WORLD NEWS

Economic troubles roil Africa

JOHANNESBURG - Amid signs that the rest of the world may be recovering from the global financial crisis, Africa is still being hammered. More »

U.S. church leaders urge Obama to end Cuba embargo

HAVANA - A delegation of U.S. Roman Catholic Church leaders urged Barack Obama's administration Tuesday to seize what they called a rare political opportunity to lift the 47-year-old economic embargo against Cuba?s communist government. More »