By Greg Flakus New Orleans 15 November 2009 World War II was a time of death and destruction, but it was also a time when the spirit of young Americans was kept aloft by the music and dance. Radio stations played swing music as well as ballads sung...
By Vidushi Sinha Washington 15 November 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that counting related illnesses the number of deaths from the H1N1 virus is about four times earlier estimates. Federal health officials now say nearly...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 November 2009 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis has approved grants worth $2.4 billion to fight the diseases during the next two years. The amount represents a slight decrease in funding levels,...
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 15 November 2009 The biennial Dubai Air Show is underway, with the global economy dampening expectations among those selling civilian planes. But regional tensions have led to some optimism among manufacturers of military a...
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 15 November 2009 Iran's parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, has criticized U.S. President Barack Obama, arguing that his promise to change U.S. policy toward Tehran amounts to nothing. Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani (...
By Larry London Washington 14 November 2009 Few music stars have had the immediate impact of Lady Gaga. Over the past year, her debut CD, The Fame, has produced four Number One Billboard Pop Songs chart hits: Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Pa...
By Melinda Smith Washington 14 November 2009 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least 180 million people have diabetes. Roughly 90 percent have what's called Type Two diabetes, caused by the body's ineffective use of insulin. Rese...
By Sabina Castelfranco Venice 14 November 2009 Native Venetians stage a mock funeral procession in Venice, Italy, 14 Nov 2009 The city of Venice, Italy, with its famous waterways and beautiful buildings is losing official residents at a rapid rate c...
By Edward Yeranian Cairo 14 November 2009 An Iranian youth browses a political blog at an internet cafe in the city of Hamadan (May 2009 file photo) A top Iranian police official says that a new police unit has been set up to combat what he calls In...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 14 November 2009 An ultra-orthodox Jewish man is seen next to Intel's Jerusalem office building, 14 Nov 2009 Alleged violations of the Jewish Sabbath by a top international company prompted religious protests in Jerusalem...
By Scott Stearns Dakar 14 November 2009 Ghana is set to begin oil and gas production at a new off-shore field. Officials expect the increase in output to bring the country as much as $1 billion a year. Lawmakers want to ensure that those profits are...
By Paula Wolfson Tokyo 14 November 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he arrives at a hall to deliver a speech in Tokyo, Japan U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for a new era in trans-Pacific relations. In a speech in Tokyo, the preside...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 November 2009 President Obama arrives in South Korea next week (November 18-19) as he wraps up his tour of Asia. Opening markets and dealing with North Korea's nuclear weapons are high on the agenda. President Barack Obama wav...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 13 November 2009 General Sarath Fonseka (file photo) Sri Lanka's president Friday gave the country's top military figure permission to leave his post immediately, a day after the army general submitted retirement papers to...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 November 2009 Niger's opposition coalition has rejected direct talks with the government unless President Mamadou Tandja reverts to constitutional order. The group met in Abuja with former Nigerian military ruler Abdulsa...
