In textbooks across the country, students are still taught that slavery in the US ended with the adoption of the 13th Amendment in 1865
But the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) knows better...
Lord's Resistance Army rebels blamed for killings just before Christmas
DAKAR, Senegal - At least 321 civilians were killed in a previously unreported massacre in Congo in late 2009, while...
Turkish PM: why pressure Iran, not nuclear Israel?
Erdogan: countries with nuclear weapons not in moral position to lecture other nations on nuclear.
LONDON - Turkey's prime minister said...
Israeli leader quickly rejects anonymous quote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin...
Another cargo plane that crashed into Lake Victoria at Entebbe Airport
By Steven Candia
AN investigation into last years plane crash into Lake Victoria has found that the navigator used a...
Rio Tinto staff jailed in China
A Chinese court convicted four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto including an Australian national Monday on bribery and trade secrets charges, handing...
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Pakistan: A nation in turmoil
Images of daily life, political pursuits, religious rites and deadly violence.
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Obama presses Karzai on corruption in shock Afghan visit
President Barack Obama paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan Sunday, his first as US commander-in-chief, to assess his surge of 30,000...
PHOENIX John McCain helped Sarah Palin launch her national political career two years ago. Now, she's trying to help McCain save his. The former running mates will campaign together Friday for...
1900s drunks blacklist goes online
A list of drunks whose loutish behaviour led to them being banned from pubs and clubs at the turn of the last century has been launched online.
Family...
BAGHDAD - Former U.S.-backed prime minister Ayad Allawi and his secular, anti-Iranian coalition narrowly won Iraq's parliamentary elections in final returns Friday, edging out the bloc of Prime...
Thailand protesters try to oust army from streets
BANGKOK – Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters threatened to force soldiers from the historic heart of Thailand's capital Saturday...
In this July 19, 2009 file photo, a Palestinian woman walks outside the Shepherd Hotel in East
JERUSALEM – The Jerusalem municipality has approved 20 new apartments for Jews in an Arab...
U.S. Army Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan speaks to journalists a U.S. Army officer basic training graduation ceremony at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio on Monday, March 22, 2010. Capt. Rattan is the...
Army Uses Hottest Chilli As A Weapon
The thumb-sized "bhut jolokia", which is usually used to cure stomach troubles, will be employed to pepper suspects with the tear gas-like...
...Amani ishawashinda, Tit for tat zishaanza. Soon watu wataanza kujipimisha ubavu hapa...
Report: South Korean navy ship sinking near North Korea
Navy officials say a South Korean navy ship...
Aviation industry experts in Africa yesterday lamented the huge revenue, amounting to over $4 billion, which major European airlines that operate in the continent repatriate from the region, while...