Political Conventions
LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron appealed for a wartime spirit from the British public Wednesday, urging them to show restraint amid the hardship of sharp spending cuts and respond with new ideas to spur the economy to future prosperity.
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's official news agency says leader Kim Jong Il's son has been named to the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party.
SEOUL, South Korea - The ascension of Kim Jong Il's little-known, 20-something son to a prominent ruling party post put him well on the path Wednesday to succeed the supreme leader at the helm of nuclear-armed North Korea and carry the family dynasty into a third generation.
SEOUL, South Korea - After Kim Jong Il's safe return, North Korea confirmed what for days had been clear: the Dear Leader was on a not-so-secret trip to northeastern China.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Law student Marcelle Ubaldo talks about Brazil's pending presidential election with a tone not heard from voters in generations: that of confident optimism.
