US Appetite Grows for Gluten-Free Foods The aroma of freshly-baked cookies fills Lucy's bakery in Norfolk, Virginia. While they look like the typical sweets you'd find in grocery stores, these treats are anything but ordinary. Especially special beca...
Theater Provides 'Touching' Show for Blind The men and women who settle into their seats at Everyman Theatre arent here for a traditional performance. We are here to take you on an experience through 'You Cant Take It With You,' says Marcus Kidd, the...
Libya's Former Rebels Pose Challenge A year and a half ago, electrical engineer Omran Al-Awayeb took up arms to defend his neighborhood against Gadhafi forces. Now he commands a part-time band of rebels who are still worried about their country's fut...
Conservation Project at Risk from Mai Mai Attack The hunt continues for the Mai Mai militia that attacked a DRC conservation project in June. Six people were killed, as well as 14 endangered animals called Okapi, or forest giraffe. The attack occurre...
FAO Warns of Locust Threat in Mali and Niger Heavy rains have fallen over the past three weeks in northern Mali and Niger and thats resulted in growing swarms of Desert locusts. Efforts are underway to contain the insects in a region thats already fo...
Smooth Transport Will Be Key to London Olympics Central London is busy even on normal days. Major events like the Olympics can bring near grid lock. It's going to obviously cause traffic, said Steve McCann, who has been driving a London taxi for seve...
Syrian Rebels Claim Advances On a cross-border visit to the Turkish city of Antakya, Ahmad al-Kanatre Abu Hamza, commander of the Omar al-Mukhtar battalion of the Free Syrian Army, said the FSA is making big gains in territory and manpower. The comma...
A Century Later, Candy Man Still Sells Taffy The colorful old southern seaport of New Orleans, Louisiana, is full of character - and characters: mimes and clowns on Jackson Square, Lucky Dog men who sell hot dogs from carts shaped like wieners in a b...
Russian Laws Keep Gay Life Behind Closed Doors When gay rights activists recently released a rainbow of balloons from a Saint Petersburg park, the predictable happened. City police herded activists into a waiting bus. Then, black-shirted nationalists...
Building Peace at the Grassroots Level A Christian-based aid organization says if peacebuilding is to succeed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it must begin at the grassroots level. Millions of people have died in the Eastern DRC from nea...
Syrian Refugees Watch Violence Unfold from Border Camp Syrian helicopters buzz rebel-held territory - occasionally firing rockets that raise plumes of smoke. Army snipers holed up in a minaret take aim at anyone trying to flee Syria. Kilis refugee ca...
South Sudan President Plans to Shrink Government There is growing support for President Salva Kiirs plan to downsize his government. Mr. Kiir said earlier this month that due to the current austerity measures, he needs to eliminate positions that wil...
Opera Fallujah Shows US Veteran's Inner Battle The opera, Fallujah, is inspired by real-life events. It highlights 72 hours in the life of a U.S. Marine who recalls his battle experience in Iraq. Fallujah is based on one of America's most deadly batt...
Turkish Fashion Magazine Targets Female Islamic Professionals In a swanky five-star hotel in old Istanbul a fashion shoot is taking place. But it is not for your typical fashion publication. It's for Ala, a magazine catering to pious head-scarf-weari...
Cheaper Drugs Allow Better Treatment of HIV/AIDS Patients PEPFAR, the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, is responsible for getting millions of people on treatment. But researchers say it was not until the program started using cheaper generi...
