An electoral worker empties a ballot box to begin counting the election results at a counting center in Baghdad, 09 Mar 2010 Iraq's election remains too close to call. Partial results Friday showed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition holding a...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following a joint statement to the press in New Delhi, 12 Mar 2010. A short visit to India by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has allowed New Delhi...
In the US more people are developing kidney failure, and are becoming candidates for a transplant Most of the studies on kidney donation focus on the recipients and how well they adjust to their new kidneys. A new study documents how well donors fare...
In general, the reaction to 3D has been enthusiastic. For the moment, the 3D sets come with one pair of glasses. Extra ones cost about $150 each. On the heels of the blockbuster film Avatar, there's a wave of enthusiasm for 3D. This month, many telev...
The sound is what sets the Folk Alliance International apart from most other business conventions. You couldn't take a step without tripping over a guitar picker, fiddler or folk dancer, not to mention the singer-songwriters who lined the tradeshow h...
The US Department of Education has announced an investigation into the teaching of English-language learners in Los Angeles public schools. These students, who are immigrants or the children of immigrants, make up one-third of the LA school populatio...
Stagecoaches carried what is now America's fourth-largest bank to success Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 11 March 2010 You probably didn't believe it when we said Wells Fargo's stagecoaches could hold up to 18 people, plus baggage. Here's proof! One...
U.S. federal officials say corruption among some law enforcement officers is jeopardizing anti-drug and security patrols along the U.S.-Mexico border. Officials say drug dealers have infiltrated their agencies, often through huge payoffs. Mexico is w...
First lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton present the 2010 International Women of Courage Award to Jestina Mukoko of Zimbabwe, 10 March 2010 Related Links Secretary Clinton's Remarks at Awards Ceremony Secretary of State...
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is wrapping up a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, calling for both sides to resume negotiations, which the Palestinians say may not take place as a result of Israel's decision to approve more construction...
A delegation of U.S. military veterans and their families recently traveled to Vietnam, more than 30 years after the war in the southeast Asian nation. A private organization, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, organized the trip. Many U.S. military...
Photo provided by the Department of Defense shows US Defense Secretary Robert Gates visiting Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 11 Mar 2010 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday that Iran's support for the Tali...
A passenger is seen during a strike at the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata, 11 Mar 2010 Greek riot police clashed with demonstrators again on Thursday, as tens of thousands of striking workers marched to protest government...
Congress party President Sonia Gandhi is greeted by women party workers after the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the upper house of parliament, at her residence in New Delhi, India, 10 Mar 2010 Although the bill proposing to reserve one third...
Counting and data input workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission in Baghdad, Iraq, 11 Mar 2010, as data is calculated before an election result can be declared The first partial results from Iraq's national elections Sunday indicate the S...
