Obama's 24-hour visit to Ghana shows that Africa is still a footnote to his foreign policy
Shootings and bombings this week shake Iraq, with some pinning the unrest on a more militant, belligerent Iran
Jill Nelson | Obama wants a halt to Jewish building that Israel is in no position to grant
Mindy Belz | Tehran protests show no less driving force than the freedom movements that felled the Berlin Wall and ushered in U.S.
Jamie Dean | With North Korea, despite UN resolve, it will be hard
Iranian believers have been slow to engage in the country's political crisis
Jamie Dean | On China trip, Nancy Pelosi shifts focus from human rights to the environment
Jamie Dean | As the crisis in Darfur deepens, President Obama's hard line from last year turns soft
Jill Nelson | The fighting may have stopped in Sri Lanka, but ethnic tensions are high as thousands of minority Tamils suffer in primitive camps
Daniel Olasky | Cricket helps take the mind off bleak economy and politicians' malfeasance
