By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 25 April 2006 Pakistan's Foreign Office official Tariq Usman Haider, right, holds talks with his Indian counterpart, K.C. Singh, left wears turban, in Islamabad, April 25, 2...
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 25 April 2006 In South Africa a conference on the development of microbicides to combat the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is underway. More than 1300 scien...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 April 2006 Soldier stands guard at the entrance of the army headquarters after a suicide bomb attack in Colombo In Sri Lanka, a suicide bomb attack has critically injur...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 25 April 2006 The Tenth Party Congress of Vietnam's Communist Party has reelected General Secretary Nong Duc Manh for a second five-year term. The Congress selected a new Poli...
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 25 April 2006 Thousands of people have rallied on the streets of Nepal's capital Kathmandu to celebrate the decision by King Gyanendra to reinstate parliament and allow opp...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 April 2006 A U.S. government official has told Congress Iraq's new government will require long-term U.S. and international assistance if reconstruction efforts are to...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 24 April 2006 Image taken from Egypt TV shows some of damage caused by blasts which rocked Egyptian resort town of Dahab, April 24, 2006 Three bombs have rocked the Egyptia...
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 24 April 2006 watch Wal Mart Banking report The world's largest retailer, U.S.-based Wal-Mart, is hoping to begin its own banking business soon. Critics are concerned i...
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 24 April 2006 watch Chernobyl Anniversary On April 26, 1986, a massive explosion tore through Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was the most devastat...
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 24 April 2006 In a major capitulation, Nepal's King Gyanendra has agreed to restore parliament - a key demand made by pro-democracy protesters, who had been demonstrating i...
By Paula Wolfson White House 24 April 2006 President Bush is making a renewed push for legislation to reform the country's immigration laws, as members of Congress head back to Washington after a holi...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 24 April 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his visiting Kyrgyz counterpart Kurmanbek Bakiyev meeting in the Moscow Kremlin on Monday, April 24, 2006 Kyrgyzstan P...
By Cathy Majtenyi Bujumbura 24 April 2006 Every 30 seconds a child in Africa dies of malaria. Health care workers report a drop in malaria rates with bed net use, but in the tiny central African natio...
By Joe Bavier Niamey 24 April 2006 Last year, widespread food shortages hit Niger, forcing a massive relief effort to save millions of people at risk of malnutrition. Now, nearly one year later, the l...
By Jane M Friedman Washington, DC 24 April 2006 watch Surgeon Gender report Historically, women medical students have chosen not to become surgeons, a specialty dominated by men. Women, it was said, w...
