European Recession Now Longer Than 2008 Financial Crisis Of the 17 nations that make up the common currency bloc - nine countries are now in recession. While not as steep as the recession that came after the 2008 financial crisis - Commerzbank chief...
Egyptian Sinai Engulfed in Post-Revolution Lawlessness Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has long been a country apart. It has its share of foreign tourists seeking sun and sand on the Red Sea. But for residents, life is hard. The Bedouin have long felt disenf...
Flamenco Band Has Arabic, Islamic Influences The unmistakable sound of flamenco - Spanish guitar and heels - is transformed by the members of the San Francisco band, La Ruya. One of the bands founding members is Sam Foster. Hes a rock and jazz drumme...
Students Aim for Aviation History with Human-Powered Helicopter Within reach What seemed impossible when William Staruk began his PhD studies at the University of Maryland three years ago, is now within reach. He's part of a 50-member team developing...
Washington Newseum Honors 82 Journalists Killed in 2012 They were killed last year while doing their jobs. The Newseum in Washington has added 82 names to its Journalists Memorial. Photojournalist Ahmed Ismael Hassan al-Samadi was shot in Bahrain whi...
Scientists Search for Those Long Missing Researchers are developing new techniques to find hidden graves. They say it would help locate the remains of a lone murder victim or the mass graves of victims of war. The research has been presented at the M...
Device Keeps Internet On When Power Goes Off Erik Hersman and his team in Nairobi have created what they say is the first router made especially for Africa. It's battery powered and rugged. And it's gaining attention in Europe and the United States....
Artist J R Occupies Times Square Poster-sized pictures of New Yorkers decorated the asphalt and a huge billboard in Times Square, one of the most iconic spots in the world. It was the latest venue for J R and his project to let people - all over the...
CAR Instability Helps Lord's Resistance Army Regroup Rebels who seized power in the Central African Republic (CAR) this year effectively halted efforts to find the LRA there. Ugandan troops and their U.S. advisers suspended the hunt amid uncertainty...
Pastor Uses Circus Animals to Help South Sudan CENTREVILLE, VIRGINIA In a church parking lot in this Washington, D.C. suburb on a clear spring day, rescued circus animals, including lions, tigers, camels, even a kangaroo, lounge in cages and pens as...
Natural Disasters Displace 32 Million in 2012 A new report says more than 32-million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 due to natural disasters. Most of the displacement occurred in developing countries, but even rich nations, like the U...
S. Korea's Newest Trains Take Tracks Less Traveled If you are in a hurry, do not take South Korea's newest trains. The electric four-coach O-Train, running four times daily, circles a five-hour 257-kilometer course with stops at 13 stations. The thre...
Cyber Threat Top Concern for NATO Cyber attacks on corporations and governments are no longer unusual. Suspects and their computers are hauled away on a regular basis. That's why Admiral James Stavridis sees cyber security as the top challenge for hi...
Washington Week: More US Government Probes Expected Just when it seemed investigations of the Benghazi attack had run their course, ABC News said it obtained emails showing State Department editing of administration talking points to downplay terrori...
Former PM Nawaz Sharif Set to Lead Pakistan Once Again After a late night of celebrating Pakistans national election results, which showed former prime minister and businessman Nawaz Sharif as the big winner, Pakistanis woke up in the capital Islamab...
