By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 January 2007 At least two people have been killed and at least 20 others wounded at a Beirut university campus in clashes between opposition and government supporters. The army declared a curfew in an effort to restore...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 10 January 2007 A Senegalese experiment with biofuel production will start within the coming weeks, as part of President Wade's plan to reduce oil imports and to revive the rural economy. Where biofuel supporters see a green sol...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 December 2006 Pharmaceutical companies make billions of dollars from top-selling drugs. But, the communities that harbor the traditional knowledge and genetic resources from which these drugs are made, reap few benefits. Th...
Washington, DC 12 December 2006 watch Cultural Diplomacy Amid the turmoil generated by U.S. policies in the Middle East, the American diplomatic community is looking for more effective ways to communicate with Arab populations throughout the Middle...
By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 25 November 2006 Pope Benedict arrives in predominantly Muslim Turkey on Tuesday, and already there have been demonstrations against his visit. But Vatican officials say they expect the trip to go well, although there...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 October 2006 In Nigeria, hundreds of villagers are occupying four oil pumping stations in the troubled Niger Delta. The protesters insist on written commitments by Shell oil company to supply jobs to the local population...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 22 October 2006 Palestinian police officer burns tires during a demonstration demanding payment of salaries in Gaza City, October 22, 2006 Members of the Palestinian security forces launched a wave of anti-government prote...
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By Al Pessin Honolulu 27 July 2006 The effort to identify the remains of missing American troops from past wars is very technical, involving anthropology, forensic analysis, and DNA. But behind it all are thousands of families that are sometimes eag...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 18 May 2006 A disciplinary panel in Egypt has cleared one judge of misconduct charges, but reprimanded another in a case that has become a symbol for judicial independence...