Afghan-American writer, lecturer, and teacher Tamim Ansary is man ideally placed to help Westerners see the history of our world through another set of eyes. Growing up in Afghanistan as a young history buff, Ansary had an opportunity to read and lea...
Concert pianist, Lee Hee-ah, was born in South Korea with severe physical impairments, but her disabilities have not stopped her from achieving her goals Nothing worth having is easy to get. That is especially true for one young South Korean woman, w...
The president of the Japanese automaker Toyota has apologized for the company's global recall of millions of vehicles due to safety issues. Akio Toyoda is the grandson of Toyota's founder. Toyota's top executive, president and CEO Akio Toyoda, offere...
Critics question safety of the pest-resistant strain Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 05 February 2010 An Indian seed company has developed an eggplant that it says will dramatically reduce the need for pesticides. Related Links Mahyco Navdanya Indian...
Rob Farley, a Washington Attorney and church member of a congregation, sits at the table with others. He starts early each day offering coffee and breakfast to the city homeless Millions of people are living in the streets of America's cities and sma...
A recent study found almost 60 percent of surgical residents admitted they had sustained needlestick injuries when they were medical students. Blunt tip needles, such as this one, are considered safer A recent study shows that medical students and ho...
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong skis around a gate during a photo opportunity at the Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead, England, 28 Jan 2010 Africans have long played a dominant role in the Summer Olympic Games. But the Winter Olympics are something else. Yet a...
USA's Katie Uhlaender slides down the start ramp at the women's Skeleton World Championships at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y. Thursday, Feb 26, 2009. (Photo/Todd Bissonette - usabobsledphotos.com) U.S. Skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender...
The Who's Pete Townshend (r) and Roger Daltrey (l) will provide the halftime entertainment for the upcoming Super Bowl. This year The Who becomes the latest in a series of rock luminaries to headline the entertainment at the Super Bowl half-time show...
The U.S. jobless rate dropped to 9.7 percent in the first month of the new year, providing Americans with some good news that the economic recovery may be taking hold. But, overall another 20,000 jobs were lost, which was disappointing as President B...
President Barack Obama waves as he walks away from the podium during his visit to Oasis Mechanical Contractors, in Lanham, Md., 05 Feb 2010, after meeting with small business leaders President Barack Obama says Friday's mixed news on U.S. unemploymen...
For the last few years, Israel has made the case that Iran poses a serious threat to its existence and it has not ruled out the possibility of a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. Tehran denies it is enriching uranium for weapons an...
For the last few years, Israel has made the case that Iran poses a serious threat to its existence and it has not ruled out the possibility of a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. Tehran denies it is enriching uranium for weapons an...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham at the State Department in Washington, 05 Jan 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday the United States would oppose any new effort to exclude large numbers of Sunni Arab politicians from Iraq's Marc...
Case of 33 children allegedly abducted by a group of Americans illustrates the plight of children separated from parents Mike O'Sullivan | Port-au-Prince 05 February 2010 A boy with a pink tape on his shirt that previously had his name written on it,...
