Gates to NATO Allies: Do Not Rush Out of Afghanistan U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged NATO allies Thursday to not rush out of Afghanistan, even as the United States prepares to start withdrawing its own troops next month. The secretary made...
Greeks March Against More Budget Cuts, Privatization Angry Greeks are taking to the streets, demanding the government back off plans to save the economy by privatizing their government jobs. Anger and frustration boiled over into the streets of Athen...
Guinea-Bissau's Lone Brewery Hopes to Tap National Pride Through coups, conflicts and other upheavals, one constant for many West African countries has been the presence of a national beer. After going years without one, Guinea-Bissau is now hoping t...
Mobile, Wireless Devices Save Lives, Money World Health officials have released the most comprehensive global survey to date of how mobile phones and other wireless communication technologies are improving health care delivery around the world. The W...
NATO Vows to Help Libyan People for 'As Long as Possible' NATO defense ministers have pledged to stay the course in their two-month air campaign against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Their comments came a day after coalition warplanes carried out so...
With President Absent, Yemen Battles Islamist Militants Yemeni officials say government forces have killed 12 people suspected of links to al-Qaida as they battle to regain territory lost to Islamist militants in the south of the country. This comes...
Beatles' Business Model Inspires Aspiring Entrepreneurs Business advice is available from many sources - books, workshops, the Internet but - the Beatles? Authors George Cassidy and Richard Courtney believe the Fab Four followed a classic business mo...
Identifying Source of Deadly E. Coli Remains a Challenge Frustration is building in Europe as the source of Germany's E. coli outbreak remains unsolved. U.S. health experts say tracking down a deadly germ can be a complicated task. When they notice a...
Refugees Revitalize Buffalo Zaw Win's journey from Burma to Buffalo, New York was not a matter of just buying an airline ticket. He spent five years as a political prisoner in his native country where Win says he was tortured and starved. Escaping af...
Yemen's Interim Leadership Rules out Transition Deal for Now Political wrangling is underway in Yemen's capital as President Ali Abdullah Saleh receives treatment in Saudi Arabia. U.S. and Yemeni officials say President Ali Abdullah Saleh suffered in...
Climate Change Threatens World Food Production Higher temperatures and changing rainfall patterns resulting from global climate change will threaten food production in many parts of the world - especially regions in the tropics already struggling wit...
Obama, Merkel Discuss Libya, Economy, Mideast Peace Welcoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House, President Barack Obama has hailed the strength of the U.S.-German partnership. On a sunny, hot morning the South Lawn was filled with mi...
AIDS Orphans Face Psychological Challenges In many parts of Africa, AIDS has had a devastating effect. Now, 30 years into the epidemic, researchers are learning more about the impact on orphans and other children whose parents get AIDS. Oxford Univer...
For Some, Life Is Many Roller-Coaster Rides It's roller-coaster time at America's amusement and theme parks. Time to laugh in anticipation as the coaster takes its sweet old time clicking and clacking up the first incline and then shriek in mock terr...
Funding Levels for UN Women Questioned The mandate of U.N. Women is large, and some supporters are concerned that its starting budget of $500 million dollars is not enough to promote women and gender equality around the world, especially at the count...
