By Jim Stevenson Washington 22 May 2006 The U.S. men's national soccer team has made great strides in recent years, reaching the quarterfinal round of the 2002 World Cup tournament and rising to a bes...
By Alisha Ryu Nyeri, Kenya 22 May 2006 Jack Githae, herbal doctor, is standing next to a young MUIRI tree at his clinic in Nyeri, Kenya For thousands of years, people living around Mount Kenya in the...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 Lee Jong-wook World Health Organization Director General Dr. Lee Jong-wook has died after undergoing surgery over the weekend for a blood clot in his brain. He was 6...
By Stefan Bos Budapest 22 May 2006 Celebrations have broken out in the former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro, where official results show that a majority of voters said "yes" to independence in a con...
By Michael Drudge London 22 May 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, May 22, 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair has visited Baghdad t...
Law Enforcement By Ron Corben Bangkok 22 May 2006 Human trafficking into sex trade A conference in Bangkok is promoting greater regional cooperation in the fight against human trafficking in the Mekon...
By Benjamin Sand Paktika, Afghanistan 22 May 2006 As violence flares across Afghanistan, U.S. military officials say the new Afghan National Army will have to shoulder greater responsibility for defea...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 21 May 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is rejecting criticism from the U.N. Committee Against Torture, which last week called for Washington to close the detention...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 21 May 2006 Gen. Rashid Abu Shbak (File photo - Nov. 27, 2004) Palestinian police say they have foiled another assassination attempt against a security chief in the Gaza Str...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 21 May 2006 The Bush administration says it has not been asked by European negotiators to provide security guarantees to Iran. The dispute over Iran's nuclear intentions is...
By Paula Wolfson White House 21 May 2006 George W. Bush, May 21, 2006 President Bush says the formation in Iraq of a unity government marks a new day for the Iraqi people, and a devastating defeat for...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 May 2006 Aung San Suu Kyi (2002 photo) Burma's political opposition, the National League for Democracy, is hopeful of progress on democratic reform after the three-day visit o...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 May 2006 World Health Assembly Efforts to strengthen preparedness and response to a possible avian flu pandemic are expected to figure high on the agenda of the 59th World He...
By Greg Flakus Houston 21 May 2006 Mayor Ray Nagin speaks to his supporters at his victory party in New Orleans, May 20, 2006 Appearing before cheering supporters, Mayor Ray Nagin thanked them and the...
By Challiss McDonough Sharm El-Sheikh 21 May 2006 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with senior Isr...
