Science Jan 02 Slowing Great Barrier Reef Coral Growth Worries Scientists Coral in Australia's Great Barrier Reef are growing at their slowest rate in at least 400 years, according to a new study.
Nation Jan 02 Israel Strikes Hamas Targets as Fighting Continues in Gaza Fighting continued for a seventh day between Israel and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Friday, as Israel bombed a mosque it said was used to store weapons and targeted strikes on the homes of top Hamas leaders.
Politics Jan 02 Sri Lankan Army Captures De-facto Capital of Tamil Tigers In a blow to the goals of the separatist Tamil Tigers, Sri Lankan government troops captured the northern town of Kilinochchi Friday, which has served as a de facto headquarters for the rebels in their fight for an independent homeland.
Politics Jan 01 As Revolution Reaches 50, Cuba Under Raul Castro Gradually Undertakes Reforms When Raul Castro stepped into his older brother Fidel's shoes as Cuba's president, he promised to usher in new economic reforms. And while Cubans can now get cell phones and plant crops in unused farmland other reforms are coming at…
Politics Jan 01 Russia Cuts off Gas to Ukraine, Supplies Continue to Europe Russia stopped supplies of natural gas to neighboring Ukraine over a contract and debt dispute, raising concerns of gas shortages in the rest of Europe which depends on gas supplies from Russia.
World Jan 01 Amid International Crises, Czech Republic Takes Helm of European Union The start of a new year also marks a shift in the leadership of a key international institution, with the Czech Republic becoming only the second former Iron Curtain nation to take the mantle of the European Union.
World Jan 01 Background Report: The EU Membership Process In 1950, in the wake of two brutal world wars that had ravaged the continent of Europe, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed the formation of a European Coal and Steel Community to unite the countries.
Health Dec 31 China Dairy Exec Pleads Guilty in Melamine Case The former chairwoman of a Chinese dairy company implicated in September's tainted milk scandal pled guilty Wednesday to charges of selling "fake or substandard" products.
Economy Dec 30 Consumer Confidence Hits Record Low More gloomy news emerged on the U.S. economic front Tuesday as consumer confidence fell to a record low in December and new data showed home prices dropped by the sharpest annual rate on record in October.
Politics Dec 29 Israeli Forces Hit Hamas Hard in Retaliation for Rocket Fire; 300 Dead In the deadliest show of force against Palestinian targets in decades, Israeli aircraft pounded the Gaza Strip Monday for a third day, targeting militant leaders and key symbols of the militant group Hamas.