Science Oct 17 New Stem Cell Techniques Spare Embryos Two teams of researchers working independently announced Sunday that they discovered ways to create embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos, a development that scientists believe may make the field more politically and ethically acceptable.
World Oct 14 Experts Debate Long-term Environmental Impacts of Katrina More than 193,000 barrels of oil -- some 7 million gallons -- spilled along the Louisiana coastline in August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit.
World Oct 14 Planners Consider Future of New Orleans Officials in New Orleans, a city twice flooded by hurricanes in 2005, now face the challenge of rebuilding one of America's most unique cities while making it safe for residents to live and work.
World Oct 14 Case Study: Galveston, Texas The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina will reshape the communities along the Gulf Coast for generations to come, but as the city of Galveston, Texas can attest, it not the first time a major storm has changed the direction of…
World Oct 14 Massive Recovery Effort Raises Cost Concerns The devastation left by hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Gulf Coast will require the largest recovery and rebuilding effort ever undertaken by the United States.
Nation Oct 14 Chechen Rebels Clash With Russian Security Forces Russian security forces worked Friday to root out the last of Chechen insurgents who launched a coordinated attack the previous day on the southern Russian city of Nalchik. The clashes reportedly left at least 108 dead.
Politics Oct 13 Runoff Likely in Liberia Presidential Election In Liberia's first post-war elections, early poll results on Thursday predicted a runoff between soccer star George Weah and former Finance Minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
Economy Oct 13 Intellectual Piracy in China Merchants selling fake products such as Pfizer's Viagra in violation of intellectual property rights threaten manufacturers who depend on patents to protect large monetary investments in research and development. The sixth report in a series on China's rising economy examines…
Politics Oct 12 Sunni Party Endorses Draft Constitution With Changes Members of Iraq's Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni political parties came to a last-minute agreement Wednesday on a draft constitution Iraqi citizens are scheduled to vote on this Saturday.
Science Oct 12 China Launches Two Astronauts in Second Space Mission China successfully launched two astronauts into Earth orbit Wednesday two years after making its first foray into human spaceflight.