US Foreign Policy on Gay Rights Sparks Debate Living now in relative freedom and security in New York City, artist and filmmaker Alexander Kargaltsev remembers the harassment and violence he suffered as a gay man in his native Russia. I went to the d...
Pirate Attacks Falling in 2013 The number of pirate attacks worldwide has fallen in the first half of 2013. However, maritime officials are warning that the waters off West Africa are growing more dangerous. International Maritime Bureau Director Pot...
High Tech Cotton Gin Offers Secure Future for Farmers Olam International, a leading global integrated supply chain manager, that has been active in Mozambique for 15 years, announced this year, the construction of its first state-of-the-art roller co...
India Marks End of Era with Last Telegram Most Sunday afternoons, one would be hard-pressed to find anyone at the Central Telegraph Office in New Delhi - let alone people lined up in the rain. But this day is different. For engineer Rasmeet Chawla -...
Upheaval Crushes Tourism in Egypt Tourism in Egypt has been the country's major source of cash. Until two years ago when revolution hit the streets. Magdi Sheko says the constant upheaval has scared away tourists. The economy, he says, is a disaster....
Volunteers Help Scientists in Search for Cheap Solar Cells Most of today's solar cells are silicone-based and their manufacture requires sophisticated machinery and expertise. An average home in the United States uses between 20 and 24 kilowatt hours...
Lifestyle Changes May Ease Heart, Stroke Risk We hear the message about how to live a healthy life so much, it's hard to imagine there's anyone who hasn't heard it. Heart disease is preventable, said Dr. Patrice Desvigne Nickens, with the National He...
Washington Week: Focus on Filibusters Until recent years, filibustering meant holding the Senate floor and speaking non-stop to prevent a vote, as portrayed by Jimmy Stewart in the 1939 movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Backers of racial segregatio...
Photos Highlight Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Displaced Persons in S. Sudan Rich calls himself a photojournalist in the right place at the wrong time. He has photographed and filmed every major conflict during the past 40 years. Hes been wounded, kidna...
US Arms to Syrian Rebels Held Up As Syrian government forces make gains on the ground, the limited lethal aid U.S. President Barack Obama promised the opposition has yet to be sent - almost a month after his announcement. The issue seems to be Congre...
OPEC Sees Oil Demand Decline Again Demand for crude oil from OPEC countries is expected to decline again next year, as independent producers, especially the United States, increase their supplies. Times are gradually changing for OPEC, the Organizati...
Drug Abuse is Major Threat to Street Kids There are millions of children around the world living or working on the streets. A new study says their struggle to survive is made even harder by high levels of drug use. The journal Addiction has published...
Some Farmers Go Big, Others Stay Small to Meet Global Food Demand CLINTON, NORTH CAROLINA Cows wander through the rusted remains of a couple of old huts on James Lamb's farm. They're all that's left from the days when he raised hogs outside his home...
'Fruitvale Station' Raises Awareness About Racial Profiling The film includes real footage taken of Oscar Grant's deadly shooting on a train platform by transit police in Oakland, New Year's Day, 2009. On New Years Eve, Oscar made resolutions. He dec...
Abortion Law Vote Polarizes Ireland 爱尔兰将立法允许有限合法堕胎 After marathon debates this week in parliament, lawmakers voted 127 to 31 to allow abortions when a woman's life is in danger. The decision follows months of debate. Campa...
