By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 September 2006 Human-rights organizations are calling for the U.N. Human Rights Council to protect the victims of abuse by naming and shaming those countries that violate their rights. On the eve of its second session, righ...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 17 September 2006 Filmmaker Brian De Palma takes movie audiences back to 1940's Los Angeles in his new 'film noir' thriller adapted from a classic crime story by hard-boiled author James Ellroy. ----- Aaron Eckhart and Jo...
By Amanda Cassandra New York 17 September 2006 On the eve of the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, First Lady Laura Bush will be in New York Monday to host an international conference on global literacy initiatives. Education officials fr...
By Katherine Cole Washington 17 September 2006 Bob Dylan is one of the world's most-acclaimed songwriters and performers. Over the past five decades, he's sold close to 100-million records, and has performed thousands of shows all around the world....
By Scott Stearns White House 16 September 2006 President Bush says opposition from some senators in his own political party could shut down a terrorist interrogation program that he says is crucial to protecting the nation. ----- President Bush gest...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 September 2006 There is growing anger in the Muslim world over remarks this week by Pope Benedict XVI seen as criticizing Islam. Protests have erupted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, amid a wave of criticism from Musli...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 16 September 2006 The Vatican said Saturday Pope Benedict sincerely regrets that his words offended Muslim sensibilities. The Muslim world reacted angrily to a speech by the pope to academics in Germany in which he referr...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 September 2006 India is sending an all-woman police unit to join U.N. peacekeeping operations the West African nation of Liberia. This is the first time an all-woman force has been deployed in the volatile region. ---...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 September 2006 The World Food Program (WFP) says it will wind up its food assistance program in Lebanon by the end of October because of the country's rapid recovery from the war with Israel. A two-week assessment to evalua...
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 15 September 2006 Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad says Muslim nations should posses nuclear weapons to deter potential enemies from attacking them. Speaking at a seminar in the Pakistani capital on Friday, th...
By Greg Flakus Houston 15 September 2006 The U.S. ambassador to Mexico is warning U.S. citizens traveling in Mexico to use caution because of increasing violence and criminal activity, especially along the 3000-kilometer border. The warning comes at...
By Greg Flakus Houston 15 September 2006 Artist rendition of the Orion crew exploration vehicle approaching the International Space Station The U.S. space agency, NASA, has embarked on a long-range plan to return humans to the moon and then go on to...
By Scott Stearns White House 15 September 2006 President Bush says he is frustrated by the pace of United Nations action to help civilians displaced by violence in Sudan's western Darfur region. Mr. Bush says the world body may have to send in troop...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 September 2006 Nigerian oil unions say they could resume their strike, if the government fails to meet their demands. The unions suspended their strike Thursday, a day after it started. ----- A Nigerian army gunboat arri...
By Sophie Kanter and Larry London Washington, DC 15 September 2006 watch Janet Jackson report Janet Jackson is one of the world's biggest names in pop music. Her career spans more than 20 years and includes several platinum albums. Jackson recently...
