Pakistan Looks to Women to Boost Voter Participation Badam Zari is making history by running for parliament from Pakistan's conservative and Taliban-dominated tribal belt. I made this decision to serve and help our sisters and mothers in the area. Ou...
US to Send Missile Defenses to Guam As the rhetoric from the North has become louder, so have the warnings from U.S. military leaders that they are prepared to respond to any action from Pyongyang against the United States and its allies. The Pentago...
Africa's First Ladies Promote Women's, Children's Health The risk of death from childbirth is still very real for women in countries throughout Africa. Whether their children will reach adulthood is another worry. The first ladies of Guinea, Mali, Mo...
Budget Cuts Hit US Foreign Aid Programs Mandatory federal cuts Like other federal agencies, the U. S. Agency for International Development has to cut its budget as a result of sequestration. The four-percent USAID must cut will reduce its foreign ass...
US, S. Korea Ready to Counter N. Korean Aggression With North Korean troops training for what Pyongyang calls a state of war with South Korea, Secretary Kerry says Washington and its allies will not be caught off guard. The United States will do what...
West of Memphis Movie Sparks Murder Debate Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Charles Jason Baldwin were accused of the crime. Their conviction, it turned out, was based on questionable evidence and false testimonies. The widely publicized trials a...
Kidnappers Target Refugees in Sudan Amnesty International says refugees and asylum seekers are being kidnapped in Sudan and held for ransom in Egypts Sinai desert. Most of those abducted are Eritrean and many have been beaten, raped or killed. The hu...
Iran, World Powers to Meet Again on Nuclear Stalemate As the West and Israel say Iran is creeping closer to being able to produce a nuclear weapon, Western officials hope Tehran will react positively to their latest offer. The question -- as negotiat...
Study Finds More Women in Independent Films Ava DuVernay loves making movies, especially from the perspective of a black woman. She has directed three documentaries and two features also known as narrative films, all independently produced. She says...
Changes in US Town Reflect Easing of Anger Over Illegal Immigration Undocumented day laborers from Central America still gather at the 7/11 convenience store in Herndon, Virginia, hoping for work. But since 2006, their numbers have decreased. Back th...
Russias Winter Olympics to Break Spending Records It is the largest construction site in Europe: 100,000 men and 500 companies are working around the clock. They are building hotels, skating rinks and ski jumps for next years Winter Olympics in Sochi...
US Considers Sanctions Against Pakistan for Iran Pipeline After nearly 20 years, there is considerable progress on the Iran-to-Pakistan peace pipeline, with Iranian contractors starting work on Pakistani sections of the project, having finished nearl...
When a Smoker Lights Up May Increase Risk The health risks of cigarette smoking are well known, such as cancer, emphysema and cardiovascular disease. But new research shows that when you smoke can make it even more risky. Tobacco remains the leading...
World Bank President: Elimination of Poverty Possible World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality are massive, urgent and a matter of survival for millions. We know that despite the dramatic successes of the...
Gun Violence Inflicts Emotional Toll on Victims' Families Oliver Smiths son was a police officer, shot execution style by three men during a robbery. Hes meeting with the Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center to write his victim's impact statement f...
