Research reveals cultural differences about what seems to be acceptable when it comes to physically disciplining children. But three decades on, how are children doing? Pediatricians from the University of North Carolina have taken a look at one meas...
Cedar Hill, home of Frederick Douglass, in Washington, DC's Anacostia neighborhood, shown here in 1905. The Anacostia neighborhood - named for the polluted branch of the Potomac River that runs past it - is the poorest, most run-down section of Washi...
George Wein changed the way Americans experience their music. The pioneering jazz musician and music producer launched the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954. It was the first big outdoor music event of its kind and has spawned a host of other groun...
As the rate of obesity in many countries continues to rise, health officials worry about the expanding waistlines of their citizens. And it turns out there's reason to worry. New research suggests the size of your waist can predict your chance of dea...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said the Obama administration intends to further increase the United States' world-leading support for global health programs. But she said the United States has a right to expect commensurate efforts by reci...
U.S. officials say they have a long-term commitment to help Pakistan recover from one of the worst disasters in that nation's history. Three weeks of monsoon rains have killed an estimated 1,600 people and affected another 20 million. The American ef...
People gather around 'Table of the Merciful' in Cairo's Khan al-Khalili bazaar, 12 Aug 2010 Many of Cairo's poor are spending this Ramadan, the Islamic month of spiritual devotion, coping with such worldly problems as electricity shortages, stifling...
For years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has described his program of boosting state control over the economy as 21st Century Socialism. The president does not spell out how this version of socialism differs from 20th century socialist experiments...
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at the Australian Labor Party campaign launch at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Brisbane, Australia, 16 Aug 2010 Australians will choose a new government on August 21, and both major parties promise t...
Peter the Great, Joseph Stalin and now Russian President Dmitri Medvedev all set ambitious goals of modernizing Russia. Last September, Mr. Medvedev published an essay entitled Go, Russia! that spelled out a new strategy to use technology and innovat...
India's leader has used part of his Independence Day address to call for an end to violence in Kashmir. The appeal for an end to the ongoing street protests in Kashmir by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came one day after two more protestors were kille...
A top Iranian oil official is saying Monday that Tehran is not having problems purchasing gasoline supplies, despite tough new U.N., U.S. and EU economic sanctions. Reports from both inside and outside Iran, however, indicate the Iranian government i...
After decades of asking for an increase in their pensions, African soldiers who fought for France were recently told that their payments would soon increase. On the heels of this announcement, some of these soldiers share their stories about fighting...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, left, walks past Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangirai, during Defense Force Day Commemorations in Harare, 10 Aug 2010 The Southern African Development Community is expected to discuss the political progress in Zimbabwe...
A Russian Emergencies Ministry soldier floods a peat bog to prevent an outbreak of fire near the town of Shatura, some 120 km (75 miles) southeast of Moscow, 13 Aug 2010 Some 500 fires continue to blaze across Russia. The flames have created toxic fu...
