Rescuers in central Italy continue to search for possible survivors in the rubble of Monday's earthquake as funerals begin for the victims of the disaster. So far, the death toll is 279, which includes at least 20 children. Local and government auth...
By Carol Pearson Washington 24 October 2007 October 24th is World Polio Day. Since 1988, national governments, public health organizations and civic organizations have slashed the number of polio cases by more than 99 percent. But now the eradication...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 22 May 2007 Israeli officials have called for an international effort end what they describe as the anarchy in the Palestinian territories. They also threatened further retaliation for Palestinian rocket attacks that killed an...
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 27 September 2006 watch Israel Lebanon Winery War and wine -- a bizarre combination. But in parts of Israel and Lebanon, living with both has been the norm for generations. Fall harvest of grapes Lebanon's Bekaa Valley...
By Purnell Murdock Washington 21 April 2006 The top U.N. humanitarian official says the relief effort in Sudan's Darfur region is on the verge of collapse because of a lack of funds and government res...