As the crisis in Egypt continues to escalate, the role of the security and intelligence forces becomes more critical. President Hosni Mubarak said he will not run for re-election, and he appointed intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman as vice pres...
Bullies - especially aggressively hostile girls - are a topic of major interest to Rosalind Wiseman. In her non-fiction best-sellers, Queen Bees Wannabes, and Queen Bee Moms Kingpin Dads, the educator explored the way adolescent girls relate to the w...
Many analysts say hopes for peace in Somalia seem slim, as the country marks the 20th anniversary of the coup that brought down long-time ruler Mohamed Siad Barre. Since 1991, more than 16 transitional governments have failed and the latest is battli...
Even in the age of the Internet and DVDs, classical theater is flourishing in New York. Some of the plays in the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2011 classical theater season are over 400 years old but ticket sales have been brisk. Joe Melillo, BAM's exe...
A huge crowd has gathered in central Cairo calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down. The opposition has called for one million people to protest. Crowds headed on foot for Cairo's Tahrir Square throughout the day Tuesday. They included women...
Foreign countries are working hard to get their nationals out of Egypt as anti-government protests rage on. The U.S. State department says it has already flown over 1,000 Americans out of Egypt and plans to evacuate over 1,000 more in the next couple...
Immigrant nannies. Stroll through any residential Manhattan neighborhood and you'll see these private child-care providers walking hand in hand with their young charges, feeding them, comforting them, taking them to the park. What is life like for th...
More than 300 potential investors from around the world were on hand for the first-ever Cameroon Diaspora Economic and Trade Forum. Many agreed it was milestone in efforts to promote economic growth by encouraging cooperation between the government a...
The name, Quincy Jones, is synonymous with the best of American popular music. Iin a career spanning more than five decades, the producer has garnered 79 Grammy nominations and taken home 27 of the prestigious awards - the most of any living musician...
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is under fire as the African Union backs Kenya in its bid to stall trials aimed at the country's election violence. Once viewed in Kenya as a hero, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is now un...