Today's steep rises in food prices, driven up by Russia's drought-devastated wheat harvest, present a worrying echo of the past for the authors of a new book. In Empires of Food, the authors say civilizations rise and fall on the backs of their food...
Ethiopia will accomplish the construction at any cost whether donors continue funds or not. The giant Gibe III dam, now being built on the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia is a boon for some, a problem for others. Supporters say it will provide ele...
India will declare the elephant a national heritage animal, to focus more attention on the need to conserve the species, whose numbers have been dwindling. India is home to more than half the Asian elephants left in the wild, making it a critical bat...
The World Health Organization said polio is spreading in Angola and has crossed into neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, creating an international threat. A vaccine for polio was discovered more than 50 years ago, but according to data released...
After more than half a century, the oldest synagogue in Hungary's capital Budapest reopened Wednesday for the public, just in time for the Jewish New Year. The synagogue was forced to close its doors following the Holocaust, when Hungary became a Com...
Cuidado [warning], don't start what you can't finish, 'Machete.' Texas-based writer-director Robert Rodriguez pays tribute to the movies that inspired him to become a filmmaker with a no-holds-barred, action-packed adventure that features knife fight...
A new strategic plan for AIDS vaccine research was unveiled Tuesday. Its the culmination of an 18-month effort that included the input of 400 scientists worldwide. The new Scientific Strategic Plan developed by the Council of the Global HIV Vaccine E...
A theater that draws a million people a year is mighty popular. Even more so when you consider that it offers only about 700 seats and that it's not a movie theater or some kind of arena. It's strictly a legitimate theater, where live plays are perfo...
The roar of jet engines splits the air over the U.S. Navy's testing grounds in Patuxent River, Maryland, as an F-18 fighter plane takes to the skies. Powering this supersonic jet fighter is a fuel that is 50 percent petroleum-based and 50 percent der...
MeTompkin Bay Oyster Company president Todd Casey packages oysters from Washington State because oyster beds shut down in Louisiana after the oil spill. Todd Casey is the owner-operator of MeTompkin Bay Oyster Company and he's got a major problem, no...
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks brought about many changes in American society. The government established a new department to deal with terrorist threats. Airports instituted tough new security rules. Public awareness of Islam and Muslim co...
As U.S. voters prepare to go to the polls in eight weeks to elect a new Congress, two new public opinion surveys contain encouraging news for opposition Republicans and warning signs for Democrats and President Barack Obama. The new opinion surveys p...
Strikes taking place across France and London have closed down major transport routes and turned transport links into chaos. London's Tube workers went on a 24-hour strike starting Monday evening that left commuters struggling to make it to work Tues...
The Iranian government says it has the right to decide which international inspectors will be allowed to monitor its nuclear facilities. A spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry said Tehran could reject the inspectors on the basis of their previous ac...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is no guarantee the U.S.-mediated talks that resumed with the Palestinians last week will succeed. The words of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were the latest indication of the low hopes...
