World Aug 13 Egyptian Foreign Minister on Mideast Peace Talks: ‘Difficult to Be Optimistic’ As Israeli and Palestinian negotiators prepared to re-enter peace talks Wednesday in Jerusalem, Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said he considers the prospects to be "very, very difficult." His comments came in a web-only portion of an interview with PBS…
World Aug 13 Egyptian Foreign Minister: Pro-Morsi Protests ‘Can’t Continue Endlessly’ Despite warnings of impending action, the Egyptian government is holding off using force to disperse two massive protest camps of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi -- for now.
World Aug 12 Snapshot of Mali: A ‘Thirst’ for a Stable, Democratic State Nearly half of all eligible Malians voted in presidential elections in July, followed by a relatively smooth runoff on Sunday -- signs of the West African country's deep-seated desire to restore democracy and peace after a tumultuous year-and-a-half, said Peter…
World Aug 08 Six Telling Figures from Japan’s Leaking Fukushima Nuclear Plant New revelations that the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan is leaking more radioactive groundwater than previously thought have prompted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to say Wednesday that the government will step in and "take firm measures"…
Nation Aug 06 Military Official: Sexual Assaults ‘an Enemy That Must Be Defeated’ Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Tuesday that as the military is opening more roles to women, it is not waiting to combat the scourge of sexual assaults. "This is an enemy that must be defeated," he told PBS…
World Aug 05 What Do the Embassy Closures and Worldwide Alert Mean for Travelers? The decision to close U.S. embassies in the Mideast and North Africa might mean a quiet week while Americans are on heightened alert, but it doesn't lessen the overall threat from those meaning to do the United States harm, said…
World Aug 05 Snapshot of Species in Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park Yasuni National Park in western Ecuador hosts a vast variety of critters from carnivorous caterpillars to pygmy monkeys as small as your hand. The Ecuadoran government is hoping the park's unique quilt of animal and plant species, not to mention…
Nation Aug 01 Ex-NSA Analysts: Agency Collecting All Electronic Communications William Binney and Russell Tice were working for the National Security Agency as analysts when they learned about its wiretapping program -- the controversial post-9/11 program in which the NSA collected phone and Internet activity without getting warrants first for…
World Aug 01 What Does Edward Snowden’s Move From Moscow Airport Mean? After 39 days holed up at a Moscow airport, Edward Snowden, the self-professed leaker of National Security Agency top-secret surveillance programs, has officially entered Russia. But it doesn't mean he has his full freedom.
World Jul 22 From Royal Wedding to Royal Birth Almost immediately after Prince William and Kate Middleton wed on April 29, 2011, speculation began on when they would produce a royal heir.