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Robert Siegel : English speakers traveling aboard have had the experience of seeing an English sign or a menu translation from the local language that just misses the mark and produces an entertaining malaprop . Well, think about someone who knows C
By David McAlary Washington 11 May 2006 Scientists have developed a cheap, rapid test to determine who has trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness in poor countries. The researchers say th
By Lisa Bryant Paris 01 February 2006 A French newspaper has published Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that have stirred outrage in the Muslim world. France-Soir newspaper says it is simply de
By Meredith Buel Washington 07 February 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the military must continue to transform in order to defend America against terrorists and future threats that a
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 05 January 2006 While Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is unpopular in the Arab world, some Arab political analysts are watching Mr. Sharon's health with great interest,
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 23 November 2006 Relations between Russia and the European Union have come under strain just as Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet European leaders Friday in Finland. Disputes over agricultural imports and energ
By Margaret Besheer Washington 28 September 2006 U.S. counterterrorism officials say Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorists remain a threat to the survival of Lebanon's government, Israel's security, and regional stability following its month-long war w
By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 May 2007 The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be convicted of terrorism is back in his home country, Australia. David Hicks, who had joined militant groups in Kosovo, Kashmir and Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to supporting extr
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 22 April 2006 Jamal Abu Samhadana (file photo) A controversial security appointment has brought tensions between the Hamas-led Palestinian government and the rival Fatah fac
By Al Pessin Pentagon 30 May 2006 A car bomb in Baghdad's Tahariyat Square which targeted an American convoy, setting the Humvee on fire, left, in Baghdad, Iraq Monday, May 29, 2006 The U.S. Defense Department has released an unclassified version of
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 22 March 2007 The theme of the 14th annual World Day for Water is water scarcity, a problem that hinders development in many poor countries. In Mali, a near-desert nation where almost 70 percent of the population lives in rura
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 29 March 2006 waatch Depression Meds report Depression can affect anyone from time to time, but when it goes from the usual
By Jordan Davis Dakar 29 January 2007 With its reputation for fair elections and peaceful transitions of power, Senegal is often hailed as model democracy in West Africa. Senegalese are scheduled to vote in less than a month to elect a new president
A court in Australia has released the identity of a man accused of lighting a fire in the southeastern state of Victoria. Brendan Sokaluk, faces charges of arson causing death, intentionally lighting a bushfire and one count of possessing child porn
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 10 January 2007 Tensions are running high in Somalia's capital Wednesday following a U.S. air strike on al-Qaida hideouts in the south and a statement by the interim president that ousted Islamist leaders should be punished
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 February 2006 Red lights illuminate the American Falls in Niagara Falls to bring awareness of heart disease in women, February 3, 2006 The World Heart Federation says heart d
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 September 2006 French troops are arriving in Lebanon to police the ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group, Hezbollah. Israeli forces, which pounded Lebanon for 34 days, are preparing to pull out. ------
By Melinda Smith Washington 01 June 2007 A growing number of critics are calling for stricter regulation of the pharmaceutical industry and how drugs are sold in the United States. The concern comes from medical experts, consumer groups and even fro
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 08 January 2008 U.S. Senators Tom Harkin and Bernie Sanders and Congressman Elliot Engel are in Abidjan, Ivory Coast'scommercial capital, for a two-day visit related to child labor in cocoa production. They are set to meet with
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Sydney 05 September 2007 Foreign and trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members are pushing for ways to revive stalled global trade talks. In a meeting ahead of the annual APEC summit, top trade officia