By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 September 2009 Thailand's king, the world's longest serving monarch, has been hospitalized on advice from his doctors. The hospitalization of the revered monarch is causing concern among the Thai public. Thai King Bhumibol A...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 21 September 2009 Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin is among five defendants in one of France's most sensational trials in years. The case involves an alleged smear campaign targeting then candidate, now preside...
By Kate Thomas Dakar 21 September 2009 Three weeks after Burkina Faso was hit by devastating floods, people in the worst-affected areas are struggling to get back to normal. Eight people died when heavy rains swept through Burkina Faso in early Sept...
By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 21 September 2009 Since 2004 Thailand has seen an upswing in violence in its troubled south, where an insurgency has resulted in close to 4,000 deaths. The attacks seemed to be slowing down until June when a massacre at a m...
By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 21 September 2009 Map of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat in Thailand In southern Thailand, insurgents target state schools and teachers, seen as tools of a dominant Thai Buddhist state that is diluting their Muslim Malay cultu...
By Daniel Schearf Southern Thailand 21 September 2009 Checkpoint in Southern Thailand The Thai military has been engaging more with Muslim communities and has turned to community development projects in attempt to win over the hearts and minds of lo...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 20 September 2009 This year is the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, and a time to look ahead to future space exploration, says Buzz Aldrin, one of the first two men to step on the moon. This interior...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 September 2009 A report by the International Organization for Migration finds most of the 1.6 million Iraqis who were forced to flee their homes in the wake of the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari Mosque in Samarra still lack...
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 19 September 2009 The United Nations is keeping itself at the forefront of international efforts to slow global warming. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made climate change his signature issue, and he is try...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 September 2009 Australia is poised to overtake South Africa and the U.S. as the world's second-largest producer of gold as new mines boost output to meet a sharp rise in international demand. A giant facility south of Perth...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 September 2009 Gold coins and bars (file) India is the world's biggest gold consumer, but the country's passion for the yellow metal is waning. Record high prices and the recent economic recession have taken away some...
By Ravi Khanna Washington 19 September 2009 World trade and climate change are the two most prominent issues at the summit talks in Pittsburgh Thursday and Friday of the G-20, the influential group that brings together key members of the developing...
By Kent Klein Washington 19 September 2009 Michelle Obama (file photo) U.S. President Barack Obama's wife Michelle is joining her husband's campaign to reform the nation's health care system. The popular first lady is speaking out for the president'...
By David Gollust Washington 19 September 2009 The United States Friday criticized as deeply unbalanced against Israel a U.N. Human Rights Council report this week alleging that both Israel and Hamas apparently committed war crimes in their three-wee...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 19 September 2009 Supporters of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather in rain at Royal Plaza in Bangkok, 19 Sep 2009 Several thousand supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra staged rallies to mark...
