By Ron Corben Bangkok 29 September 2006 Thai soldiers in Bangkok, Sept. 23, 2006 Thailand's military council says the new civilian government it intends to install will move quickly to ease restrictions imposed on the media after the September 19 co...
By Dan Robinson Washington 29 September 2006 The U.S. House of Representatives has again approved legislation to sanction entities investing in Iran's oil sector, and anyone helping Iran develop weapons of mass destruction. The measure was revised a...
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 28 September 2006 The surge in sectarian violence in Iraq that followed last February's bombing of a Shit'ite shrine in Samaara is forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in southern and central Iraq. Many a...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 28 September 2006 U.S. counterterrorism officials say Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorists remain a threat to the survival of Lebanon's government, Israel's security, and regional stability following its month-long war w...
By Scott Stearns White House 28 September 2006 President Bush says U.S. troops fighting terrorists in Iraq are making Americans safer at home. Opposition Democrats say a U.S. intelligence review concludes that the war in Iraq is building support for...
By Al Pessin Washington 28 September 2006 US Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton The head of the U.S. Air Force Space Command says he is working to improve the military's sensor system to ensure that no one can threaten crucial space-based assets. The comm...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 28 September 2006 In 2004, Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid became the first and, to date, only woman to win the prestigious Pritzker Architectural Prize, the so-called Nobel of the design world. Her bold designs are on...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 September 2006 Leading avian influenza scientists from around the world say more research is needed to understand the H5N1 bird flu virus to be able to effectively diagnose and treat the disease. That's the conclusion of sc...
By Jeff Swicord Chicago, IL 28 September 2006 watch Vets Run for Congress There is a record number of veterans running for office in the 2006 mid-term elections. All except one are running as Democrats and many are veterans of the wars in Iraq and A...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 September 2006 The prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Thursday called on the Kenyan government to help find one of the leaders of Rwanda's 1994 genocide. He is reported to have business interest...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 September 2006 Members of a northern Ugandan rebel group who were to participate in negotiations with the Ugandan government have reportedly left their camps, leading some to speculate that peace talks to end almost two...
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 28 September 2006 watch Peace Building Course Peace-building -- as defined by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan -- is the process of creating the basic conditions for sustainable peace in war-torn societies, and is one o...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 28 September 2006 watch Congo Children report The Democratic Republic of Congo will hold a second round in its post-war presidential election in October, in hopes of ending years of violence, misrule and corruption. But fo...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 28 September 2006 watch Chrysler China Car report A Chinese-built DaimlerChrysler car German-US carmaker DaimlerChrysler AG says it is cutting production of U.S.-made vehicles so it can focus on producing smaller, more f...
By Richard Green Washington, DC 28 September 2006 watch Child Hunger report Leaders in the worldwide humanitarian community appeared before a key U.S. Senate committee in Washington recently, to discuss the various strategies to alleviate child hung...
