World May 15 5 Things to Look for at Upcoming NATO and G8 Summits When world leaders gather this weekend at the NATO and Group of Eight summits, they have two major items on the table -- wrapping up the Afghan war and handling Europe's financial crisis. So what are the signs that they…
World May 14 Helping women with career-building and empowerment in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan | Saima Anwar lives in the Swat area of northern Pakistan. Her family was poor and couldn't pay for her education, so she worked a part-time job to get through school. But when she wanted to become a…
World May 09 Desperate in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains: ‘They’ve Started Eating Leaves’ Disputes along the border of Sudan and newly independent South Sudan blow hot and cold. Last month, fighting between the northern and southern armies over Sudan's Heglig oil fields took the conflict to a new high. Although the battles there…
World May 09 Seeking Safety in Sudan Sudanese living in volatile border areas are leaving to find safety and shelter in South Sudan.
World May 08 Latest Bomb Plot Shows al-Qaida Affiliate Making ‘Inroads’ Although the latest attempt to take down an aircraft using a bomb hidden in underwear failed, the plot still shows al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is making "big inroads" as the most active affiliate of the terrorist network, said Michael…
World May 04 Japan Flips the ‘Off’ Switch on Its Last Nuclear Reactor More than a year after an earthquake and tsunami battered Japan's northeastern coast and damaged its nuclear power stations, the country plans to shut down its last civilian reactor this weekend.
World May 03 Bin Laden Frustrated With Al-Qaida Spin-Offs, Documents Show A batch of documents seized from slain al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's house and released to the public on Thursday shows the terrorist leader's frustration with the extra level of violence performed by other affiliate groups and his desire to…
World May 01 President Obama Travels to Afghanistan for Signing of Long-term Strategic Pact President Obama made a surprise visit to the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the finding and killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
World Apr 30 Inside a Madrassa in Pakistan KARACHI, Pakistan | The Jamia Binoria Madrassa in downtown Karachi is considered one of Pakistan's more moderate Islamic institutions. Within these whitewashed concrete walls, students receive a mixture of secular and religious education.
World Apr 30 Pakistan’s Jamia Binoria Madrassa From baking bread to learning the Quran: Various scenes of life in the Jamia Binoria Madrassa in Karachi, Pakistan.