Yemen's government says four of its soldiers have been killed in a continuing offensive against suspected members of al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The government has laid siege to a southern town in a bid to capture the suspects, thought to numb...
A recent UN report called on the Obama administration to stop unmanned drone strikes against terrorists along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. The human rights group, Amnesty International, says the United States must clarify rules for using drone...
Haunting documentary explores devastating encounter Penelope Poulou 18 February 2010 The Oath, a documentary by filmmaker Laura Poitras, opens a window into the world of al-Qaida, Osama Bin Laden, the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and the image...
US Marines take cover in a poppy field as Taliban fighters fire on them in the town of Marjaha in Afghanistan's Helmand province, 15 Feb 2010 Top military commanders in Afghanistan say a major anti-Taliban offensive in the southern Helmand Province i...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. Making good on his promise to pursue a comprehensive energy strategy, President Obama has announced plans to expand offshore oil drilling off the East Coast. NPRs Scott Horsley reports. President Obama s...
1. The Red Cross is estimating up to 50,000 people have died in the Haitian earthquake. Meantime, the casualty numbers for the UN personnel keep mounting with officials now saying 36 people have been killed, nearly 200 are missing. 2. The FAA has sto...
In Nepal, a group of former child soldiers, living in detention in United Nations-supervised camps since a peace deal ended a Maoist insurgency, has been released. The children are the first of nearly 4,000 young boys and girls affiliated with former...
