Government Transitions
UNITED NATIONS - Kenya's foreign minister said Saturday the millions being spent to fight pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia should be spent instead on helping the country become a functioning state.
CHICAGO - Jurors in the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich have heard the best-known of the hundreds of hours of FBI tapes of the former Illinois governor and his inner circle.
CHICAGO - Days after the November 2008 election, Rod Blagojevich sent word to Barack Obama that he would name one of the president-elect's close friends to the Senate in exchange for a position in the Cabinet, the ousted governor's former chief of staff testified Wednesday.
ISTANBUL - Dozens of nations pledged Saturday to help Somalia build a strong police and military, achieve peace and stability and eradicate piracy that has plagued international maritime trade.
