Alleged Corruption in Washington is a Teaching Moment for Democracies Last year, Washington D.C.'s mayor Vincent Gray made headlines, when he was arrested for protesting the city's federal district status that denies residents Congressional represent...
Young Entrepreneur Specializes in iPhones A quiet Los Angeles neighborhood is home to TechWorld, a hospital for iPhones. And the brain behind TechWorld is Vincent Quigg. Im 18-years-old. Im a college student. And Im the CEO [chief executive officer]...
Anti-LRA Campaign Lacks Resources A six-month effort to eliminate LRA rebels in Central Africa is being criticized for failing to make meaningful progress. A coalition of humanitarian and rights groups says the joint United Nations / African Union ef...
US Very Concerned About Syrias Sarin Gas The conflict between rebels and the Syrian government is intensifying. Now U.S. officials say there is movement activity around Syrias chemical weapons sites. Experts say it is a dangerous sign that a war invo...
Developing Countries Want Rich Nations to Pay for Climate Change Delegates from nearly 200 countries - rich and poor - are in Doha to extend the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 global climate change agreement that expires at the end of this month, and to be...
Using Technology to Improve Healthcare This week (12/3-5), over four thousand people from 50 countries have gathered near Washington, D.C. to discuss how mobile technology is affecting healthcare. Organizers of the mHealth Summit say some of the bigg...
Cocoa Foundation Selects Researchers for US Study The scientists are from Costa Rica, Ghana, Vietnam, the Philippines and three from Cote dIvoire, the worlds largest producer of cocoa beans. While in the United States, theyll work with a mentor at re...
Amid Gloomy Climate News, Doha Talks Enter Final Week The ministers arrive in the face of bad news for the planet. A spate of new scientific studies finds worldwide greenhouse gas emissions rising and ice sheets melting rapidly, and predicts a planet...
Burger Makers Fight to Repeal Biofuel Law Corn competition When you drive up to Wendy's or other fast-food chains in the U.S., you are consuming corn in at least two ways. The chicken or hamburger in your meal comes from an animal raised on corn. Sin...
Washington Insider Susan Rice Could Face Tough Nomination Battle Ambassador Rice has been a Washington insider practically since birth. She grew up in affluent Washington circles, the daughter of a governor of the Federal Reserve System. She distingu...
Gay Rights Groups Push for Anti-Discrimination Laws George Ramirez and his partner German Roa have lived together for 16 years. Now, they are allowed to marry in Maryland, after voters there endorsed a law legalizing same-sex marriage. We want the op...
Saudi Arabia's Pre-Islamic History Revealed Roads of Arabia opened at the Smithsonians Arthur Sackler Gallery. The exhibit, the first about Saudi culture in the U.S., showcases more than 300 objects ranging from ornate pottery and monumental statues,...
Rivals Battle for Tunisia's Future as Anniversary Approaches Nearly two years after the overthrow of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, opposing forces are still fighting over Tunisia's future path. Clashes erupted last month in the capital between p...
Manning Testifies in Wikileaks Pre-Trial Hearing To Bradley Mannings supporters, gathered on a cold rainy day outside the base where the hearings were under way, he is a hero. To U.S. military prosecutors, Manning is a traitor who leaked hundreds of...
Women Helping Women Deal with HIV Young, pregnant and HIV positive. Its a situation many women in sub-Saharan Africa found themselves in during the course of the AIDS epidemic. But since 2001, a program called Mentor Mothers has helped about one mill...
