Would New Leader Change Egypt's Foreign Policy? A possible win by the Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi has some wondering if Egypt could soon see a realignment of its foreign policy. A spokesman for the Islamist candidate, Walid el Haddad, says a Morsi adm...
Egyptian Villagers Debate Candidates' Economic Plans Life in rural Egypt under the previous government was hard. Poverty was endemic - a third of Egyptians live on less than $2 a day. Prospects for change were almost nil. So the promise of new leader...
US Bank Executive Apologizes for Loss It was four years ago that a cascading failure of Americas biggest financial institutions triggered massive federal bailouts and legislation designed to curb risk-taking and, it was hoped, avoid another economic...
Eurozone Crisis Expected to Dominate G20 Summit The Eurozone crisis is going to be the first and second leading agenda item when it comes to Los Cabos, said Stewart Patrick, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Greece Sundays parliame...
G20 Called on to Tackle Critical Issues Humanitarian groups are calling on G20 leaders to take decisive action on economic growth, climate change and hunger when they meet in Los Cabos, Mexico next week. Europes economic crisis is expected to top the...
South China Sea Fishermen Caught in Political Net As a storm approaches, Filipino fishermen in Masinloc work together to pull their boats out of the water. About 2,000 families here depend on the sea to make a living, but the spat with China at rich...
Syrian Refugees Seek Help in Lebanon Saadnayel, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, has a population of about 30,000 people. The small town is hosting more than 5,000 refugees from Syria's violence, now entering its 15th month. Ziad al-Ali arrived two weeks a...
Director Ridley Scott Is Back With New Alien In the late 70s, Ridley Scott created two iconic characters: The Alien and Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver. Ripley was the first female character to tackle a monster on the large screen. The role...
Immigrant Students Lobby for a US Dream Undocumented students from Lehman College in New York City don academic robes for a protest in the office of State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. They are almost immediately ushered out, their protest being d...
Philippines, China Seek Friendly Ties, Despite Tensions Avoiding confrontation The Philippines recently pulled back its navy from the disputed Scarborough Shoals where it had been in a standoff with Chinese vessels. Instead, the civilian-run Coast Gu...
Hopes of Chinese Animation Ride on 'Tofu Boy' Popular western movies like Kung Fu Panda are presenting a challenge for Chinese animators, who have yet to produce a hit among international audiences. But for Director Sun Lijun, creator of Legend of a...
HIV Superinfections Appear Common Theyre called HIV superinfections and a study indicates theyre much more common than first thought. Researchers say this raises concerns about possible resistance to treatment and may require new approaches to AIDS v...
California, Oregon Battle Over Landmark Status The U.S. National Park Service is about to convey landmark status upon a place on the California coast, not far from San Franciscos famous Golden Gate Bridge. That sounds kind of routine, but some people...
Debate Over US Flag Designer Continues Its going to be a busy day at Betsy Rosss house in Philadelphia on Thursday. She wont be there, since she died in 1836, but hundreds of tourists will be going through her house. You see, Thursday is Flag Day in...
Falling Oil Prices Prompt Russian Economic Fears Khanty-Mansiysk in Siberia - home to around 70 percent of Russias developed oil fields and the source of much of the countrys wealth. Russia produces more than 10 million barrels of oil per day - makin...
