South Korea's Suwon Samsung Bluewings' Lee Sang-ho, right, fights for the ball against China's Beijing Guoan's Wang Chang Qing during their AFC Champions League soccer match at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, 11 May 2010 The start of s...
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party, at Buckingham Palace, 11 May 2010 Britain has a new Prime Minister and a new government as five days of political deadlock has come to an end. Prime Minister Gor...
Ministers agree to bridge trust deficit between two countries, and create an enabling environment Anjana Pasricha | New Delhi 11 May 2010 Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, right, talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the si...
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hold opening discussions to repair ties following public criticisms from both sides, at the State Department in Washington, 11 May 2010 Senior U.S. and Afghan officials h...
A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile sets off from its hangar at Bagram air base [file photo] Two U.S. missile strikes Tuesday in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal region of North Waziristan killed at least 24 suspected militants. Pakist...
After emerging from bankruptcy last year, Detroit automaker General Motors promised to be a more efficient company, selling more vehicles customers want to buy. One vehicle the company is pegging its future success on is the gas and electric powered...
Forget coffee or tea, have a latte made from a South American shrub Chris Lehman | Bend, Oregon 11 May 2010 Nate Winkler adds some spices to a mate blend at Oregon Yerba Mate in Redmond, Oregon It's not quite tea. And it's definitely not coffee. The...
Numerous undemocratic regimes now enjoy solid American backing Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 11 May 2010 Mideast scholars believe President Obama should recognize that many of the Islamist groups whose policies and tactics the US opposes are of...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters following a meeting with economic advisers on Capitol Hill in Washington, 4 May 2010 Nancy Pelosi has won broad recognition as an effective Speaker of the House of Representatives. But she is also the ta...
Students at New York's Hunter College express pride in Elena Kagan Adam Phillips | New York 11 May 2010 Photo: Hunter College High School Yearbook Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan in the 1977 yearbook at Manhattan's Hunter College High School. Presi...
Whatever her mood, from sultry blues ballads to fiery jazz classics, Lena Horne was adored by audiences the world over, especially when she delivered her signature song, Stormy Weather. Lena was born the great-granddaughter of a freed slave in Brookl...
According to several educational research studies the United States is falling behind other countries in math and science achievement by middle school and high school students. Now, there's a push by several U.S. federal government agencies -- includ...
The almost $1 trillion EU bailout package has not quelled the Greek financial crisis, nor has it erased the memories of last week's deadly demonstrations in Athens, in which hundreds of thousands of Greeks took to the streets to protest the governmen...
Hop on the nearest whirling carousel Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 10 May 2010 Wooden horses this genuine Hershell carousel are lovingly maintained. One such merry-go-round was found, abandoned and choked with weeds in a Colorado field, and beautifu...
For many people, when they think of police, they think of officers writing tickets or arresting bad guys. But in suburban Washington, a group of multi-talented police officers is reaching out to their community through music. Students at Thurgood Mar...
