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By Marissa Melton Washington 27 January 2007 Peace activists have held another anti-war rally on the National Mall in Washington Saturday, the first such event since Democrats assumed control of Congress. Organizers say they hope participants will st
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 26 July 2006 Fierce fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants raged in southern Lebanon with the Israeli military saying eight of its troops have been killed and 20 others wounded. The Israeli military says doze
By Jim Malone Washington 02 February 2006 This week's Senate confirmation of Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court could have far-reaching implications for law and politics in the United States. S
By Kari Barber Dakar 26 December 2006 Two Chadian rebel groups signed an agreement Monday to combine their forces to continue fighting government troops. The announcement comes one day after President Idriss Deby agreed to a peace deal with a leader
By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 19 December 2006 watch US Energy Security report A group of leading U.S. businessmen and former top military commanders has called on the White House and Congress to reduce America's dependence on oil from overseas,
By Lisa Bryant Paris 23 September 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is ready to send a small group of construction engineers to Lebanon to help with reconstruction. He spoke at the end of a meeting with the leaders of France and
By Steve Herman New Delhi 28 June 2007 Energy-hungry India is looking to one of its most rugged and scenic regions to generate badly needed electricity. But plans to create a series of dams and hydroelectric plants along the Teesta River in Sikkim an
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 27 May 2006 East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has said the violence engulfing the capital, Dili, is part of a coup plot to unseat him. Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri As ethnic fighting raged across Dil
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 May 2006 In Egypt, at least 300 pro-reform judges on Thursday stood in silent protest outside the high court, demanding an end to government interference in the judiciary. Several other peaceful protests also took plac
By Paula Wolfson Washington 19 January 2006 U.S. intelligence officials say the voice heard on an audiotape aired Thursday on Arab television is indeed that of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. In the
By David McAlary Washington 17 March 2006 Scientists report evidence that the universe was born in less than the blink of an eye, expanding instantly from sub-microscopic size to astronomical proporti
China has expressed concern after Russia declared two regions of Georgia independent. As Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, China has its own concerns about territorial integrity. China's Foreign Ministry says it is watching with close concern aft
US Forces Poised to Deal with Iran Threat Ready for action at sea, the U.S. Navys 5th Fleet at Bahrain is among the massive military resources that the U.S. has permanently based throughout the region. They are prepared to respond if tensions with Ir
Building Peace at the Grassroots Level A Christian-based aid organization says if peacebuilding is to succeed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it must begin at the grassroots level. Millions of people have died in the Eastern DRC from nea
Syrian Refugees Watch Violence Unfold from Border Camp Syrian helicopters buzz rebel-held territory - occasionally firing rockets that raise plumes of smoke. Army snipers holed up in a minaret take aim at anyone trying to flee Syria. Kilis refugee ca
MEK in Court to Force US to Drop Terrorist Label Day-after-day, supporters of the Iranian opposition MEK hold protests outside the U.S. State Department in Washington, demanding the group be removed from the department's list of Foreign Terrorist Org
Soviet Collapse Altered Ongoing World Power Balance The collapse of the Soviet Union 20 years ago changed the worlds geopolitical balance. When the Soviet Union fell, it ended the tenure of a superpower with the resources of more than a dozen countri
The Science of Climate Change Climate negotiators are meeting in Durban, South Africa beginning from November 28-December 9 to discuss the planet's changing climate. The first decade of this century was the hottest on record. Polar ice is melting. Gl
Obama, Merkel Discuss Libya, Economy, Mideast Peace Welcoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House, President Barack Obama has hailed the strength of the U.S.-German partnership. On a sunny, hot morning the South Lawn was filled with mi
Chernobyl Disaster Leads to Advances in Science, Medicine The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant did much more than change the lives of hundred thousands of affected people. It also contributed greatly to Western science. Physicists and medical