By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 26 May 2006 Two unidentified farm worker walk towards birds suspected of having bird flu virus Nigeria's agriculture ministry has confirmed a new outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in the northern state of Kano. Dead c...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 May 2006 Sudanese refugee children sit in their makeshift classroom, Wednesday, April 19, 2006 in the refugee camp Kou Kou Angarana in Chad some 30 kilometers from the Sudan border The U.N. refugee agency says it is very di...
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 26 May 2006 The number of dead from Wednesday's tanker explosion in northern Benin has risen to more than 60, as many of those who were injured have since died. The accident occurred Wednesday evening, when a tanker truck trans...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 May 2006 General Michael Hayden (file photo) The U.S. Senate has confirmed General Michael Hayden as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, despite concerns about a surveillance program he led while hea...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 26 May 2006 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Burma's military government to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. Mr. Annan issued the call in Thailand on the last stop of a f...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 May 2006 Sometimes culture can be the best form of diplomacy. Washington's Ambassador to South Korea takes that notion to heart - and never hesitates to stir up a crowd for the sake of improving relations. --------------------...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 26 May 2006 An Australian soldier takes up a defensive position along Dili's main street Friday May 26, 2006 in Dili, the capital of East Timor Australian peacekeepers are patrolling the deserted streets of the East Timo...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 May 2006 The chief American envoy to North Korea nuclear talks says Pyongyang needs to decide to return to the bargaining table, as there will be no new enticements. Christopher Hill speaks during a briefing following talks wi...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 May 2006 In Egypt, at least 300 pro-reform judges on Thursday stood in silent protest outside the high court, demanding an end to government interference in the judiciary. Several other peaceful protests also took plac...
By Deborah Tate Washington 25 May 2006 The U.S. Senate has approved (by a 62 to 36 vote) sweeping immigration reform legislation that strengthens border security and establishes a guest worker program for the millions of illegal immigrants in the Un...
By Teresa Sullivan Washington 25 May 2006 A private research group in Washington says religious textbooks in Saudi Arabia, despite revisions, continue to teach intolerance and violence. Saudi Arabia's Curriculum of Intolerance The Washington-based C...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 May 2006 President Bush has stepped in to calm a constitutional dispute between Congress and federal authorities over documents seized from the office of a congressman under investigation for corruption. The action ca...
By Parke Brewer Washington 25 May 2006 The two cities that will kick off play at the 2006 World Cup in Germany June 9 are Munich and Gelsenkirchen. Munich will host Costa Rica versus Germany and about one hour after that match ends, Gelsenkirchen wi...
By Michael Bowman Washington 25 May 2006 Tony Blair (left) and President Bush President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have hailed Iraq's achievement of democratic rule and urged resolve in the face of continued sectarian violence in the...
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 25 May 2006 Indian PM Manmohan Singh addresses a press conference in Srinagar, India, Thursday, May 25, 2006 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has wrapped up two days of roundtable discussions on the Kashmir conflict...
