American Lisa Nesser moved to northern Thailand six years ago to help refugees from Burma. Lisa discovered many minority children from Burma were unable to attend regular schools in Thailand so she started giving the children free evening classes and...
Fitness expert Harley Pasternak believes Japanese people are the world's healthiest thanks to a diet rich in fish, whole soy, seaweed and green tea. Cancer, Heart Disease, Other Non-Communicable Diseases on Rise in Developing World Different foods, c...
Dairy farmer, researchers look for ways to power cars with bio-gas from cattle Tom Banse | Bellingham, Washington 23 February 2010 Dairy owner Darryl Vander Haak turns cow manure into 'bio-gas' which burns like natural gas in a small electric power p...
One Laptop Per Child's office feels more like a playroom for geeky adults than a non-profit with a mission to save the world. Plastic green laptops are strewn about in various stages of disassembly and upgrade, and the office is decorated with multic...
As the world focuses attention on Canada during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a sport not yet in the Olympic spotlight continues to draw competitors and tourists to Canada's Yukon Territory. Dog sledding remains one of the most difficult competit...
Only a few blocks from the thousands of fans near the Olympic cauldron in Vancouver, a small non-profit organization is working to help women escape prostitution, drug abuse and violence. The Atira Women's Resource Society is hoping the Olympics will...
Canada's national government and Vancouver Olympic organizers have poured millions of dollars into the Own the Podium Program to prepare for the Vancouver Games. But the effort has not produced as much Olympic success as hoped. Canadians are still ho...
Canada's Charles Hamelin, left, and USA's Apolo Anton Ohno, right, compete during the first race of the men's 1000m quarterfinals short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, 20 Feb 2010 Having won hi...
Dr. Gary Smith heads the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He and other pediatricians are calling for warning labels on foods that are a high-risk for choking for children. Every week, children...
President Barack Obama speaks to members of the National Governors Association at the White House, 22 Feb. 2010 President Barack Obama has invited congressional Republicans to a meeting Thursday on health care reform, his latest effort at cultivating...
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on the NATO alliance Tuesday to chart a clear path toward relevance and enhanced capability as it faces a different set of threats than it was founded to address more than 60 years ago. Gates wants a key NAT...
A group of Afghan National Army soldiers arrive at Shorabak base, Nad Ali district, Helmend province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, 14 Feb. 2010 US Commander Makes Televised Apology for Afghan Deaths in NATO Strike Our adversaries are cunning, they a...
Shortwave radio broadcasting to North Korea is nothing new. The Voice of America has done it for decades, and many other organizations have sprouted up in recent years. The content is often a collaborative effort between South Koreans and North Korea...
Like many developing countries, Thailand is looking for ways to ease its reliance on costly imported oil and gas. A new government plan includes nuclear power, bio-fuels and solar energy among potential energy sources for the country. Thailand's goal...
Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (L) and Burkina Faso's president Blaise Compaore meet at the airport in Abidjan on 22 Feb, 2010 after Campaore arrived to act as a mediator in Ivory Coast's political crisis The regional mediator for Ivory Coast's pol...
