Zimbabwe to Award 2 Commercial Radio Licenses The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Authority has held the first of four public hearings to scrutinize applications for two commercial radio licenses. But there are concerns the licenses have already been awarded t...
Former Irish President says Family Planning Saves Womens Lives Proponents of family planning services say each year, nearly 360,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes, most of them in Africa. The former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, is he...
Turkish Businesses Cast Wide Net to Promote Exports Turkey's economy has been steadily growing thanks to measures put in place when Istanbul was actively trying to enter the European Union. Turned down, Turkey no longer seems interested in joining th...
Turkish Youth Uneasy With Leadership Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become a hero of the Arab street, a leader determined to raise his country's profile in the region. He speaks of a balance between Islam and secularism, and praises...
Europes Economic Crisis Hits Developing Countries The European economic crisis is having an impact around the world, and causing concern that if it is not ended soon it could spread to a variety of countries that depend on Europe to buy their exports...
Egypt-Israel Ties Are Stronger Than They Appear Egypt's mediation of a deal swapping Palestinian prisoners for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is the interim military government's first successful foray into high-profile foreign affairs. The move appear...
'Occupy Wall Street' Movement Gains Size, Support One month after the Occupy Wall Street protesters moved into New York City's Zuccotti Park, the movement has spread globally, and gained momentum at home. Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement,...
US Lab Says Electronic Voting Machines Easy to Hack As the primary election season gains momentum in the United States in early 2012, voters will head to the polls to cast votes for their preferred candidates. About 30 percent of Americans will use e...
Israeli Soldier, 477 Palestinians Freed in Prisoner Swap An Israeli soldier held more than five years by Palestinian captors has returned home, and Israel has freed more than 400 Palestinians, in one of the largest prisoner swaps between the two side...
Thai Officials Say Bangkok Still Threatened By Flooding Thai authorities say the capital Bangkok is still facing a threat of flooding if it is hit with more heavy rains. Intense relief efforts are underway after the worst flooding in decades swept tw...
Iranian Terror Suspect Known in Texas as Mentally Disorganized Manssor Arbabsiar, the man the U.S. government has charged with taking part in a plot with Iranian government officials to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States, lived for...
US Weighs Fencing Parts of Shared Canadian Border The United States and Canada share the longest unfortified border in the world. In the border town of Blaine, Washington, a shallow ditch and some warning signs are all that separate U.S. territory fr...
Bison Stampede onto US Menus On a chilly autumn day in Fort Wayne, Indiana, customers inside the Three Rivers Caf and co-op are lining up for a tasty meal of bison meat. Growing numbers of Americans are enjoying bison because it is considered more he...
'Lost Boy' Returns to Help South Sudan Village Like many college students, Aruna Kenyi went home over the summer to see his family. Unlike most of his peers though, the 22 year old's journey took him halfway around the world to his native Sudan - or...
SurvivalGuidesTurnNerdsintoActionHero A few years ago, David Borgenicht, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a book agent. Then one day, he read an article that gave him an idea for his own book. He and a friend - magazine writer Joshua Piven - produc...
