Visits to Senegal this week by Bolivian President Evo Morales and Brazil's ex-President Lula da Silva highlight what analysts say is Latin America's growing geopolitical interest in Africa. The cries of Ol that pierced the Senegalese air before a ral...
In recent months, cocoa growers in Cameroon have been happy.Prices for their crop have reached an all-time high of 1,400 FCFA [about US $3] per kilogram. That's about double the high reached three years ago. Officials at Cameroon's National Cocoa and...
Talks between Egypt's opposition and the government of President Hosni Mubarak have failed to stop thousands from demonstrating and calling for his immediate removal. The Egyptian capital appeared to be desperate to get back to a normal routine. Traf...
Prime Minister David Cameron says the former British government did not disclose the full facts surrounding the release of the only man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am plane over Scotland. A report says the British government at the time of...
A major study by the World Health Organization shows that most people with high cholesterol levels around the world are not getting the treatment they need, to avoid such serious diseases as heart attacks and strokes. And the authors of the study - t...
The Academy Award nominations, announced January 25, include a Best Actor nod for Spanish actor (and previous Oscar-winner) Javier Bardem in a drama that is among the contenders for Best Foreign Language Film. Alan Silverman spoke with the star and w...
Sunday, February 6, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan, America's 40th president. He is remembered as the Great Communicator - and as the man who helped to end tensions with the former Soviet Union. Ronald Reagan was a well kno...
The southern city of Dallas, Texas, has transformed from an oil and cotton town into an international city that is now home to several large businesses. This weekend, Dallas, along with neighboring Arlington and Fort Worth, will host hundreds of thou...
Embassy representatives in Washington, D.C., work regularly with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and U.S. officials at the State Department. Nearly four dozen of them also extend their diplomatic efforts into city schools. They visit hundreds of 5th and 6t...
Students from more than 100 countries live and socialize at International House while studying at New York's universities. The peaceful atmosphere seems a world away from Egypt, where millions have demonstrated to force President Hosni Mubarak from p...
