A proposed breeding program for the critically endangered Siamese crocodile received a significant boost this month with the news that 35 crocodiles at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia are purebred Siamese. Robert Carmichael | Phnom Penh 20 Nove...
Small city of St. Joseph, Missouri, makes preparations for 150th anniversary next year of first mail service to American West Ted Landphair | St. Joseph, MO 20 November 2009 The small city of St. Joseph, Missouri, lies smack in the middle of the con...
Hundreds of influential thinkers from around the world have gathered in Dubai to participate in the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda. Participants of the three-day event will look at ways that international institutions like the G2...
Ford, Subaru, Volkswagen receive most awards in annual insurance industry tests for car safety Mil Arcega | Washington, DC 20 November 2009 The private U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its list for what it considers the safes...
Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on November 20, 1989. Lisa Schlein | Geneva 20 November 2009 Photo: AP Palestinian girls release balloons with messag...
Belgian prime minister is a low-key politician with a reputation for conciliation, some are deeply disappointed that European leaders failed to choose a more forceful and high profile personality to represent the regional bloc on the world stage. Li...
The head of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, says the Australian government should close its immigration detention center on Christmas Island. Phil Mercer | Sydney 20 November 2009 There seems to be a sense of panic when what is really needed here...
By Jessica Berman Washington 19 November 2009 A new study has found that oceans are struggling to help regulate climate as more carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas, is pumped into the atmosphere. The ocean absorbs more than one-quarter of all o...
By Vidushi Sinha Washington 19 November 2009 It is an incredibly cruel act of violence -- acid thrown into the face of a woman, sometimes a child. Its perpetrators often are driven by revenge, jealousy and hate; their intent, to disfigure rather tha...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 November 2009 President Barack Obama's historic victory created a daily reminder to Americans that success does not come in just one ethnic package. And the president's brief stop in South Korea offers people there a reminder...