The world - Oct. 15, 2009

THURSDAY

Khaled Al Mutairi, a U.S. detainee in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is sent back to his home in Kuwait, leaving 22 prisoners on the island.

U.S. Justice Department begins investigation of Monsanto Co. on allegations the company is illegally controlling the market for genetically modified seeds.

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said the world needs to invest $83 billion a year in agriculture in developing countries to feed 9.1 billion people in 2050.

FRIDAY

Nine months into office, Barack Obama joins Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter as the...