By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 02 August 2006 A new regional tsunami warning system in Southeast Asia can already detect dangerous conditions, but the network will not be completed for up to five years. The announcement comes just two weeks after a tsunam
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 21 August Rescuers carry the body of man killed by a blast, which hit a two-story trading arcade at a market in the northeastern part of Moscow, Monday, August 21, 2006 At least eight people were killed and dozens more injur
By Steve Schy Fitzerald Tennis Center, Washington 02 August 2006 American tennis icon Andre Agassi was here in the nations capital this week to play in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. It was one of his final appearances before he retires after the U.
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 August 2006 United Nations aid agencies are alarmed at the consequences for their humanitarian operations in Lebanon following the overnight bombings on the road between Tripoli and Beirut. It is a major route for transport
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 03 August 2006 watch Heat Safety report Tyler Davis collapsed after practicing football in the hot sun for more than an hour More than 160 heat-related deaths have occurred in the last two weeks, as a searing heat wav
By Zulima Palacio Toronto, Canada 21 August 2006 watch Conference report One of the main attractions at this week's International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada is the Global Village. It is more than 7,000 square meters of shops, activist booths
By Jeff Custer Washington, D.C. 25 August 2006 watch Museum report The National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. will soon undergo a major renovation. But officials have announced a plan to keep some of the institution's most significa
By Roger Hsu Mephis, Tennessee 17 August 2006 watch Museum report The National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis is devoted to the conservation and advancement of metalwork. It is a place where metal smiths become synonymous with artists and where
By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 10 August 2006 The personal stories in Miami's large Cuban community are as varied as the individuals who tell them. Some fled the island decades ago at the start of Fidel Castro's rule, others are more recent arrivals, and
By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 24 August 2006 watch UNIFEM report A new report from UNIFEM -- the United Nations Development Fund for Women -- finds that violence against women in post-Taleban Afghanistan remains widespread, and that much of it co
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 22 August 2006 Israeli military authorities on Tuesday charged the Palestinian parliament speaker, who is also a leader of Hamas, with membership in an outlawed organization. The action comes amid renewed clashes between Isra
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 20 August 2006 A family coming apart at the seams comes together on a road trip filled with occasionally bizarre, but often wonderful discoveries about one another in a dark comedy co-starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell,
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 09 August 2006 watch Beach Pollution report Birds are believed to contribute to the pollution at the beach A prominent environmental organization has called for better monitoring of the water quality along many of Ame
By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 23 August 2006 watch Iraq Christians report The news media often focus on the conflict between Shi'ites and Sunni Muslims in Iraq. But there are other ethnic and religious groups under attack. The small Christian communit
By Leslie Boctor Cairo 01 August 2006 Roughly 96 percent of Egypt's land mass is made up of desert. Since the time of the pharaohs, the country has relied on a fertile narrow strip along the Nile River to support every aspect of social and economic
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 14 August 2006 Soldier stands near site of an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, August 14, 2006 The United Nations has confirmed that at least 19 students were killed by a bomb in eastern Sri Lanka. Hours later, an
By Kane Farabaugh Shanksville, PA 30 August 2006 watch Memorial Flight 93 Flags and a wreath mark the exact spot of the crash of Flight 93 The crash of United Flight 93 was almost an afterthought in the media frenzy on September 11th, 2001. Later it
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 10 August 2006 A Sri Lankan army soldier injured in an early morning battle with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels near Tincomalee, 10 August 2006 Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels are engaged
By Nico Gnecchi Nairobi 27 August 2006 U.S. Senator Barack Obama, right, walks with his grandmother Sarah Hussein Obama at his father's house in Nyongoma Kogelo village, western Kenya, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006 U.S. Senator Barak Obama delighted crowd
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 August 2006 watch Truce report Israeli army commanders say that starting Wednesday, they will begin moving some troops back from positions they have captured in Lebanon in the past month of fighting Hezbollah. The U.N.-med
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