By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 04 January 2006 A new novel called "The Karasik Conspiracy" describes a fictional terrorist plot aimed at the pharmaceutical industry. It is a tale of international intr...
By Nico Colombant Monrovia 04 January 2006 Later this month, Liberia will inaugurate Africa's first elected female president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Her task will be to help rebuild her war-shattered...
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 04 January 2006 Thai soldier takes up position on armor car as he guards temple in Pattani province A human rights group says people in Thailand's south are caught between violen...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 04 January 2006 Afghan students listen to teacher at Loy Ghar secondary school in Kabul (File photo - Apr. 11, 2005) Suspected Taleban insurgents beheaded a school teacher l...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 January 2006 Palestinian gunmen have blocked access to the border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, and stormed at least four government buildings nearby. The viole...
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 04 January 2006 In Thailand, the number of deaths due to the AIDS virus fell in 2005 to one-third its level the previous year because of growing access to special anti-AIDS drugs...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 04 January 2006 Authorities in Indonesia say the death toll in a landslide in central Java Wednesday could rise above 200. The disaster comes days after floods killed at least...
By Steve Herman Tokyo 04 January 2006 Japan's prime minister, who just days earlier vowed to improve relations with Asian neighbors in the new year, has lashed out at criticism from Beijing and Seoul...
By Jim Stevenson Washington 04 January 2006 Snowboarding's halfpipe competition has quickly evolved to become one of the more popular winter Olympic events. One of the early stars of the sport was Ame...
By Victor Beattie Washington 04 January 2006 Family members react to the news of only one survivor of the 13 trapped miners, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 Nearly two days after an explosion trapped 13 men i...
By Paula Wolfson White House 04 January 2006 President Bush is hailing progress in the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, while warning that patience will be needed as these two countries build fu...
By Ernest Leong Washington, D.C. 03 January 2006 See report on Sudan According to the World Health Organization, there are 500,000 new cases of kala azar per year. Kala azar is a deadly epidemic sprea...
By Jim Malone Washington 03 January 2006 A once powerful Washington lobbyist pleaded guilty to criminal corruption charges Tuesday as part of an agreement to cooperate with federal prosecutors investi...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 03 January 2006 Authorities in the U.S. state of West Virginia are scrambling to rescue 13 coal miners who have been trapped 80 meters underground, after an explosion Monday...
By Crystal Park Las Vegas, Nevada 03 January 2006 watch Las vegas report Las Vegas, in the western state of Nevada, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in America and the world. It attract...
