By Dan Robinson Washington 01 March 2006 Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, says the world's democratic nations must unite to defend against radical Islamic fundamentalism. The Italian leader...
By Crystal Park Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch The DaVinci Code report The controversial Dan Brown novel, The Da Vinci Code, is facing a lawsuit claiming the author stole ideas from another book w...
By Jessica Berman Washington 01 March 2006 About one-third of U.S. military personnel returning from the war in Iraq use mental health services after their return home, according to a study published...
By Chris Simkins Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch Black History report Frederick Douglass Over the last 80 years millions of people have observed African-American History Month in the United States...
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 01 March 2006 The World Bank says Nigeria is still struggling with an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu since the first confirmed case was reported weeks ago. Th...
By Joe Bavier Yamoussoukro 01 March 2006 An unprecedented summit of the principle parties in Ivory Coast's more than three-year-old civil war has ended negotiations after just one day. But, all sides...
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 01 March 2006 Arthur Mutambare, a newly-elected leader of one of Zimbabwe's opposition parties, says he has an obligation to return home to help deliver people from what he...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch Assessment report How secure is the United States? Who and what threaten Americans, their allies and interests? These and other security-related qu...
By Amy Katz Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch Indonesian Cuisine report Indonesian Restaurant Indonesian food is catching on in the United States -- especially in big cities like New York, Los Angele...
By Paula Wolfson New Delhi 01 March 2006 President George W. Bush, left, waves to the media as his wife Laura Bush looks on after their arrival in New Delhi, India President Bush has arrived in New De...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 01 March 2006 Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Ash Wednesday to mark the start of the Catholic Church's period of Lent. He said the Christian response to the violence that thre...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 01 March 2006 A senior Islamic militant has been killed in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, a Jewish settler was killed by Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank. Palestinians gather...
By Paula Wolfson New Delhi 01 March 2006 President Bush has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan. Mr. Bush made a secret detour to Kabul on his way to talks in India and Pakistan. President Bush says...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 01 March 2006 A United Nations international drug report says the world is facing an increase in the smuggling of both illegal and legal drugs through the international mail syst...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Manila 01 March 2006 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo says she will lift the state of emergency she imposed six days ago over an alleged coup plot "as soon as possi...
