By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 09 November 2006 Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague began hearing evidence for the first time, as prosecutors began laying out their case against a Congolese militia leader. Thomas Lubanga is accused...
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 23 October 2006 Malaysia's renowned Feng Shui expert Lilian Too shows a mobile phone services offer her Feng Shui tips The ancient Chinese practice of arranging space to achieve harmony with the environment, called Feng Sh...
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 28 September 2006 The surge in sectarian violence in Iraq that followed last February's bombing of a Shit'ite shrine in Samaara is forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in southern and central Iraq. Many a...
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 07 September 2006 watch Khatami Visit report Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is on a private visit to Washington, where he will give a major address today. His visit comes as the Bush administration is t...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 24 August 2006 Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says U.N. resolution 1701, aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, needs to be implemented quickly so that a new era can begin in Lebanon....
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch World Bank Aid Malaria and HIV/AIDS still afflict Africans disproportionately When he became World Bank president 14 months ago, Paul Wolfowitz said it was clear that Africa had to be at the top...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 29 June 2006 North Korean Kim Young Nam, right, speaks at press conference as Kim's South Korean sister Kim Young-ja, left, sits during the separated Family Reunion Meeting at Kumgangsan Hotel in Diamond Mountain, North Korea, Ju...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 27 July 2006 Israel stepped up air strikes and artillery fire against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Thursday, one day after suffering heavy casualties in an ongoing battle for a strategic town in southern Lebanon. --------- Le...
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 26 June 2006 South African police say they have uncovered a weapons cache and a large quantity of money at the Johannesburg house where four police officers and eight suspects were killed in a bloody confrontation on...
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 26 June 2006 watch AIDS Exhibit report Twenty-five years ago, the United States released its first report on what is now known as HIV AIDS. While people in the developed world are living longer with the disease thanks...