ABUJA (AFP) - Nigeria on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Tripoli after Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's "irresponsible" suggestion that the country should be partitioned between Muslims and Christians.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama Thursday postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until a later date, as he attempts to push his health care reform bill through Congress.

CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela announced Thursday that its proven reserves rose to 211.17 billion barrels of oil at the end of 2009, a 39.9 billion barrel increase, or 23 percent.

MOSCOW (AFP) - It is premature to launch Iran's first nuclear power plant, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday, after Russia said the facility should go online in 2010.

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia and the United States have made substantial progress on a new nuclear disarmament treaty and a final agreement should be ready soon, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday.