed militants and arrested another Friday in eastern Afghanistan in an operation aimed at disrupting a suspected Taliban network, according to a U.S. military statement.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/24/afghan.militants/index.html?eref=edition
Hundreds of tons of timber that fell from a Russian cargo ship in the English Channel this week has started washing up on shore prompting authorities to urge people not to take any of it home.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/23/uk.cargo/index.html?eref=edition
