In Eastern Congo, M23 Rebels Battle for Hearts, Minds At a church in eastern Congo, the faithful pack the pews in what looks like a regular prayer service. But this is not about religion. Its a lesson in rebellion taught at the M23 rebel group's mili...
Rebels with a Cause Slam Corporate Greed The underground organization called The East warns before it attacks: Change your ways or pay the consequences. Its members don't kill, not directly anyway. Instead, they turn the corporations practices agains...
American Families Visit Russia with Adopted Children MOSCOW Last winter, passions were high over the Kremlins ban on American families adopting Russian children. In the streets, demonstrators said they were ashamed that their government was hurting o...
Falling Rupee Adds to Indias Economic Woes New Delhi resident Jaskaran Lamba knew pursuing a Masters in Public Administration at Columbia University in New York would be expensive. What he did not count on was a 13 percent drop in the rupees value in...
Mali's Election Campaign in Final Days This last week before the vote will be a busy one. Mali is trying to emerge from a year and a half of unprecedented crisis. It started with another Tuareg rebellion, followed by a military coup, followed by an I...
Washington Week: Focus on US-Asia Ties South China Sea maritime disputes will likely figure prominently in Thursdays discussions between President Obama and President Truong Tan Sang. Secretary of State John Kerry pledged Americas continued engagemen...
Sierra Leone Targets Human Trafficking Its estimated that anywhere from 12-million to 27-million people around the world are victims of human trafficking. Humanitarian agencies say human trafficking is a 32-billion dollar a year industry. Sierra Leon...
US Muslims Challenged to Steer Youth Away From Violence The involvement of two young Muslim men in the Boston Marathon bombing was a stark reminder to American Muslims that young kids in their community could be used to spread terror and violence. Ma...
Fighting Triggers New DRC Refugee Crisis Aid agencies are rushing food, water and shelter to thousands of Congolese refugees who have fled to western Uganda. They began crossing the border more than a week ago to escape fighting between government fo...
Detroit Seeks Path to Solvency As talks broke down with some of Detroits major creditors, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder told reporters the state of Michigan was out of options. The city is basically broke, he said. Detroits bankruptcy petition, filed...
Drive-in Movies in US Still Draw Crowds Cars line up at the entrance to the Family Drive-In Theater in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. It's about 130 kilometers from Washington, D.C., where ticket attendant still great visitors cheerfully. Shannon Scot...
Legislators Imposing Limits on Abortion at US State Level The Texas Capitol was besieged by emotional protest - those in blue pushing to restrict abortions and opponents of the restrictions wearing orange. One of them was Krista, an opponent of Texas...
North Korean Cargo Ship Seizure Under Scrutiny PENTAGON It was a bizarre discovery: Customs officials find containers loaded with Soviet-era weapon parts hidden under bags of sugar on a North Korean-flagged freighter trying to pass through the Panama...
Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending July 20 These are known as the dog days of summer in the United States, when temperatures soar and nobody wants to move quickly. The hit list follows suit, as four of our top five tracks simply stay put. The exception...
Sickle Cell Disease Cases Are Increasing Basic health interventions may significantly reduce deaths among young children with sickle cell anemia. The illness causes the body to produce sickle or disc shaped red blood cells making it difficult for the...
