Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers carry the body of a colleague at Bhimrao hospital in Raipur (file photo 30 Jun 2010) In India, Maoist guerrillas say they are prepared for a three month ceasefire and a dialogue with the government....
Sophisticated mathematical modeling could assist health planners in the fight against malaria. The ancient disease of malaria continues to be a scourge that sickens millions worldwide annually. There are many ways to stop the spread of the disease. Y...
Ecocradle serves the same purpose as traditional foams when used as a packaging material. Buying a product these days often means you are getting more than you bargained for. Unwrapping your latest purchase can leave the room strewn with the cardboar...
At the Stagedoor Manor summer camp theater, kids from all over the world put on 13 full-scale productions in three weeks. Among the many specialty summer camps in the U.S. are drama camps, where youngsters learn about theater and put on a play. There...
Instructor Tovah Feldshuh with student Nancy Gair at the International Cabaret Conference held at Yale University. The word cabaret evokes so many images singers dressed in sequins and satin, presiding over elegant nightclubs or dark, intimate rooms,...
Joseph Shiroko, founder of Brian Resource Center, communicates with a student in sign language In Kenya, educational and career opportunities are almost non-existent for people born with multiple physical challenges. They face many forms of discrimin...
About 66,000 migrants enter the United States legally as H2B Guest Workers each year. Raquel Trejo Rubio has a job few Americans apparently want. The 28-year-old Mexican migrant picks crab meat. I came because there is no work or money in Mexico, say...
President Barack Obama hosts an Iftar dinner, the meal that breaks the dawn-to-dusk fast for Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, 13 Aug 2010 President Barack Obama has become embroiled...
Egyptian-born columnist, Mona Eltahawy, writes about Middle Eastern political affairs for a number of international newspapers Today, we continue looking at the question of whether new media - Facebook, blogging, tweeting - can bring democracy to the...
Internally displaced ethnic Tamils watch Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse during his visit to the Manik Farm refugee camp, in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka (file photo) The United Nations refugee agency reports that all 490 Tamil passengers on a cargo sh...
An injured man is taken a way from the scene of a suicide attack in Baghdad, Iraq, 17 Aug 2010 A suicide bomber has killed at least 61 people in an attack at an army recruitment center in Baghdad. More than 125 other people are said to have been inju...
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill said Tuesday that he thinks the country is on the right track despite sporadic terrorist activity and a post-election political stalemate. The senior U.S. diplomat, soon to retire, held a farewell pre...
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez salutes supporters during an event marking the 227th anniversary of the birth of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar at the National Pantheon in Caracas, 24 Jul 2010 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's near-mo...
More than 300 scientists from 14 countries brought their skills to the Greenland base camp over five summers. Jim White studies really old ice. He thinks it will help predict what the climate will be like in the future. White is director of the Insti...
Excavations at Tel Kedesh, Israel, under the auspices of the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota, have discovered a gold coin which is the oldest to date in the country. Scientists believe it was minted in Alexandria around 191 BC and...
