Politics Apr 05 Pelosi Presses Women’s Issues in Saudi Arabia as Part of Mideast Tour America's first female House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., met with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and members of the all male Shura Council on Thursday where she discussed the inclusion of women in the nation's politics.
Politics Apr 05 Doubts Persist over Nigerian Presidential Election Process Amid voter registration delays and a dispute over the exclusion of a major candidate, Nigeria prepares for a historic presidential election that could see the country's first handoff of power from one elected civilian leader to the next.
Arts Apr 05 Ethnicity in Nigeria Despite being home to somewhere between 250 and 400 ethnic groups, Nigeria is primarily made up of four main ethnic groups -- Hausa, Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba -- that comprise about 60 percent of the population.
Health Apr 04 New Program Seeks to Curb Childhood Obesity One of the country's largest foundations devoted to public health concerns has taken up the cause of ending the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States.
Politics Apr 04 Tommy Thompson Launches Campaign in Wisconsin, Iowa Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson kicked off his bid for the Republican presidential nomination at campaign events in Wisconsin and Iowa Wednesday.
Politics Apr 02 Clinton, Romney Break $20 Million in First Quarter Fund Raising Campaigns continued to release fund-raising totals Monday when former Massachusetts Republican Gov. Mitt Romney joined Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as the only other candidate to announce first-quarter totals that topped the $20 million mark.
Politics Apr 02 Republican Tancredo Officially Enters White House Race Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., announced Monday morning that he is seeking the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, citing his dissatisfaction with the way other presidential contenders are handling the illegal immigration issue.
Nation Mar 30 Somali Rebels Shoot Down Ethiopian Helicopter as Clashes Worsen In Somalia's most violent clashes in months, Islamic insurgents and clan militias battled Ethiopian and Somali government forces, hitting an Ethiopian helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade on Friday.
Arts Mar 29 Supreme Court Justice Puts Hamlet on Trial Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy presided over a "trial" of Hamlet in a Kennedy Center production taking place during a six-month celebration of Shakespeare in Washington, D.C.
Science Mar 29 New Study Finds Dinosaurs’ Extinction Had Little Impact on Mammal Evolution The extinction of dinosaurs over 65 million years ago did not foster a breeding ground for ancestors of modern-day mammals, as scientists had previously thought, according to a study released Thursday in the journal Nature.