By David Gollust New York 22 September 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias appealed for calm and dialogue in Honduras on Monday after the surprise return there of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Clinton...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 22 September 2009 After vowing for months to shut down an illegal immigrant camp near Calais, the French government began dismantling it, early Tuesday. Heavy equipment is used to clear the makeshift camp known as the 'Jungle' a...
By Selah Hennessy London 22 September 2009 Maternal deaths in Sierra Leone are a human-rights emergency, says a new report from Amnesty International, which cites that one in eight women risks dying during pregnancy in the West African country. Worl...
By Fid Thompson Dakar 22 September 2009 The human rights group Amnesty International says the maternal health situation in Sierra Leone amounts to a human rights abuse. The small West African nation has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in...
By Brian Wagner Miami 22 September 2009 A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya runs during clash with riot police in front of Brazil embassy in Tegucigalpa, 22 Sep 2009 Riot police in Honduras on Tuesday broke up marches by supporte...
By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 22 September 2009 Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy (file photo) Cambodia has been accused of silencing critics with lawsuits, jail time, and assassinations. Cambodia's opposition leader says the crackdown is the gover...
By Deborah Block Washington 21 September 2009 Video games are fun, but besides providing entertainment, some of them actually teach people how to resolve global conflicts without violence. Several organizations are using video games and other virtua...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 21 September 2009 Caster Semenya (File photo) South Africa's top athletics official is in danger of losing his job. The government's sports ministry and major political parties have called for him to be removed for lying a...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 21 September 2009 The head of the World Health Organization urged Asian health chiefs to continue health-care reforms despite the global economic downturn. Margaret Chan says the WHO is working to give poorer nations access...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 September 2009 Rehearsals are underway for Australia's first indigenous opera. Pecan Summer tells the story of a historic Aboriginal protest in the late 1930s. Over the years Aboriginal performers have been drawn to rock mus...