By George Dwyer Washington, DC 07 August 2006 watch Parking Meter report A small company in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland has begun field-testing a new kind of parking meter. It uses sonar detection technology to determine when an automobile ha...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 07 August 2006 watch Opinion report Diplomatic efforts are intensifying as Israeli warplanes continue to pound southern Lebanon. The U.S. says it is working closely with European leaders and the U.N. Security Council to...
By Larry London Washington, DC 07 August 2006 watch Powter report Daniel Powter Daniel Powter is a Canadian musician who has recently become internationally recognized. He released his first album in 2005. His song Bad Day was a top-10 hit in music...
By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 07 August 2006 Ethiopia and Eritrea Rescuers are continuing to search for survivors, after flash floods on Saturday in eastern Ethiopia killed at least 200 people and left some 300 others missing. Ethiopia's Disaster Preventi...
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 07 August 2006 watch Hiroshima report The Enola Gay on display Sunday marked the 61st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. During World War II, a United States plane nicknamed the Enola Gay flew over...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 07 August 2006 watch Peacekeeping report Lebanon has been pounded by outbreaks of violence and war throughout its recent history. In 1978, following years of tension along the country's border with Israel, the United...
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 07 August 2006 New Zimbabwean bank notes introduced by the Reserve bank governor in Harare, Wednesday, August 2, 2006 The Zimbabwean government has ordered businesses not to increase prices until later this month when the ch...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 August 2006 Lebanese civil defense rescuers carry body of a victim in Ghaziyeh, August 7, 2006 Israeli warplanes struck the cities of Beirut and Tyre, as well as small villages along the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday. At...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 August 2006 Lebanese civil defense rescuers carry body of a victim in Ghaziyeh, August 7, 2006 Israeli warplanes struck the cities of Beirut and Tyre, as well as small villages along the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday. At...
By Barry Newhouse Bangkok 07 August 2006 Media rights advocates are criticizing the Singapore government's recent decision to close what it described as a loophole in its restrictive media laws. Several foreign news organizations now face more strin...
By Paula Wolfson White House 07 August 2006 President Bush says a draft resolution before the U.N. Security Council is part of a process designed to address the root causes of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Mr. Bush...
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 07 August 2006 Fifteen aid workers have been found executed in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Muttur - where fighting between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels has raged for nearly two weeks. Other humanitarian groups...
By Jim Stevenson Fitzgerald Tennis Center, Washington, D.C. 07 August 2006 French tennis veteran Arnaud Clement has captured his second title of the year by defeating 19-year-old Andy Murray of Scotland, 7-6, 6-2, to win the Legg Mason Classic in Wa...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 August 2006 Lebanese rescuers try to break through the rubble of a collapsed building as they continue the search for survivors, in the town of Ghassaniyeh, southern Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 7, 2006, following Israeli air str...
By Doug Levine Washington 07 August 2006 Summertime is peak season for jazz festivals across the United States. From coast to coast, in small towns and big cities, fans have been lining up early for the best seats in the house, or depending on the v...
