The explosion coincided with a visit to Damascus by a top Iranian official. Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 03 December 2009 Damaged bus is seen at the site where three people were killed in al-Sayeda Zeinab, an area that includes a holy shrine for Shiites,...
Journalist Mamadou Dian Balde says Captain Moussa Dadis Camara was shot by an aide, Aboubacar Toumba Diakite James Butty | Washington, DC 03 December 2009 Guineas security forces were said to be on high alert Thursday night after renegade soldiers sh...
Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 02 December 2009 What do you suppose this person is all about? His drum reads First Church, Last Laugh. The drawing is of St. Stupid! Over the years, the American Dream has been defined as reaching financial security, e...
What's in a Name - in $$$$$? Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 02 December 2009 After some market research, we could easily put an estimated dollar value on a company's name. Often it's worth so much that a Coca-Cola or Ford or Yahoo, say, will go to gr...
Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 02 December 2009 Shors' experiences in Vietnam inspired his third novel, Dragon House In the crowded streets of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, American friends Iris and Noah try to help homeless children an...
Vronique LaCapra | Washington 02 December 2009 A very small genetic difference between humans and chimpanzees may help explain why chimpanzees can't speak, but humans can The ability to communicate using complex spoken language is a uniquely human ch...
Falls among elderly one of leading causes of death Vidushi Sinha | Washington, DC 02 December 2009 Researchers say fall-related injuries are among the most common, disabling and expensive health conditions experienced by older adults A new study in t...
Japan's central bank hopes a $115 billion loan program will help boost the country's economy. Akiko Fujita | Tokyo 02 December 2009 Japanese Yen Japan's central bank hopes a 115 billion dollar loan program will help boost the country's economy. The B...
Princess Ferial, the daughter of Egypt's last ruling king, died Sunday in Switzerland after a long battle with cancer and laid to rest at Cairo's al Rifa'i mosque Elizabeth Arrott | Egypt 02 December 2009 Mourner paying respects to exiled King Fouad...
David Byrd | Washington 02 December 2009 Tiger Woods with his daughter, Sam, and wife, Elin, before the start of an NCAA college football game, 21 Nov 2009 Most cheating men talk about an emotional breakdown both within their marriage and in themselv...
