Even as they agreed to start indirect talks, both sides disagreed whether the negotiations had officially begun. Luis Ramirez | Jerusalem 06 May 2010 US Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, shakes hands with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, befor...
Wearing army uniform, former Thailand's Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh talks with reporters as he arrives for a self reporting at the gate of the government's Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) 30 April 2010 in Bangkok,...
What babies know fascinates doctors, researchers and parents. With technology that can measure brain waves and other indicators, what researchers are finding is that babies know more than we suspect. What do they know and when do they know it? Such q...
International Latin super star Shakira has set off a controversy in South Africa over the official World Cup song. Many have expressed disappointment that a non-South African artist was chosen to record the song, though others do not seem to mind. Th...
At least seven million Americans identify themselves as belonging to more than one race, and interest is rapidly growing in issues of multi-racial identity. In his new book, Mixed, writer and artist Kip Fulbeck presents a collection of portraits cele...
In this image taken from video, a police officer approaches the vehicle containing a car bomb, which stands with the door open and the police officer reaches down to lift one of the red canisters on the roadway at New York's Times Square, New York, 0...
Thousands of Bangkok workers and hundreds of businesses have seen their incomes drop as protests have clogged a central part of the city for weeks. And although the anti-government protesters have agreed to a government reconciliation plan, it is not...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a meeting with elders in Kunduz, Afghanistan, 11 Apr 2010 Afghan President Hamid Karzai comes to Washington for talks with President Obama next week, amid the Afghan leader's efforts to reconcile with the...
Thousands of Maoist supporters rally in what is normally one of Kathmandu's busiest streets near the government center, 05 May 2020 An indefinite strike is to continue in Nepal with no agreement to end the Himalayan nation's political crisis. Lawmake...
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown greets students at the University of Bradford in Bradford, England, 5 May 2010. Britain's political parties launched a last ditch push to woo wavering voters, and to court each other, as opinion polls showed the...
Preserved bodies help doctors understand diseases that have plagued humans for thousands of years Naomi Seck | Washington, DC 05 May 2010 Scientists say looking back can help them look forward, by revealing how the disease evolved over time. Related...
Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' Freddy Krueger, one of the creepiest and most memorable villains from modern American horror films, is back on screen in a new and more grisly version of his tragic story in the 're-...
Research for new painkiller finds inspiration in chili peppers Naomi Seck | Washington, DC 04 May 2010 Inspired by chili peppers, researchers are working toward a painkiller that could stop the brain from registering the presence of pain. Related Lin...
Partially 'polished' rice provides nutritional and preventive benefits Naomi Seck | Washington, DC 04 May 2010 Researchers say they've discovered a component in rice that can actually prevent heart attacks. People worried about heart attacks get a lo...
Science cafs bring researchers out of the lab and into conversation with regular folks Vronique LaCapra | St. Louis, Missouri 04 May 2010 Organizer Cynthia Wichelman introduces a 'Science on Tap' speaker at the Schlafly Bottleworks. International Caf...
