The Truro Daily News: World News

Afghan President Karzai makes big promises in inaugural address; critics cautiously hopeful

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:09:00 GMT

KABUL, Afghanistan — For his critics, President Hamid Karzai’s inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes — sober pledges to get tough on corruption and strengthen his own security forces so foreign troops can start going home.

AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek UN treaty to protect religion from blasphemy

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:09:00 GMT

GENEVA — Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West.

Oprah Winfrey's production company says she'll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:09:00 GMT

CHICAGO — “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey’s production company said Thursday night.