Palestinian workers arrive at dawn at the Nilin Israeli checkpoint, between the West Bank and the Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit. (File) Palestinian leaders recently announced a ban prohibiting Palestinian laborers from working on Jewish settlemen...
The U.S. government is conducting its census this year. The count takes place every 10 years to determine how many seats each state will have in the House of Representatives. But in 72 years, when the 2010 census becomes public, it's very likely that...
A perfect example of Wright's one-with-nature architecture is Fallingwater, a house that he built for a client in rural Pennsylvania. It was partially constructed atop a waterfall. If you ask Americans to name a famous architect, chances are they'll...
St. John's College looks like a typical American college. But what goes on inside its classrooms is unlike just about every other college in the United States. At this small institution, about 60 kilometers north of Washington, D.C., every student is...
50 years after introduction of the Pill, reproductive rights still at stake for women worldwide Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 12 May 2010 The Pill was approved 50 years ago and, today, 12 million American women take the oral contraceptive. In May...
Stomach cancer is one of the deadliest diseases, and ranks second among cancers worldwide with at least 800,000 deaths yearly. But in the United States, the number of cases has been declining, except for among one group of Americans. Glenda Reimer, h...
President Barack Obama, right, and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, left, during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, 12 May 2010 The bottom line is that we are much more strongly related to each other t...
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks to the public about US/Afghanistan relations at the State Department in Washington, 11 May 2010 Senior U.S. and Afghan officials have reaffirmed ties of partnership in a Washington dialogue aimed at repairi...
Rescue teams search the site of the Libyan Afriqiyah Airways plane crash in Tripoli, Libya, 12 May 2010 A Libyan airliner with 104 people on board has crashed during landing at Tripoli's airport. At least 103 people have been confirmed killed, with a...
Nigeria's new president has less than one year to finish out the term of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, who died last week at the age of 58. President Jonathan says his brief administration will aspire to uphold the values that Mr. Yar'Adua represented includi...
Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (r) and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Brazil (2009 photo) Iran's nuclear program is expected to be the focus of a trip to Tehran by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Saturday's scheduled visit follows last y...
Begnino Noynoy Aquino is set to become the next president of the Philippines following last Monday's elections, 11 May 2010 Begnino Noynoy Aquino, who is on track to become the next president of the Philippines following last Monday's elections, has...
'Red Shirt' protesters sleep behind photos of the recent violent clashes between protesters and government forces in Bangkok, Thailand, 12 May 2010 The Thai government is stepping up efforts to isolate red shirt protesters in central Bangkok by shutt...
They are among history's most famous lovers - Antony and Cleopatra, the Roman warrior and the Egyptian queen. From Shakespeare to Hollywood, their story has been told many times. Now, Egypt's top archeologist, with his own touch of Hollywood style, s...
Despite data showing sharp declines in maternal mortality, half a million women still die every year in childbirth. In addition, three and a half million newborns die within the first 30 days of life. There's an effort to save these lives with proven...
