By Scott Bobb Pretoria 19 October 2006 Health officials from southern Africa and the World Health Organization (WHO) met Tuesday and Wednesday in South Africa to discuss ways to deal with growing cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Because new dru...
By Scott Stearns White House 19 October 2006 North Korea says it will not help terrorists acquire nuclear weapons. U.S. President George Bush says the United States would act to stop such a transfer if North Korea tries to export nuclear technology....
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 October 2006 Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday declared emergency rule in Ekiti state, in the southwest. Confusion has reigned in the state following the unconstitutional impeachment of the governor earlier...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 October 2006 Senegal has made headlines as a departure point for people desperate to emigrate to Europe and the United States. But for many West Africans, Senegal, and particularly its capital, Dakar, is a destination in it...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 October 2006 One-thousand people in Australia have conducted a four-day bird flu exercise that simulated the arrival of a planeload of flu-stricken passengers at Brisbane's international airport. The drill included customs o...
By Michael Kohn Kabul 19 October 2006 Houses in Murad Khane that will be restored by the Turquoise Mountain Foundation The neighborhood of Murad Khane in Kabul's Old City was once a wealthy area of merchants and members of the royal family. But afte...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 October 2006 The United States and South Korea are discussing how to implement last week's U. N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea. The two countries' top diplomats warn of grave consequences, if No...
By Scott Stearns Washington 19 October 2006 U.S. President George Bush says there will be grave consequences for North Korea if it tries to export nuclear weapons. The United States and Japan say they will work together to enforce U.N. sanctions aga...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 October 2006 Earlier this year, President Bush deployed 6,000 National Guard troops to the southern U.S. border to help the Border Patrol with security. This month, the president signed a bill that provides $1.2 bil...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 October 2006 The United States is a nation of immigrants. Most come legally, but some 11 million to 12 million people may have entered the country illegally, many from Mexico. As enforcement efforts are strengthened...
By Cindy Saine Miami 18 October 2006 An attorney for ex-Congressman Mark Foley of Florida says his client will reveal the name of the Roman Catholic priest he says sexually abused him as a young boy. Foley abruptly resigned from the House of Represe...
By Barry Wood Washington, DC 18 October 2006 watch Hungarian Revolt report Fifty years ago, on October 23, 1956, Hungarians rose up against their communist rulers and for two precious weeks lived in relative freedom, until their revolution was bruta...
By Meredith Buel Washington 18 October 2006 The International Crisis Group, a public policy research organization, has launched an initiative to restart the Arab-Israeli peace process, following the recent month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah...
By Efam Dovi Accra 18 October 2006 In Ghana, President John Kufuor's government is paying reparation to about 2,000 Ghanaians who suffered human rights abuses under former governments. The West African nation, now perceived as a leading democracy in...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 18 October 2006 The U.S. government says it is concerned about new visa restrictions Israel is imposing on Palestinian-Americans who want to visit or live in the Palestinian territories. Cars drive around Menara Circle in cen...
