Jul 07 RIP News of the World: A Reporter's Reflection A visitor leaves the headquarters of News International Newspapers in London. Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Once upon a time, the British news business lived on one famous London street -- Fleet Street -- stretching just a… Continue reading
Jul 07 Drug Long Used by Vets Could Boost Fight Against Malaria By Talea Miller Infant surrounded by mosquito nets. Photo by World Bank. A drug commonly used to combat heart worms in pets in the United States is becoming a versatile parasite-fighting treatment in regions stricken by tropical disease. Ivermectin, developed decades ago as… Continue reading
Jul 07 Top Pakistani Scientist Claims N. Korea Nuclear Ties, China Denies Rumors of Jiang Zemin's Death By News Desk Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, has claimed that the North Korean government paid bribes to officials in Islamabad in exchange for nuclear technology in the late 1990s, according to the Washington Post. Khan said… Continue reading
Jul 06 In Photos: China Trumps U.S. With World's Longest Sea Bridge By Larisa Epatko At 26.4 miles, the newly opened Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in China entered the record books as the longest sea bridge in the world, taking the title from Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which spans 23.8 miles. Continue reading
Jul 06 China's Marathon-Length Bridge By Larisa Epatko At 26.4 miles, China's Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, which opened June 30, is now the longest sea bridge in the world. Continue reading
Jul 06 Somali Terror Suspect in U.S. Court, 9 Feared Dead in Afghanistan Plane Crash By News Desk A Somali man, Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame, appeared in a New York City courtroom, months after he was detained in the Gulf of Aden on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities. He faces charges of aiding al Qaida -- specifically… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Twin Bombings Near Baghdad Cast Doubts on Iraq's Fragile Security In the city of Taji, some 20 miles north of Baghdad, two successive suicide bombings killed at least 37 and wounded another 50 on Tuesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the recent increase in violence and what it means for Iraqi security… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Chavez's Health Fuels Political Power Struggle in Venezuela Celebrations erupted Monday in Caracas as news spread that President Hugo Chavez had returned to Venezuela after receiving cancer treatment in Cuba. Ray Suarez discusses the nation's recent political struggles with Moises Naim of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace… Continue watching
Jul 05 Teaching the Importance of Breastfeeding By Talea Miller The Indonesian Breastfeeding Center in Jakarta offers training classes for healthcare workers and for families. Continue reading
Jul 05 New Indonesia Law: Allow Breastfeeding, or Face Punishment By Cat Wise Watch a slide show on teaching the importance of breastfeeding: In the United States, the breast milk versus formula debate tends to center on what works best for the mom and what is most nutritious for the baby. In… Continue reading