By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 05 August 2006 Cubans exiles in Miami are welcoming the Bush administration's latest call for democracy in Cuba. For the past two days, the Bush administration has released statements reaffirming its strong support for a dem...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 05 August 2006 The leader of a radical Southeast Asian Islamist group says his organization has sent more than 200 suicide bombers to western nations to attack Israeli interests and those of its supporters, in retaliation fo...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 04 August 2006 Among the last issues to come before the U.S. Senate before lawmakers began their August recess were cybercrime and cybersecurity. Senators ratified an international treaty aimed at cracking down on crimes...
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 04 August 2006 Street scene in Mogadishu The recent ousting of unpopular factional warlords by Islamists in the Somali capital Mogadishu has raised hope among residents that peace will finally prevail after more than 15 years...
By Efam Dovi 04 August 2006 The key to battling HIV/AIDS and poverty, say representatives from 18 African legislative bodies meeting in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, is working together to create stronger political and economic blocs within the con...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 04 August 2006 U.N. Security Council President Nana Effah-Apenteng has expressed frustration at the slow pace of efforts to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. U.N. officials also say the humanitar...
By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 04 August 2006 Deep divisions within the transitional government of Somalia appear to be worsening, with four more ministers defecting from the administration. International observers fear rising tension in Somalia could engu...
By Lisa McAdams Kiev, Ukraine 04 August 2006 Ukraine's parliament has voted to return Viktor Yanukovych to the post of prime minister, less than two years after he abandoned the job to make his failed bid for the presidency. Parliament also pushed t...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 August 2006 United Nations aid agencies are alarmed at the consequences for their humanitarian operations in Lebanon following the overnight bombings on the road between Tripoli and Beirut. It is a major route for transport...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch Energy Independence Some Americans say fossil fuel dependency is a national addiction. But there is one nation that seems well on the way to kicking the habit. Iceland, as seen from space Iceland is...
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch World Bank Aid Malaria and HIV/AIDS still afflict Africans disproportionately When he became World Bank president 14 months ago, Paul Wolfowitz said it was clear that Africa had to be at the top...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 August 2006 At least 28 farm workers were killed Friday during an Israeli airstrike on a warehouse located in Lebanese territory near the Syrian border. Hezbollah militants said they killed six Israeli soldiers in heavy gr...
By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch Education report This doctor from Africa is practicing in the U.S. When an immigrant leaves one country for another, he or she takes along abilities, education and experience. The phenomenon of b...
By Rose Skelton Dakar 04 August 2006 In the West African nation of Senegal, rap music has often been synonymous with freedom of speech. But many rappers are now afraid to express themselves because of threats of attacks from political and religious...
By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 04 August 2006 watch Austin Bat Colony report A bat in the Austin, Texas colony In many parts of the world, bats rank with snakes, spiders, scorpions and other members of the animal kingdom that are regarded as creepy or...
