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Death Toll Debated In China's Rioting

Ariana Eunjung Cha — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

URUMQI, China -- The Yu siblings could hardly bear to look at the police snapshots of the dead -- the images so full of anger and cruelty. So they took turns sifting through them in search of their brother, who had been missing since ethnically charged riots shook this city in far western China on...

French Teachers Rally Against New Rules

Edward Cody — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

TOULOUSE, France, July 10 -- Alain Refalo, a veteran elementary schoolteacher in this luxuriant corner of southwestern France, decided enough was enough.

Obama Visit Stirs Pride Among Ghanaians

Karin Brulliard — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:24:59 EDT

ACCRA, Ghana, July 11 -- President Obama gave no public speech for the masses on his first visit as president to sub-Saharan Africa on Saturday. So Ghanaians who had eagerly awaited his visit listened to his words in places like Nyasa Enterprise, a dim one-room barbershop with a plastic wall clock...

G-8 Nations Promise $20 Billion in Food Aid for Poor Countries

Michael A. Fletcher — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

L'AQUILA, Italy, July 10 -- Wrapping up a three-day summit, leaders of the world's major economies pledged Friday to raise $20 billion to fund food and agricultural aid for the world's poorest countries over the next three years, and President Obama said that despite steps forward on economic,...

Obama's Trip to Ghana Inspires Envy in Nigeria

Karin Brulliard — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

LAGOS, Nigeria -- When the White House announced two months ago that President Obama would visit Ghana this week, Nigerians read a different, glaring message between the lines: The American leader was not coming to their country.

GM Emerges From Bankruptcy After Landmark Government Bailout

Peter Whoriskey — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:06:00 EDT

General Motors emerged from bankruptcy this morning, with chief executive Fritz Henderson promising that the fallen corporate giant will be reformed and that "business as usual is over."