Top US Foreign Policy Lawmaker Faces Tough Re-Election Primary Lugar is one of the longest serving lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and a key player in formulating American foreign policy. He is known for legislation promoting democracy overseas, curbing...
Entertainment Pioneer Dick Clark Dies at 82 He was not a singer or musician, but Dick Clark was one of the most famous names in rock and roll. In the 1950s and 60s his afternoon television show, American Bandstand, was a daily staple for teens across...
Demonstrations Planned as Racing Event Heads for Bahrain Tear gas and Molotov cocktails rained down on parts of Manama, Bahrain's capital, this week. Opposition members are stepping up their anti-government protests ahead of the Grand Prix on Sunday....
The Road to the Kremlin Goes Through Yaroslavl Two years ago, as the Volga River city of Yaroslavl approached its 1,000th anniversary, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin poured millions of dollars into refurbishing churches and restoring the citys...
Kenya's 'Slum Drummers' Make Beautiful Music With Scrapped Objects It's hard to imagine that this instrument, called a kalimba, is actually an old cooking pot, that has been fished out of this place. But Nairobis Slum Drummers are masters at making b...
Former Ghana President to Lead Global Fight Against Tropical Diseases It is truly an honor to declare my acceptance for the position just offered to me, he said. Former President Kufuor will now be the lead advocate for controlling and eliminating so...
WHO Issues New HIV Guidelines for Couples The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines for couples in which one partner is HIV positive and the other is not. The guidelines for so-called discordant couples are being praised by UNAIDS, Doct...
IMF Seeking Additional Funding From Member Nations Despite a slowly improving outlook, the global financial system remains fragile. The IMF's Christine Lagarde uses a weather analogy to describe the risks. We are seeing a light recovery blowing in a...
President Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Buffett Rule Wealthy investor compares current tax rate Investor Whitney Tilson wants to share more of his wealth with the rest of America. It is hard to make the argument that the top one percent in this cou...
Retired Space Shuttle Makes Final Voyage Discovery took off after daybreak one last time, leaving its home of nearly three decades - NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. But instead of blasting off, it rode atop a special 747 jumbo jet that ferrie...
African Democrats Look for Ways to Curb Imperial Presidency The imperial presidency. Its the name given by many constitutional scholars and opposition politicians to unchecked powers that some say practically make the executive into a monarchy. Stron...
Fighting Their Way to Brain Disease? Its long been known that boxers and other athletes can develop brain damage from repeated blows to the head. Now a new study is trying to find out when that damage begins and how long it takes for symptoms to appe...
Countdown to Summer Olympic Games Begins A hundred days until London hosts the Olympic Games. A hundred days until the starting gun fires on three weeks of sporting agony and ecstasy. But is London ready? It signifies, first of all, still an extraord...
Israel Critical of Iran Nuclear Talks U.N. and E.U. nuclear talks with Iran have settled on another round of negotiations next month in Baghdad. And Israel is not happy about it. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says more time is just what Iran want...
IMF Optimistic About Global Economic Growth The IMF says the U.S. job market is starting to show signs of life, factory output is up sharply from recessionary lows and American consumers are spending more. There's also good news from Europe, where co...
