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Gordon Brown has vowed to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next summit of Commonwealth leaders, in retaliation for the Colombo government's handling of its military campaign against the Tamil Tigers earlier this year.

Haiti's electoral council has banned the influential party of exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from next year's legislative elections.

Commonwealth leaders will put the world's small island states at the frontline of the climate debate when they meet on Friday to press for an effective international pact against global warming .

Harper heads for Copenhagen after all Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves Ottawa on Thursday, November 26, 2009, for Port of Spain to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

"Turkey, Costa Rica eye better trade, political ties www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-26 07:21:10 ANKARA, Nov.

Australian authorities have slapped U.S. private equity firm TPG with a bill for 678 million Australian dollars in taxes and penalties, a move that is sending chills down the spines of foreign investors.

Getting to and from Montserrat this winter has gotten a lot easier. Ferry service will launch Dec.

The political party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be barred from legislative elections scheduled for Feb.

Sunday's election will likely accomplish what the plotters of a coup set out to do five months ago: end the political career of leftist President Manuel Zelaya and replace him with a more moderate leader from Honduras' establishment.

Majority State-owned company, Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago , has moved to set up the country's first 4G wireless broadband network, and some of the first people to stake their claim to the plug and play Internet technology will be the Heads of Government touching down later this week for the Commonwealth Heads of Government ...

Cubans are scrambling to turn off lights and appliances and children are going door to door reminding them to do just that under a government threat of dreaded blackouts if energy consumption is not reduced through the end of the year.

Voters in the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines decide Wednesday whether to break their ties with Britain's monarchy, even as Queen Elizabeth II is making a rare visit to the region.

Interior official visits stimulus recipient Solar water heater program benefits from federal funds By CRISTIAN SIMESCU Saturday, November 21st 2009 Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU Paul Larsen, left, describes a thermo-siphon solar water heater for Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Interior Tony Babauta and Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen.

London- Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip flew to Bermuda Tuesday to join in three days of celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the island's settlement by the British, Buckingham Palace said.

Joan Baruffaldi&#8217 two brothers, Tom and Robert, were in court in Woburn yesterday.

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands -Tennessee beat DePaul on Sunday night in the type of game it likely would have lost last year.

The Opposition party, the United National Congress, will be preparing a document to hand over to the Commonwealth Secretariat in hopes of painting a 'clear picture' of what Trinidad and Tobago is really like, says Leader of the Opposition Basdeo Panday.

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Monday the United States has weakened efforts to reverse the coup that ousted him, while a U.S. envoy says his country has clearly opposed the ouster and will examine upcoming elections closely for fairness.

Buss-up-shut, a type of paratha, along with other local curries washed down with coconut water will be on the menu of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he arrives in this Trinidad and Tobago capital for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Nov 27-29. Orvin Sanes, director of food and beverage at the downtown Crowne Plaza, said that ...

Managua, Nov 22 Nicaragua''s media highlights Sunday that an estimate of 350,000 people participated in the pro-government march on Saturday in favor of President Daniel Ortega.