Global media rights groups are condemning the arrest and detention of a Somali radio reporter by the al-Shabab rebels. Somalia is considered one of the most dangerous places in the world to work as a journalist. The National Union of Somali Journalis...
Sudan targets the vaccination of six million children in its latest campaign against polio after the disease reappeared in the African country in 2008. Sudan's new vaccination campaign against polio, which is aimed at reaching six million children, i...
The blue helmets of UN peacekeepers distinguish them from the many armed groups in Darfur. As Sudan's government and Darfur rebels move closer to a final peace, efforts are under way to build housing for some of the estimated 2.7 million people uproo...
Power struggle between Odinga, Kibaki threatens political deal negotiated two years ago to end weeks of election violence. Alan Boswell | Nairobi 22 February 2010 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (L) and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga (R) Kenya's two...
With the planting season approaching, farmers lack funds for seeds, labor Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 22 February 2010 A farmer in Vaudreuil, Haiti, works in a cornfield (File) Related Links UN Food and Agriculture Organization CARE ActionAid Wit...
Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 22 February 2010 The Green Revolution that ended food shortages in parts of the world decades ago may be coming to East Africa, bringing the promise of bountiful harvests in a region more often associated with drought and...
In the Asian zodiac, this is the year of the tiger but conservationists say wild tiger populations are quickly disappearing. In Cambodia, there is hope that a pair of special dogs from the United States can help save the tiger. Daniel Schearf | Mondu...
An Afghan immigrant accused of conspiring to attack New York City with bombs has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. He also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material suppor...
President Barack Obama, left, speaks to members of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House, 22 Feb. 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama is turning to the nation's governors for help in meeting his domestic prioriti...
Medical charity brings doctors, dentists where they're needed Mike Osborne | Knoxville, Tennessee 22 February 2010 At a recent RAM free clinic in Knoxville, Tenn., more than 50 dental chairs were full. Related Links Remote Area Medical (RAM) The Cong...
Robert Keeling says he's never felt better in his life. He never gets sick. I don't have colds anymore, he says. The 35-year-old Washington lawyer attributes his good health to exercise and diet. He likes the high intensity group workout he gets at C...
Livestock production is growing faster than the capacity of nations to safely and responsibly manage it, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. In the latest edition of its flagship report, The State of Food and Agricultu...
USA's Zach Parise, center, celebrates after USA's Jamie Langenbrunner, far right, scored past Canada's goalie Martin Brodeur in the third period in men's preliminary round hockey play at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, 21...
Bode Miller of the United States reacts after winning the gold medal in the Men's super-combined at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, 21 Feb 2010 American alpine skier Bode Miller, 32, is a four-time world champion and two-ti...
Except that there may not be a book to put it in Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 22 February 2010 Just a third of U.S. colleges now put out yearbooks. One of the cozy traditions associated with college life is receiving and then pouring over your copy...
