By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 04 July 2006 Map of Sudan, Darfur region Rebels from the Sudanese region of Darfur have carried out an attack outside the region on a town about 400 kilometers from Khartoum. Government aircraft have been sent to Hamrat al-Sh...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 26 May 2006 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on Burma's military government to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. Mr. Annan issued the call in Thailand on the last stop of a f...
By Suzanne Presto and Paige Kollock Washington 24 May 2006 watch OnLine Dating report As American society continues to strive for greater efficiency in all things, can even romance become streamlined? Busy young Americans increasingly rely on the In...
By Al Pessin Washington 19 May 2006 U.S. military guards at the Guantanamo detention center fired rubber shotgun pellets and used batons and shields to put down a small but violent riot by detainees T...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 27 April 2006 The top U.N. representative in Afghanistan says that Pakistan recognizes the need to help keep the Taleban from regaining power. The U.N. envoy also underscore...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 25 April 2006 The Tenth Party Congress of Vietnam's Communist Party has reelected General Secretary Nong Duc Manh for a second five-year term. The Congress selected a new Poli...
By Doug Levine Washington 17 April 2006 Cassandra Wilson is one of today's most-respected jazz vocalists. That's interesting, because Cassandra Wilson's jazz is unlike anyone else's. -----------------...
By Isabelle Boucq Paris 07 April 2006 Last November, as predominantly Muslim youths rioted in the suburbs of Paris, the media around the world struggled to find a way to tell the story. A Swiss magazi...
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 05 April 2006 The resignation of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Tuesday ended the tenure of the longest-serving civilian prime minister in modern Thai history. It was a d...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 29 March 2006 Ousted Philippine President Joseph Estrada gestures during his trial on Wednesday March 29, 2006 It was another day of denials and demonstrations at the long-r...