The British mobile service Vodafone has threatened the Indian government with international arbitration over a proposal that could make it liable for billions of dollars of taxes. Pressure is mounting on India to reconsider the proposal, which foreig...
Police Mistrust Threatens US-Afghan Alliance in Key Town The Marzak strategy hinged on setting up a new, tribe-based local police force capable of defending the town against Taliban fighters. After two weeks of training, the first 50 police began dut...
Non-Native Weed Threatens Northwest Clams The usual story of invasive species goes something like this: an exotic plant or critter hitches a ride on some incoming cargo, alarm bells go off and an eradication campaign starts. But now, Japanese eelgras...
The successful immigrant story is one of the touchstones of American culture. For 126 years a family of German immigrants has been making a product that's become an icon of American sports. It was in Louisville, Kentucky, along the banks of the Ohio...
Our health care is too costlyand each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, 22 Mar 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Israel's security, while ur...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. President Obama heads to Congress tonight for his first State of the Union address. The economy will dominate but the speech also comes during a difficult time politically for the president. NPR's Don Go...
