By Jim Stevenson Washington 18 January 2006 Women's figure skating has produced unpredictable finishes in recent years at the Winter Olympics. Tara Lipinski was the surprise winner at the 1998 Nagano...
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 18 January 2006 A visitor undergoes security check at the Maryina Roscha synagogue in downtown Moscow (file photo) Russia has seen a groundswell of hate crimes in recent years...
By Nico Colombant 18 January 2006 Now that inauguration festivities are over, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is getting to work full time, while her choices for cabinet positions are being...
By Steve Herman Tokyo 18 January 2006 For the first time, the Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended all trading early to prevent a system crash after a surge in transactions. Heavy trading followed news that...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 18 January 2006 After three days of bad weather, the United Nations has resumed emergency aid flights into areas of Pakistan devastated by October's massive earthquake. But...
By Steve Schy Washington 17 January 2006 Kim Hyo-Jung Kim Hyo-Jung, 17, left her native South Korea and family two years ago to get a fresh start in speedskating, after what she describes as bad exper...
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 17 January 2006 Tulane University Thousands of college students have returned to campuses in the still recovering city of New Orleans and their presence is expected to boost...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 17 January 2006 watch Grogginess report It takes time for most people to really wake up once they’re out of bed. A new study shows that in the first few minutes after...
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 17 January 2006 watch Mexico Crime report A lot of attention has been focused on the millions of Mexican workers who are crossing the border illegally to find work in the Un...
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 17 January 2006 watch Tulane University report Tulane University reopened after being closed for the entire fall semester As New Orleans continues to recover from Hurric...
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 17 January 2006 watch Cell Phone report U.S. authorities are investigating a recent sharp increase in purchases of untraceable cell phones. They're concerned the phones...
By Arti Jain and Amy Katz Los Angeles, CA 17 January 2006 watch Henna Art report It is believed that the art of body painting with henna dye dates back to the Middle East 5,000 years ago. From there i...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 January 2006 Israeli security forces are cracking down on Jewish settlers in the volatile West Bank town of Hebron after days of unrest. The settlers and government appea...
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 17 January 2006 Protesters walk past a makeshift road block in the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast Militant supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo are staging a secon...