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By Mary Morningstar Washington 03 June 2006 It's been three years since Dixie Chicks' lead singer Natalie Maines made the statement to a London audience that she was ashamed President Bush is from her
By Barry Unger Washington, DC 23 March 2006 warch Brown Kiwi report A very rare event happened at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. For the first time in 30 years a North Island Brown Kiwi has hatch
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 12 October 2006 A Vietnamese delegation in Geneva is negotiating with a group of other countries to hammer out a final agreement on Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization. A deal could be reached in a day or two
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 January 2006 People carry coffin of 15-year-old Fatma Kocyigit for burial in her hometown, Dogubayazit, Jan. 5. 2006 The World Health Organization, WHO, says a team of intern
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 21 July 2006 watch National Parks report Great Smoky Mountains National Park A new study by the U.S. Journal of Environmental Management finds that tourism at America's 390 national parks is down 25 percent since 1990.
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 26 October 2006 Former rebel leader and presidential candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has canceled a stadium rally, following violence in the capital city, Kinshasa. He is facing current pr
By Richard Krantz Washington, D.C. 04 April 2006 watch Saddam Trial report Iraq's former leader Saddam Hussein faces new charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in the 1980s crackdown against
By Efam Dovi Accra, Ghana 27 July 2006 A recent boost in gas prices across Ghana is generating unprecedented criticism from members of the ruling New Patriotic Party, with some fearing that the party could lose the next general elections as a result
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 17 January 2006 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a diplomatic solution could end the standoff with Iran over its nuclear prog
By Slobodan Svrzo and Alen Mlatisuma Washington, DC 23 January 2006 watch Ratko Mladic report The chief United Nations prosecutor says war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic is hiding in Serbia under the pro
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 15 October 2006 Woman holds a flag bearing photo of Mexiacn Bishop Rafael Guizar Valencia, in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, October 15, 2006 Pope Benedict has proclaimed four new saints at a canonization ceremony in
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 02 November 2006 watch Dead Sea Dying report In the Middle East there is no resource more precious than water. For centuries the peoples of the Middle East have relied on the River Jordan for fresh drinking water, and for wat
By Wajid Ali Syed Washington, DC 26 September 2006 watch report Conflict Professor For the past 12 years, students at the University of Maryland, outside Washington, D.C., have been learning about conflict resolution from an unusual team of professo
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 07 June 2006 East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has agreed to an international investigation into the violence that has gripped his tiny country since last month.
By Karem Said Cairo 02 January 2006 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left, and Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam (file photo) The U.N. commission investigating the February 14 murder of former Leban
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 14 March 2006 Wednesday the Liberian president will address what is called a joint meeting of Congress, an honor given to foreign leaders, the most recent being Italy's pr
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Singapore 05 May 2006 Lee Hsien Loong waves to supporters during a rally in the financial district of Singapore, May 3, 2006 The Singapore elections Saturday are being seen as
By Craig Fitzpatrick Washington, D.C. 01 February 2006 watch Nam Paik profile Although many people outside the art world don't know who Nam June Paik is, they probably would recognize the quick cuttin
By Phuong Tran Dakar 22 December 2006 In a continent known for its musical prowess, but few economic opportunities, there are thousands of young people in Africa aspiring to careers in the music industry. In this final part of a series on challenges
By Franz Wild Seguela, Ivory Coast 22 December 2006 Men look into their sifter to find a diamond stone (File) Diamonds coming out of the rebel-held north of Ivory Coast are the only ones in the world the United Nations still describes as conflict di