Islamist Radicals React Online to Boston Attacks The bombings at the Boston Marathon not only caught U.S. intelligence services by surprise; on Jihadist websites, debate has raged over the motivations and implications, according to Shiraz Maher of th...
Rights Group Accuses Nigerian Military of 'Cover-Up' The rights group said satellite images following last month's violence in the northern Nigerian town of Baga show more than 2,000 buildings destroyed. Nigeria's military says only several dozen hom...
Disabilities Prevent Aging Africans from Being Productive Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania said the findings are significant as older people with functional limitations have difficulty performing work that is required in their agricultur...
Record Low Price for HPV Vaccine Millions of girls in developing countries could soon have access to a vaccine that protects against cervical cancer. The GAVI Alliance has announced a record low price for the HPV vaccine. The announcement was made Th...
Official: Federal Agencies Didn't Share Information Before Boston Bombings The bombings spread panic among runners and their supporters. But first responders reacted quickly, saving many lives. At this first Congressional hearing, Republican Represen...
Syrian Refugees Find Warm Welcome in Egypt Wael Mustafa left Syria last year with his family, his cooking skills and little else.After abandoning his devastated home on the outskirts of Damascus, Mustafa, his wife, children and aging parents spent mo...
Deep Divisions Surface After Landmark Malaysian Elections KUALA LUMPUR After this week's closest election in Malaysias history, the ruling National Front returned to power with a majority in parliament. The opposition alliance, however, won more than...
Songwriter Looks Back at Rock and Roll Repertoire Jailhouse Rock was one of more than 20 Leiber and Stoller songs that Elvis Presley recorded. Another Presley record, written by Leiber and Stoller, was an even bigger hit. Along with Elvis and other a...
Devon Allman Releases Debut Solo Album, 'Turquoise' Devon blazed his own musical trail, without the guidance of his father Gregg. Thats because Gregg Allman, co-founder and leader of the world-famous Allman Brothers Band, divorced his mother when he...
Sectarian Violence Skyrockets in Iraq With sectarian bombings and shootings escalating, April was the deadliest month in Iraq in nearly five years. The United Nations says more than 700 people were killed. Abdullah Hassan witnessed one blast in Baghd...
Polls in Pakistans Baluchistan Province Face Multiple Threats In recent months in Baluchistan, multiple bomb and grenade attacks, shootings and threats of violence, have meant few large political rallies during campaign season. A bomb blast earlier t...
Guantanamo Prison Hunger Strike Grows It is a daily routine at the detention facility; military staff, including a medical team, check to see who is eating and who is not. For the staff at Joint Task Force Guantanamo - whose mandate is to be safe, hu...
3 Million Newborns Die Within First Month The humanitarian organization Save the Children has released its annual State of the Worlds Mothers report. It says despite much progress being made in reducing maternal and child deaths, every year, three mi...
HRW: Make Rights Priority in Somalia International donors are being called on to place human rights at the top of the agenda when they meet Tuesday on Somalia. Representatives of more than 50 countries are gathering in London to discuss Somalias futu...
The Band Perry Scores Big with 'Pioneer' The title track from the sibling trios first chart-topping collection was inspired by a journey across the United States. Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry drove from Nashville to California to record the project...
