By Brian Padden Washington, DC 23 May 2006 watch Commuter report In the United States there are almost 3.5 million "extreme commuters," who travel more than 90 minutes to work, one way. According to t...
By David Byrd Washington 23 May 2006 When the World Cup gets under way in Germany next month, the odds-on favorite - Brazil - faces Croatia, Australia and Japan in the first round. The Brazilians shou...
By Franz Wild Abidjan 23 May 2006 Suspected Tuareg rebels are reported to have occupied a town in the northeast of Mali. They are believed to be led by a high-ranking deserter from the Malian army. --...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 23 May 2006 A wounded East Timorese soldier is treated in a hospital after a gunfight which killed one soldier and wounded seven others Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Clashes be...
By Subel Bhandari New Delhi 23 May 2006 Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli Nepal's deputy prime minister says the government is ready for peace talks with Maoist rebels, but rebel violenc...
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 23 May 2006 Hawker with little skyscrapers in background in Abidjan A new term being used to describe economic realities in West Africa is de-development. Life in cities buil...
By Michael Drudge London 23 May 2006 Amnesty International has accused the United States and other major powers setting aside human rights protections in the war on terror. The London-based human righ...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 23 May 2006 Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has resumed his duties after taking a leave of absence in April because of protests against his leadership. But oppositio...
By Dan Robinson Capital Hill 22 May 2006 A U.S. congressman, who is the target of a bribery investigation by federal authorities, says he intends to fight corruption allegations. A long-running federa...
By Challiss McDonough Sharm el-Sheikh 22 May 2006 Many Arab countries are in the midst of reforms designed to diversify and strengthen their economies. But the pace of political reform varies from cou...
By Parke Brewer Washington 22 May 2006 Security issues always play a role at major sporting events and that is no different for next month's World Cup football finals in Germany. Allianz-Arena stadium...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 May 2006 The name Zamboni is well known to fans of hockey and ice skating. The Zamboni resurfacing machine makes an appearance on ice rinks between the periods of a h...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 The 192-nation World Health Assembly will consider ways to speed up efforts to contain a potential pandemic resulting from bird flu. More than 100 health ministers a...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 22 May 2006 The implementation of the peace accord to end more than three years of war in Darfur, Sudan, appears to be stumbling, amid accusations of cease-fire violatio...
By Paula Wolfson White House 22 May 2006 President Bush delivers a speech in Chicago, May 22, 2006 President Bush says the formation of a unity government in Iraq marks a watershed for the greater Mid...
