In Kenya, kidney failure has skyrocketed over the past five years following a dramatic rise in diabetes, hypertension and other ailments. The demand for dialysis - an expensive procedure for most Kenyans - far outstrips the supply of dialysis machine...
Newly-sworn-in Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban waves to attendees of a pro-government mass rally organized in Budapest, Hungary, 29 May 2010 Viktor Orban has returned to power as Hungary's prime minister after eight years in opposition, but, M...
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva talks during his meeting with foreign journalists at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 May 2010 Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva stands by his decision call in troops to end the two month l...
Palestinian fishermen prepare their boat ahead of the expected arrival of a flotilla of hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists trying to sail into the Gaza Strip, in Gaza city, 28 May 2010 A confrontation is looming between the Israeli navy and intern...
Michael Irwig gives staff lectures on Vitamin D at George Washington University Hospital The U.S. Institute of Medicine is involved in a study that will likely result in an increase in the recommended daily intake of vitamin D. Research shows vitamin...
Technophiles mobbed Apple stores in Europe and Asia on Friday to snatch the hottest gadget of the day - the iPad. Apple has sold more than a million of the small tablet computers since its U.S. launch last month, forcing the company to delay its inte...
Two great waterways, a world apart, face similar conservation issues Mike Simonson | Boscobel, Wisconsin 28 May 2010 The River Spirit Exchange took students down the Kickapoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi, past towering sandstone outcroppings...
Bluegrass is often associated with the arrival of Celtic immigrants to the Appalachian Mountain region in the 1700s. American bluegrass music remains popular in many parts of the United States. Jam sessions, where musicians get together to play, can...
Ernie Pyle was one of the most popular news reporters in the United States during World War II. He wrote about common soldiers, making use of his own upbringing in the tiny town of Dana, Indiana, to better understand them. Pyle died in combat in 1945...
America's veterans reflect on lost comrades, time on the front lines Adam Phillips | New York 28 May 2010 Monday, May 31 is Memorial Day in the United States, a time when Americans traditionally take time to honor those who have died in the nation's...
President Barack Obama, and LaFourche Parish president Charlotte Randolph, center, get a briefing from U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen on a beach in Louisiana, 28 May 2010 President Barack Obama inspected areas of the U.S. Gulf coast on Friday, u...
Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Sandy Koufax is pictured with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at an event honoring Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, 27 May 2010 U....
U.S. and Afghan soldiers together with Afghan policemen stand near the site of a car bomb explosion in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 26 May 2010. Thousands of U.S. troops are heading into southern Afghanistan in June to launch an offensive in Kandahar provi...
This week, Amnesty International issued its annual human rights report and a top official with the organization says it captures the soaring highs and crushing lows in the world of international justice. For first time, the International Criminal Cou...
Britain's new coalition government is pledging to put a cap on the number of non-EU immigrants allowed into Britain. Some people believe it's what the country needs to curb over-population. But, others say it could hurt British business as well as th...
