Mexico's President Felipe Calderon speaks at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Monday, April 19, 2010 Mexican President Felipe Calderon will be in Washington Wednesday and Thursday for a state visit that will include an address to a jo...
Financial markets around the world tumbled Monday as fresh worries over debt in Europe dampened confidence in a global economic recovery. In the US, all three major indexes fell more than 1 percent in early trading before recouping losses as the mark...
While much attention is being paid to South Africa as the host of Africas first World Cup, the nation also made history 10 years ago when it hosted the 13th International AIDS Conference. It was the first time the worlds largest AIDS gathering was he...
Middle class red shirt supporters Uraiwan Suwannasang, left, and Teerapan Suwannasang, in front of photos of their children at home in Ban Pheu, 17 May 2010 Many of the so-called Red-Shirt protesters who have spent more than two months demonstrating...
'Red shirt' anti-governement protesters carry a civilian after he was allegedly shot by a Thai army sniper near Ragprarop intersection during ongoing clashes in Bangkok, 15 May 2010 Street fighting continues in the Thai capital, Bangkok, as anti-gove...
Palestinians hold a key symbolizing the keys to houses left by Palestinians in 1948, during a rally marking the anniversary of the 'Naqba,' Arabic for catastrophe, in Gaza City, 15 May 2010 Thousands of Palestinians have briefly put aside bitter poli...
For more than 400 years, the Chatham Dockyard was at the heart of British Maritime history. When it closed in 1984, thousands were put out of work and the dockyard fell into disuse. But now it is emerging as a tourist destination, an educational cent...
This is a April 7, 1994 file photo of singer-actress in New York City. Singer Lena Horne, who broke racial barriers as a Hollywood and Broadway star famed for her velvety rendition of Stormy Weather, has died at age 92. Lena Horne, the iconic African...
In southern Louisiana, idled fishermen whose fertile fish and shrimping grounds are closed due to that massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are scrambling for another kind of work. British Petroleum is recruiting local crews and boats for the clea...
President Barack Obama is urging the U.S. Senate to pass his financial reform legislation. The president says the bill will protect consumers, banks and the financial system. In his weekly address, President Obama says the reform bill is an ambitious...
Since the terror attacks on the United States almost nine years ago, other attempted attacks have failed. But should one succeed, medical experts say U.S. trauma centers could be strained by a surge of patients needing emergency care. Since September...
Balloon-launched DVDs and leaflets are designed to bring government criticism and outside news reports to North Korean living rooms Human rights activists are eager to use whatever tools they can to chip away at the information blockade the North Kor...
Iranian opposition activist Akbar Ganji accepts the Milton Friedman Award for Advancing Liberty Iranian opposition activist Akbar Ganji has won the Milton Friedman Award for Advancing Liberty, named after the famous American economist, now deceased....
Each year in late April or early May, more than 50,000 volunteers in Southern California help out at hundreds of non-profit organizations, from schools to community centers, at an annual event called Big Sunday. They paint, clean and garden to help l...
Aspiring young musicians explore their talents outside of school Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 14 May 2010 The Student Symphonic Orchestra of Fairfax, which students formed on their own outside of school, just celebrated its first anniversary. Class...
