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Russians say Georgian territorial integrity is “dead issue” (episode)
Heavy fighting in the Republic of Georgia has displaced about 100,000 people. And that number could grow. After a week of heavy fighting, aid groups say they can't reach thousands of vulnerable people in South Ossetia.
New Orleans has experienced a boom in charter schools and a renewed sense and mission for public education. It’s a grand experiment, and Paul Tough, an editor for the New York Times m...
The Archdiocese of Chicago agreed to a $12.7-million settlement six years after the first Catholic Church sex abuse scandal broke. Despite the Pope’s call for change, has the church addressed this problem?
Five years ago today, a power outage blanketed states in the Northeast, Midwest and parts of Canada. Leaving 50 million in the dark, it was the largest blackout in North American hist...
President Bush says Moscow's apparent violation of a cease-fire agreement puts its aspirations for global acceptance at risk. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is visiting Tbilisi b...
President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan — whose political opponents are calling for him to face a vote of confidence or be impeached — has urged national unity and reconciliation. I...