Souem plants crops in the dry season on her relative's plot, using water from the irrigation system Cambodia's government, with the help of international lenders and foreign investors, is funneling investment into the country's vast rural areas. Alth...
British Labour MP Diane Abbott, seen here in this November 30 1994, file picture, defended herself Wednesday Nov. 28, 1996 against accusations of racism after criticising the appointment of blonde, blue-eyed Finnish nurses at her local hospital. For...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures while giving his opening address to dignitaries attending the peace jirga in Kabul, 02 June 2010 The streets of Kabul echoed with insurgent gunfire and explosions late Wednesday morning as representatives from a...
Johannesburg's extensively refurbished international airport can now handle 28 million passengers yearly Preparations are in the final stages for the June 11th kick-off of the football World Cup. One of the world's biggest sporting events is being he...
Bike lanes opened recently on Pennsylvania Avenue, the wide boulevard that runs from the White House to the US Capitol. They were painted several weeks ago on Pennsylvania Avenue, the wide boulevard that runs from the White House to the U.S. Capitol....
Vocalist Catherine Russell is always searching for that next great melody. She's found more than a dozen of them to sing on her latest album, Inside This Heart Of Mine. Catherine Russell is a perfectionist when it comes to choosing her material. Her...
There's a lot going on beneath the streets of America Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 01 June 2010 The United States has an underground movement. It's not a resistance group or a radical organization. It's a trail of hidden historical delights. One of...
Investment professional aims to finance a healthy food distribution system, community-by-community Jan Sluizer | San Francisco, California 01 June 2010 Woody Tasch hopes to help finance a healthy food distribution system, community-by-community, thro...
Monday was observed as Memorial Day, a day to pause and reflect on the many who have died serving in the military. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attended services to honor the dead. Some of those who died gave their lives not fo...
Amid the recent economic downturn, demand in the U.S. is rising for small wind turbines to power people's homes. The American Wind Energy Association says sales of such turbines rose 15 percent in 2009. One man in Florida is generating his own power...
U.S. authorities have expanded fishing restrictions in the Gulf of Mexico because of fears of contamination from the BP oil leak. The spill poses a threat to the safety of seafood from the Gulf, and the future of the fishing industry in Louisiana and...
President Barack Obama, accompanied by BP Oil Spill Commission co-chairs, former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, and former EPA Administrator William Reilly, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, 1 Jun 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama...
One of Haiti's most well known exports and a symbol of national pride is back in business. Barbancourt's rum was first distilled in Port au Prince in the 1860's by Dupre Barbancourt, a French cognac maker. The company maintained production through Ha...
From right, EU President Herman van Rompuy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talk durng a boat trip on the Don River in Rostov-on-Don, 31 May 2010 Russia and the...
Heather Murdock | Addis Ababa 01 June 2010 A coalition of six Ethiopian opposition parties has rejected recent election results and is calling for a new vote. Government officials say the ruling party's landslide victory reflects the will of the peop...
