By Joe Bavier Abidjan 12 April 2006 Rebels in eastern Chad have stepped up their campaign to overthrow President Idriss Deby, leading a week of attacks that have raised concerns among aid organization...
By Chris Mitchell Washington 12 April 2006 Watch Earthquake report The city of San Francisco is preparing to mark the 100th anniversary of one of the most devastating natural disasters ever to strike...
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 12 April 2006 Israel has reacted cautiously to Iran's announcement that it has successfully enriched uranium. Israeli officials say the international community and especially t...
By Jim Malone Washington 12 April 2006 Jurors in the death penalty trial of convicted terror conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui heard chilling tapes from the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 93, one of f...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 April 2006 The President of FIFA, Joseph Blatter says he is confident Germany has taken all measures needed to ensure a safe, clean and entertaining World Cup. He says the ga...
By David Gollust State Department 12 April 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Iran's claims of an advance in uranium enrichment will require strong steps by the U.N. Security Council when i...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 12 April 2006 Trade experts from all over Africa met Wednesday in the Kenyan capital as part of the African Union's Ministers of Trade conference. The conference's aim is to...
By Paul Sisco Washington 12 April 2006 Watch NASA Moon report The U.S. space agency NASA this week outlined its next big step to returning astronauts to the moon. The U.S. Space Agency, NASA plans to...
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 12 April 2006 Air Zimbabwe, the failing national carrier, is to restructure its operations in a bid to regain viability. Air Zimbabwe 767 The plan announced by Air Zimbabwe ch...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 April 2006 The leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Moujahid Dokubo-Asari, has appeared in a Nigerian court to face treason charges. The trial process could be delay...
By Pat Harris Washington 12 April 2006 Watch Fat Virus report Obesity is a growing problem around the world. In the United States, for example, almost one-third of the adult population is overweight....
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 April 2006 Israelis are celebrating the weeklong biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, some in prayer, gather around a fire as they burn...
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 12 April 2006 South African labor unions and other organizations are forcing a slowdown in cross-border traffic at three of the country's five border posts with Swazila...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 12 April 2006 Mourners pray during the funeral of three victims of a suicide bombing, Wednesday, April 12, 2006 in Karachi Pakistani security forces are on high alert a day...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 12 April 2006 A South Korean protester shouts slogan during an anti-government rally denouncing the South Korean government's move to forge a free trade deal with the United States...