By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 11 May 2006 watch US Geography report A geographic literacy study released this week provides new evidence that young Americans have a disturbing lack of basic geographi...
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 11 May 2006 watch Bush Poll report A new public opinion poll shows President Bush's job approval rating is at its lowest level since he took office five years ago. In re...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 May 2006 Egyptian riot police have broken up demonstrations around a Cairo courthouse where two pro-reform judges were to face a disciplinary hearing following their all...
By Michael Bowman Washington 11 May 2006 President Bush says the federal government's monitoring of telephone activity is limited to instances where authorities believe terrorists are making calls to...
By Michael Drudge London 11 May 2006 Police officer gives commuter directions at Tottenham Court Road after tube networks plunged into chaos July 21, 2005 British authorities have cleared intelligence...
By Michael Drudge London 11 May 2006 The British government has confirmed it will fight to overturn a judge's ruling that a group of Afghan hijackers be granted residency rights. ---------------------...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 11 May 2006 Australia is considering adopting controversial citizenship tests for immigrants. New settlers could be quizzed on their understanding of Australian cultural values a...
By Luis Ramirez Beijing 11 May 2006 The U.N.'s World Food Program says North Korea has agreed to let the agency start distributing food in the country again after ordering it to halt operations late l...
By David McAlary Washington 10 May 2006 There is new evidence in the case of the missing woolly mammoth. In fact, several species of large mammals in addition to the mammoth went missing at the end of...
By Gini Sikes New York 10 May 2006 Sesame Street in Egypt Since its debut in 1969 in the United States, the children's television show Sesame Street has spread around the world, reaching youngsters in...
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 10 May 2006 watch Iran Nuclear report The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have so far failed to agree on how to enforce a draft resolution that would call...
By Patricia Nunan Srinigar, Kashmir 10 May 2006 watch Kashmir Tourism report Srinigar's Dal Lake Kashmir, the disputed border region between India and Pakistan has long been considered off limits to a...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 10 May 2006 Ehud Olmert Senior Israeli officials say they will wait six months before deciding whether to move unilaterally to set Israel's final border with the Palestinians....
By Cathy Majtenyi 10 May 2006 A relative of eight year old Nastexo Abdi Ali comforts her in the Medina hospital in Mogadishu The United Nations has condemned the latest round of fighting in Somalia's...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 10 May 2006 Former Communist Giorgio Napolitano has been elected Italy's new head of state. His election paves the way for the winner of general elections last month, Roman...
