Clinton Tal ks Syrian Diplomacy with Saudi Officials U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has begun talks with Saudi officials in Riyadh to examine ways of ending the ongoing bloodshed in Syria. Clinton's two-day visit to the Saudi capital is aime...
New York Mayor Takes on Global Smoking New York is increasingly a health conscious city. There's no smoking in restaurants, in bars or even in public parks. That's all the result of the mayor's aggressive anti-tobacco health policies over the past de...
China's Gasoline Prices Surpass Those in US Record oil profits is an election year issue in the United States. Every time gas goes up by a penny, these companies usually profit another $200 million in quarterly profits, said President Barack Obama. B...
US Military's Handling of Brain Injuries, Mental Health in Spotlight For Will Cook, coming home has been almost as challenging as going to war in Iraq. Doctors believe the 22-year-old former U.S. army specialist is suffering from traumatic brain inju...
Remembering Earl Scruggs Before Earl Scruggs, most banjo players used a two- fingered picking style. But all that changed after the 21-year-old North Carolina native joined Bill Monroes Bluegrass Boys in 1945, and brought his three- fingered rolls to...
Poverty Source of Tropical Infections in Texas, Gulf of Mexico Chagas is an infectious disease transmitted by the kissing bug. The kissing bug looks a little bit like a cockroach but it has the ability to feed on blood and it lives in the very poor q...
After 'Gen X', Today's Young Might be Gen E Americans like to give names to generations. We call those who lived through World War II, the Greatest Generation; those who came of age reading the beatnik poets of the 1950s, the Beat Generation; those f...
'Friends of Syria' to Meet for Opposition Support When the friends of Syria's uprising meet in Istanbul, they will be looking for a clearer picture of what President Assad's opponents intend to do with the country if they take power. U.S. Secretary o...
Danger to West Increases From Al-Qaida Threat in Yemen Video obtained from al-Qaida-linked militants in Yemen shows missile launchers, automatic weapons, heavy ammunition and vehicles with machine guns. All, they say, were captured from the Yemeni Ar...
Despite Burmese Reforms, Conflict Continues in Karen State There is a buzz in the air in Burma's Karen state as folks gather for the annual Karen Revolution Day in late January. Unlike the new freedom on display in the nation's capital, people here a...
Burma's Tourist Industry Booms This week in Rangoon 20 contestants competed for the title of Miss Tourism Myanmar 2012, a beauty pageant organized by the tourism board to appeal to foreign visitors. Tourism Board Secretary Kyaw Htun says Aung San Suu...
LRA Attacks on the Rise in Central Africa The Lords Resistance Army is stepping up attacks in Central Africa, displacing thousands of people. The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says LRA attacks have been on the rise since January in both the Democratic...
Sudanese Activist Artist Breaks Down Borders In an audio montage of memories from refugees, the sounds of gunfire and explosions mix with crying babies. Narrator Michelle Orecchio describes how to reverse war's grip on so much of humanity. All it tak...
Studies Link Bee Decline to Insecticide Billion-dollar bees Bees pollinate the flowers that become fruits, nuts and vegetables. The work these insects do is worth about $18 billion a year to U.S. farmers. But honeybee colonies in the United States ha...
Worries Boost Gasoline Prices and Stir Up US Politics U.S. gasoline prices are rising to a level that angers many motorists. American Petroleum Institute chief economist John Felmy blames rising gasoline prices on rising demand for oil by major emerg...
