A new report from a human-rights watchdog says officials in Bahrain have been using torture since 2007 when interrogating security suspects. Human Rights Watch says their report is based on interviews with detainees and medical records, but officials...
Steve Herman | New Delhi 08 February 2010 Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo, 08 Feb 2010 The former Army commander who recently lost Sri Lanka's presidential election has b...
Controversy over the voter list in Ivory Coast is threatening to once again push back long-delayed presidential elections. Election-related protests erupted around Ivory Coast this past week. Ivorian investigators have confirmed evidence of fraud in...
A Thai-Muslim woman activist holds a book with the cover showing a photo of missing Thai lawyer Somchai Neelapaichit (2006 File) Six years ago, a prominent human-rights lawyer disappeared in Thailand. Despite government promises to resolve the case,...
President Obama's top counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan says congressional critics, others speaking before getting facts Paula Wolfson | White House 07 February 2010 White House Counterterrorism adviser John Brennan briefs reporters in the White...
The U.S. economy is healing from a deep and prolonged recession, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Geithner struck an upbeat note on America's economic prospects, but also stressed the need to confront pressing risks to the natio...
Blizzard dumped more than half meter of snow, triggering emergency declarations by state officials throughout mid-Atlantic region Michael Bowman | Washington 07 February 2010 The US Capitol hardly visible in the background, in the middle of a snowsto...
American missionary Robert Park is seen inside a vehicle after arriving at the Beijing Capital Airport, 6 Feb 2010. His arrival in Beijing came a day after North Korea announced it would free Robert Park. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) The family of an America...
Tensions soared last week when Syria's President accused Israel of avoiding peace, foreign minister threatened that Israeli cities would be attacked in event of war Robert Berger | Jerusalem 07 February 2010 Benjamin Netanyahu Israel says it is exten...
The incumbent governor-elect of Anambra State Peter Obi speaks on the result of gubernatorial election held in the state on 7 Feb 2010. The Anambra State gubernatorial election which is a prelude to next year's general elections was marred by irregul...
Parliament put off debate on appeals court verdict allowing hundreds of banned candidates with alleged ties to the Ba'ath Party to take part in national elections Edward Yeranian | Cairo 07 February 2010 An Iraqi woman holds a picture of her brother,...
Two men leave a booth at a polling station in Kiev, Ukraine, 7 Feb 2010. Ukrainians voted Sunday in a runoff election between two bitterly opposed presidential candidates, a vote that some observers predict could be settled in the courts.(AP Photo/Ef...
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama is urging his Democratic Party to continue fighting for its causes, despite a hostile polit...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says if Iran is serious about accepting the international offer that could end the dispute over its nuclear program, it should do so soon, and through official channels. Gates was speaking to reporters in Ankara, i...
The Ecological Farming Association is a non-profit group whose focus is on small-scale sustainable agriculture. Its website Eco-Farm.org helps promote agricultural education and networking. Spokeswoman Marcy Coburn says there are three blogs on the w...
