Uninsured Americans Face Confusing Bills, Inconsistent Charges Tatyana Schum was at home with her dogs when a burning sensation ripped through her body. Unbelievable pain like I've never felt before, said Schum. The pain was from an inflamed gallblad...
Effort Launched to Save Africas Lions The African Lion Environmental Research Trust, or ALERT, a conservation and restoration charity, is one of the organizations that will help to kick off the event. The non-profit organization said the lion is a na...
Syrian Crisis Hits Lebanon's Economy BEIRUT Early evening in Ashrafieh, a Beirut district known for its nightlife, the Couqley Restaurant is getting ready to open for dinner. Owner Ziad Kamel oversees the preparations. Business is tough. Since the Sy...
Leaders Call for Investing in Girls Leaders of some of the worlds top foundations say much more needs to be done to encourage the hopes, dreams and ambitions of young girls. The issue was discussed at the Women Deliver conference in the Malaysian cap...
Experts Say More Research Needed to Foil Cyber It doesnt matter who you are or where you live - if you have access to a computer, you are a potential target for cyber criminals. And its not just individuals at risk. Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney...
Women Deliver Conference Opens The Women Deliver conference opens Tuesday (5/280) in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Organizers call it the largest global meeting of the decade on the health and well-being of women and girls. About 7,000 people h...
Northern Sudan Set to Eliminate River Blindness In 1998, residents of this Nile River town began a community-directed treatment program of ivermectin, a medication that stems the infestation of worms. In 2012, treatment was halted after scientists fo...
Oklahomans Have Long Tradition of Resilience, Perseverance In a rural area of Oklahoma, Todd Mauldin lost his house and truck. I have had three close calls, and this was the third one, and it got me! he said. This kind of pluck and good-humored deter...
Fears Rise in Lebanon of Syrian War Spillover Sectarian tensions in Lebanon rose after the clashes. They took place in the northern city of Tripoli between Sunni Lebanese who support the Syrian rebels and Alawite Lebanese who support the Syrian gover...
Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan Increasing Naqibullah, a shopkeeper on so-called electronic street in Kabul, sells TVs and DVD players Over the past 10 years under the Karzai government, I would say 85 percent of people are using TVs, DVD...
African Union Leaders Talk Mali, Chinese Investment Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang told the African Union that Beijing's new leaders want greater cooperation on trade and closer consultation on international affairs with the growth of Africa's influe...
Washington Week: Focus on Scandals and Tragedies President Obama traveled Sunday to Moore, Oklahoma to meet with and console residents of the midwestern town devastated by a tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others. The presiden...
Soldiers Place US Flags in Arlington Cemetery for Memorial Day Army Colonel James Markert places a flag at the tombstone of Christopher Henderson, who was killed in Iraq almost six years ago. Hendersons widow, Jennifer, and their daughter have come t...
Putting Slurplus Food to Good Use Every Monday, about 150 people line up in the parking lot of Christian Life Center in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Joan Oswald, whose family has lived in an emergency homeless shelter since April, got here early....
Victims of Oklahoma Tornado Get Help From Near and Far The devastation of her home brought a bitter twist of irony to Linda Berna. She helped with search and rescue efforts here after the May 1999 tornado. We kicked down doors to see if there were an...
