Afghan policemen man at a police check point following an attack by militants in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 15 June 2010 The Pentagon says reports of violence, corruption, poor quality local security forces and slower progress than expected in southern Afg...
Jonah Hex. Are these the boys you wanted? You surely have done us quite a favor. A transaction is all it was. I'll collect my hundred dollar bounty on them and be on my way. From Superman and Spider Man to Josie and the Pussycats, Hollywood has a lon...
Sunday (June 20) is Fathers Day in the United States, an observance first marked here a century ago as an occasion to honor dads, paternal bonds, and the role of fathers in society. Like the Mothers Day observance it complements, Fathers Day is celeb...
A man from the gulf coast region brings a sample of oil tainted water to a meeting with senators in Washington. Nearly 100 residents from America's Gulf Coast converged on Capitol Hill this week. They wanted to meet with their representatives and sen...
A dance troope performs near an outdoor FIFA-sponsored fan park in Johannesburg, South Africa There are many ways to watch World Cup action in Johannesburg. The lucky people have tickets to the matches. For others, there are numerous restaurants and...
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the groundbreaking of a road project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Friday, June 18, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. U.S. President Barack Obama visited Columbus, Ohio Friday to mark the grou...
Following a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP's reputation in the United States has been badly tarnished. BP once stood for British Petroleum' The company rebranded itself as simply BP in 1998, but that has not stopped many Americans f...
Legendary underwater explorer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born 100 years ago this month (June 11, 1910). To celebrate Cousteau's remarkable life and legacy, National Geographic Books is publishing a memoir by his eldest son Jean-Michel, f...
A group of young women from around the world has gathered this week in the city of Toronto, Canada. They are delegates to the first-ever G(irls)20 Summit, meeting in advance of the G-20 Economic Summit taking place later this month. They are meeting...
Country newcomer Laura Bell Bundy spent the past decade working as a television, film and Broadway actress and just recently switched gears to focus on a career in Country music. Laura Bell began acting at the age of nine. She appeared in many networ...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev uses a touch screen during a video-link at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow, 07 Jun 2010 US Defense Department Backs Quick Ratification of New START Treaty with Russia Russian President Dmitri Medvedev...
men pray during a funeral ceremony for the people killed during ethnic rioting between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks, in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010 Hundreds are dead and hundreds of thousands have been driven from their homes...
S. Korean Media: North Korea Aired Unauthorized Recording of World Cup Opener The Demilitarized Zone, at the 38th parallel, is the four-kilometer buffer separating North and South Korea. The recent sinking of South Korean warship, the Cheonan, in the...
US national soccer players, from left: Edson Buddle, Jozy Altidore and Landon Donovan train at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria, 16 Jun 2010 The United States takes on Slovenia this Friday in their second match of World Cup play. Slovenian midfielder And...
Senegalese basketball legend Anne Marie Dioh is helping to train the next generation of women basketball players in her country. Dioh is making a difference through her after-school program that also encourages young people to stay in school. Anne Ma...
