Charles Sykes was introduced today as the man who will spearhead Tampa's drive to win some of the matches in the 2018 or 2022 World Cup soccer championship. ...more

October 7, 2009

Im Savoeun remembers how they clung to each other for the last time, sobbing, as life drained from her husband after a savage beating by the Khmer Rouge. The starving man's crime was stealing a potato. ...more

February 2, 2009

Bulgarian schoolchildren bundled in wool coats sang songs to keep warm in their bitterly cold classroom. Bosnians drove hours to snap up electric heaters. And in Serbia, millions woke up to the Eastern Orthodox Christmas under the threat of hardship. ...more

January 8, 2009

An Indian warship destroyed a suspected pirate vessel Tuesday off the Horn of Africa. It was the second time in a week that India has used force to fight piracy off the eastern coast of Africa. ...more

November 29, 2008

Contrary to a much–publicized announcement last May, Hollywood's rating system fails to warn parents that most movies feature smoking. Young audiences around the world are still being bombarded with billions of tobacco impressions every time an actor lights up or a tobacco brand is shown. This isn't a matter of personal taste or censorship. It's a major public health challenge. The tobacco industry rakes in $4 billion in lifetime sales through Hollywood movies that recruit kids to smoke every year. ...more

February 18, 2008