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Tempers have flared in Nigeria as efforts to register voters for an upcoming general election led to public protests. The general and presidential poll is scheduled for April across Africa's most pop

Ongoing protests and strikes in Egypt have led to some of the country's ports being closed, hitting companies around the world that import Egyptian products. In London, the British capital, companies

Hundreds of Jordanians have marched in Amman, the capital, demanding economic and political reforms, while also supporting the revolution unfolding in Egypt. Protesters from leftist groups and the Mu

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader has called the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia an "Islamic liberation movement". In his address, during Friday prayers at Tehran University in Iran's capi

NEW ORLEANS — When Hurricane Katrina hit and the murky waters rushed through levee breaches, even the facts were drowned. Official documents were destroyed, years of photographs were ruined, and a ci

It was hard to be married to Tom Cruise, but for Nicole Kidman, the divorce was even harder. The Australian actress, who was married to the actor from 1990-2000, opened up about her marriage and spli

Eighteen Democratic senators continue to ignore the fact that their home states are so opposed to President Obama’s health care law that they have sued to block it from taking effect. The U.S. Senat

Whatever your age have fun with language games. Playing while learning languages, is the easiest and less stressful way of becoming bilingual, we can all learn from children. Children have a window o

(WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. racial minorities accounted for roughly 85 percent of the nation's population growth over the last decade — one of the largest shares ever — with Hispanics accounting for much

NEW YORK (AP) — Isn't it lovely? The Apollo Theater says singer songwriter Stevie Wonder will be inducted into the New York City institution's Hall of Fame. The theater announced Wednesday that the s

LOS ANGELES (January 29, 2011) -- Chris Brown has completed a domestic violence counseling program required as part of the singer’s guilty plea to assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna nearly two years

ATLANTA (January 31, 2011) -- Filmmaker Spike Lee joined Education Secretary Arne Duncan in issuing a call Monday for more black men to become teachers, making their plea at the country’s only all-mal

President Barack Obama gave an unusually personal speech about his religious faith on Thursday, saying that "it is the biblical injunction to serve the least of these that keeps me going and keeps me

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — The country's most famous groundhog predicted an early spring Wednesday but wasn't willing to go out on a limb to forecast whether his state's Pittsburgh Steelers will win the

The U.S. Senate voted 51-47 today against repealing the massive health care law. All 51 Democrats opposed the repeal; all 47 Republicans supported the effort. “They (Democrats) know it’s a rotten bil