Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (l) follows Queen Elizabeth ll and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as they enter the United Nations headquarters, 06 Jul 2010 Britain's Queen Elizabeth told member states of the United Nations on Tuesday...
Malaria patients being treated at the hospital in Pailin, Cambodia. This spot on the Thai-Cambodian border is home to a form of malaria that keeps rendering one powerful drug after another useless (file photo) Health experts were alarmed to find a st...
A member of the media helps Thai soldiers carry an injured soldier after a grenade attack at Lumpini Park, in downtown Bangkok, Thailand (file photo) Thailand's extension of emergency rule allows the government, among other measures, to continue shut...
Tuberculosis infects nearly ten million people each year and kills nearly two million. It is primarily a lung disease that spreads easily among people with weakened immune systems. Sub-Saharan Africa is still the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS disaster, b...
member for team Alexander, center, challenges against Paraguay during their opening Football for Hope Festival 2010 match at Alexander township in Johannesburg, South Africa, 04 Jul 2010 As the football World Cup enters its final days, South African...
A charity poker tournament in Las Vegas has raised millions of dollars and is working to raise awareness about the conflicts in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a Las Vegas Casino, players are laying their cards on the table to promote...
The U.S. state of Florida has 1300 kilometers of beaches, all of which officials fear are at risk from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Our correspondent reports that military and wildlife officials are being deployed across the state, scouring for sign...
Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili shakes hands with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during their meeting in Tbilisi, 05 Jul 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for an end to the Russian occupation of...
The trend toward virtually indistinguishable shopping malls began about when this photo of the Meadowlane Shopping Center was taken in Anderson, California, in 1960. The United States is often called a mosaic - a savory stew of races, cultures, and p...
The city of Williamsburg, Virginia, is one of the most popular historical attractions in the United States. Established in the 17th century, it was for a while the capital of the colony of Virginia and the site of several historical events during Ame...
President Barack Obama says he is speeding up the U.S. transition to a clean energy economy, as part of efforts to make sure jobs and industries of the future take root in the United States. In his weekly address Saturday, President Obama touted almo...
As the 2010 FIFA World Cup Continues in South Africa, future football and other aspiring professional sports hopefuls train at a special facility at the University of Pretoria. New groups of promising future sports champions arrive throughout the yea...
Supporters of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, presidential candidate of Poland's Law and Justice Party, show victory signs during his last political rally of this campaign in Warsaw, Poland, 2 Jul 2010 Sunday, Polish voters are choosing their new president from...
On the streets of the African expatriate stronghold of Yeoville, in Johannesburg, everyones suddenly a Ghanaian. Nigerians have decorated their restaurants with Black Star flags. South Africans are putting up posters of star Ghanaian players in their...
The Bruma Flea Market is located in a suburb of Johannesburg, on the site of a former drainage basin. Now, six days a week, locals and tourists alike come looking for bargains. Local artists sell traditional African arts and crafts. But like most of...
