Last week, the Pentagon announced changes in enforcement of a 1993 U.S. law that compels gay service members to hide their sexual orientation. If discovered, homosexuals still face discharge from the military, but the regulations stipulate new rules...
Sierra Leone is working to preserve the ecosystem of coastal mangrove swamps that are threatened by people collecting firewood and harvesting salt. Harvesting salt along the coast of West Africa is an age-old business. But today conservationists say...
The international community meets at the United Nations this week to make financial commitments to earthquake-ravaged Haiti's reconstruction. Haitian President Rene Prval is expected to ask for some $11.5 billion to rebuild his country. Haiti's long-...
Joe DeCapua 29 March 2010 Rural agri-business can drive economic growth. Rural agri-businesses can provide a career opportunity for youth. And rural agri-businesses can mean a pathway out of poverty. The first Global Conference on Agricultural Resear...
The rainy season in Haiti begins shortly and the government is rushing to complete a new camp for those left homeless by the earthquake Sylva Louis has lived in the sprawling refugee camp of Champs de Mars in downtown Port au Prince, Haiti's capital,...
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses Tea Party supporters during a rally in the desert outside Searchlight, Nev. Saturday, March 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Thousands of so-called Tea Party activists rallied in the hometown of Senate Democ...
U.S. President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday where he met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and rallied U.S. troops serving in the war-torn country. During his visit, which lasted less than six hours, the president prai...
Pope Benedict XVI holds a woven palm frond while celebrating an open-air Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, 28 Mar 2010 Watch: Caholic Church Scandal Windows Media Pope Benedict XVI led tens of thousands of worshippers in a specia...
Thailand's economy is taking a battering, especially the vital tourism industry as the latest protests in Bangkok have frightened off visitors to the country. Tensions have escalated as protesters moved to force military units to stand down amid mino...
Sally al-Sahabi, 12, and her father enter the police station, hoping that having her husband arrested will pressure him into granting her a divorce In Yemen, it is legal and common for young girls to marry fully-grown men. But a growing activist move...
More than two decades of Washington events, unedited and uncut Art Chimes | Washington, DC 26 March 2010 Related Links C-SPAN Video Archive Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. This...
The US Navy hospital ship Comfort returned Friday to its homeport in Baltimore. Families, friends and community members came out in support of the crew and medical personnel who returned from a nearly two-month medical mission to Haiti. The hospital...
Iconic marshmallow candy inspires artists, has large following among adults Susan Logue Koster | Washington, DC 26 March 2010 Marshmallow Peeps artist David Ottogalli puts finishing touches on Bunny Chaos. Watch: Logue Koster TV Report MP4 Signs of s...
A 33-year-old financial analyst in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching math on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100,000 people a month. In this week's edition of Making a Difference, we introd...
A panel of federal judges in San Diego, California is expected to rule on whether to consolidate a large number of lawsuits filed nationwide against Toyota. Toyota has been inundated with lawsuits due to safety concerns that have led to the recall of...
