Since the late 1920s, Japanese coffee shops catering to jazz music fans have been a fixture in cities across the country. For decades, they disseminated cutting-edge Western culture and later,
Tibetans are refraining from annual celebrations to mark their traditional new year holiday, and instead are seeking to draw attention to what they describe as oppressive Chinese policies against them.
<!–AV–> These pancake racing contestants are Yanks outside the National Cathedral in Washington. But the tradition started across the pond (Atlantic) in England. Even Prince William and Kate Middleton flipped
A crowd of at least 2,000 angry protesters gathered outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan Tuesday, following reports that foreign troops inside the facility had improperly disposed of
After talks that lasted through the night, eurozone finance ministers finally struck a $ 172-billion bailout agreement for Greece early Tuesday. The deal averts a debt default by Athens, but
The French medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says cuts in international aid for treating HIV and tuberculosis are putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in Burma. More
<!–AV–>Officials from dozens of countries meet in Tunis Friday to coordinate efforts to support the Syrian opposition. This first meeting of the grouping called the “Friends of Syria” comes after
<!–AV–>Israel’s concerns about southern border security heightened last summer when gunmen crossed from Egypt and attacked Israeli civilians. Israel is building a seven-meter-high fence across the desert border. Israel’s new
Astronomers have discovered a new type of ocean-covered alien planet that is the only one of its kind ever found inside or outside our solar system. Researchers at the
White House officials are supporting a call by the International Committee of the Red Cross for daily ceasefires in Syria to allow food and medical aid to reach victims of
Eurozone finance ministers have approved a fresh $ 171-billion (130 billion euros) bailout for Greece, after more than 12 hours of tense negotiations in Brussels. European officials say the bailout
Burma’s most prominent opposition party says the government has eased some restrictions on political organizing after the party complained that the fairness of coming by-elections was at risk. A spokesman
<!–AV–> As Kenya gears up for possible elections this year – and as four prominent Kenyans are to have their post-election violence cases tried before the International Criminal Court –
The U.S. space agency is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first time an American orbited the Earth. John Glenn went around the planet three times in just under five
The prime ministers of Thailand and Malaysia are promising deeper cooperation in an ongoing push against a low-level rebellion in Muslim-majority border regions separating the two Southeast Asian nations. The
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is trying to broker a humanitarian cease-fire in Syria, as government tanks and troops mass around Homs and fears grow of
The price of oil is rising, hitting a nine-month high on the New York market as traders worry about the disruption in Iranian oil exports. On Sunday, Iran cut off
U.S. Senator John McCain said he hopes a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan can be finalized before a NATO meeting in May, but that the United States will not resolve
A rebel group in Sudan’s Darfur region says it has abducted about 50 international peacekeepers, mostly from Senegal. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) says it detained the soldiers on
China has effusive praise for last week’s trip by its vice president to the United States, saying the visit comes at an important time and helps strengthen what it is
Eurozone finance ministers are set to approve a new $ 171 billion bailout for Greece when they meet in Brussels on Monday. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said that after
Yemenis go to the polls Tuesday in an uncontested presidential election that is part of a negotiated end to the decades-long rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. In a country
Eurozone finance ministers are set to approve a new $ 171 billion bailout for Greece when they meet in Brussels on Monday. French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said that after
Yemenis go to the polls Tuesday in an uncontested presidential election that is part of a negotiated end to the decades-long rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. In a country