Under Lockdown: Life Inside Dissident Tibetan Town

Aba, a spiritual center that’s long fanned anti-China fire, approaches sensitive anniversary

2012-03-04

Gillian Wong The Associated Press

ABA, China (AP) -- China's stifling lockdown of this Tibetan town has not only been about patrolling its sleepy streets, but also policing the minds of a community at the center of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule. Read the complete article

Haiti Seeks to Rebuild, or Just Build, Power Grid

Leaders aim to use earthquake relief money to bring electricity—and, hopefully, jobs—to all corners of country

2012-03-03

Trenton Daniel The Associated Press

BOUCAN CARRE, Haiti (AP) -- Sometimes it seems as though the people here have only the sun and moon: the blinding sun that bakes their mud homes and moonlight that with flickering gas lamps fights against the dark of night. Read the complete article

Nigerian Underwear Bomber to Get Life Sentence

Passengers on 2009 flight have chance to comment about how attempted bombing shook them

2012-02-16

Ed White The Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) -- Alain Ghonda travels the globe with heightened awareness after Christmas 2009, when a plane he was on could have been destroyed in midair by a terrorist smuggling a bomb in his underwear. Read the complete article

50 Cent Visits Famine Victims in Somalia, Kenya

Rapper has committed to providing 1 billion meals for hungry population

2012-02-09

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Rapper 50 Cent is teaming up with the World Food Program to see firsthand the effects of hunger in Somalia and Kenya. Read the complete article

British Tabloid Scandal: Morgan Refuses to Name McCartney Voicemail Source

Asked by inquiry chief Lord Justice Brian Leveson whether he could supply any information to back the assertion that he had heard the recording legally, Morgan said he couldn't

2011-12-20

LONDON (AP) -- CNN star interviewer Piers Morgan refused Tuesday to disclose details about the most damning link between himself and Britain's phone hacking scandal - his acknowledgment that he once listened to a phone message left by Paul McCartney for his then-wife Heather Mills. Read the complete article

Somali Famine Victims Scared to Return Home

Aid has helped restore food but militants and future shortages loom large

2011-11-26

Jason Straziuso The Associated Press

DOLO, Somalia (AP) -- Lush patches of green dot this once-barren land, allowing goats and camels to graze. A nearby field is full of large, purple onions thanks to a U.N.-funded project. Read the complete article

Hezbollah Unravels CIA Spy Network in Lebanon

Some officials say agency’s push for quick terror results may be compromising quality of work

2011-11-26

Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hezbollah has partially unraveled the CIA's spy network in Lebanon, severely damaging the intelligence agency's ability to gather vital information on the terrorist organization at a tense time in the region, former and current U.S. officials said. Read the complete article

British Woman Tries Historic Antarctic Crossing

70-day journey of more than 1,000 miles would be longest solo polar expedition by female

2011-11-19

Michael Warren The Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Reaching the end of the Earth has become almost routine these days: One hundred years after Norway's Roald Amundsen beat Britain's R.F. Scott to the South Pole, more than 30 teams are trying for it this year. Read the complete article

Britain to Roll Out US-Style Anti-Gang Programs

Country eyes public meetings, other solutions in wake of this summer’s riots

2011-11-01

David Stringer The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) -- Britain will roll out programs pioneered in the United States to tackle gang violence as part of the country's response to summer riots in which hundreds of young people committed arson, looting and attacks on police officers, the government said Tuesday. Read the complete article

Fears about the World's Population Topping Seven Billion

We may not be able to feed ourselves

2011-10-31

Fear that the world may not be able to feed us all. Population growth is adding to drought and famine. Read the complete article