The US Environmental Protection Agency lists stormwater as the primary cause of water pollution in the United States. Roads, shopping centers and housing developments are generally seen as enhancing a community's quality of life. But they can also di...
Like many big cities in the developing world, the city of Jakarta, with a population of nine million people, is struggling to provide clean water to all its residents. In some poor neighborhoods international organizations are trying to help, but, th...
The Britain-based charity ActionAid says heavy rains are hampering operations to evacuate people in Pakistan caught in the worst floods in 80 years. The death toll has reached 1,500 and an estimated three-million people have been affected. Airlie Tay...
Pakistani villagers flee a flood-hit area of Kot Addu, Pakistan, 4 Aug 2010 These past few months have been filled with extreme weather in many parts of the world, and climatologists are trying to figure out what to make of it. From flooding in China...
Author Peter Heller says learning to surf taught him a valuable lesson about catching the perfect wave in life. What followed was a six-month odyssey of catching waves along the Pacific coast, during which Heller learned lessons not only about surfin...
Courtesy Akbar Ahmed 'Journey into America' chronicles the Muslim-American experience in the years since 9/11. Even with so many practicing Muslims in their midst, most Americans know little about the Islamic faith. News headlines have led many peopl...
Boy Scouts trading patches at the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia The Boy Scouts of America's National Jamboree wraps up on August 5 after a 10 day run at a U.S. Army base in northern Virginia, not far from Washington. The Sc...
111 of the Royal Australian Air Force showcases a fuel dump and burn procedure during the flight display in Singapore during the opening day of the Singapore Airshow 2010 (file photo) The Australian military is fine-tuning its defensive capabilities...
President Mamadou Tandja is surrounded by bodyguards as he leaves after casting his vote in a constitutional referendum that would keep him in power, in Niamey, 04 Aug 2009 A West African regional court in Nigeria says it will make a decision next mo...
U.S. troops will begin their drawdown in Iraq at the end of this month, but there still is no government in place and violence is on the rise. On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council urged Iraq's recently-elected legislature to form a government quic...
British soldiers from Somme Company providing security as Afghan National Army troops search compounds near the town of Sayedebad, Afghanistan, on day three of their operation named TOR SHEZADA, 1 Aug 2010 Opinion polls indicate support in Britain fo...
Teacher Souhad Zendah leads students through a lesson at Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. A new college started classes this summer in Berkeley, California. Zaytuna College's motto is, Where Islam meets America. It's the first Muslim college...
Documentary 'Journey into America' explores freedom, justice and tolerance in US Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 03 August 2010 Photo: Courtesy Akbar Ahmed The documentary, 'Journey into America,' explores life for Muslims in the United States in...
Bonsai tree in U.S. National Arboretum Sixty five years ago, during World War II, a B-29 bomber known as the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima, Japan, killing hundreds of thousands of people. Among the survivors was a...
Chris Wojciechowski, a 20-something athlete, turned to disc golf after injuring his knee running track five years ago. Chris Wojciechowski is a professional golfer, but he doesn't play the game with balls and clubs. He uses round, flat, Frisbee-like...
