A new survey shows that African-Americans' assessment of progress and race relations in America has improved more dramatically than at any time in the last quarter century. And, President Barack Obama's move into the White House appears to be the spark that ignited this rise in optimism and hope.
Death, devastation and deprivation prevail in Haiti's capital, as the full extent of the country's humanitarian crisis is being revealed to the world. The international community is rushing aid to earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince in the face of logistical challenges and with the knowledge that Haiti's needs far outpace anything that can be delivered in the short-term.
Plans to build a series of hydropower dams on the Mekong River could threaten already endangered species in the waterway.
Authorities say the death toll has risen to more than 110 from the tsunami generated in the South Pacific by a powerful undersea earthquake.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama have reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. The two leaders met for the first time since Mr. Hatoyama took office last week.
Cops are on the hunt for Yale lab technician Raymond Clark III who has been identified as a person of interest in the Annie Le murder, sources said Tuesday.
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (CNN) -- New Haven Police meticulously sifted through evidence Tuesday in their search for the killer of Yale student Annie Le, whose body was found Sunday in a basement wall of a medical research building off campus.
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The latest unrest in western China has left five people dead and 14 hurt, a deputy mayor said Friday.
YENAGOA, Nigeria, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Nigeria's main rebel group said on Saturday it would resume attacks against Africa's biggest energy industry next month, overshadowing the surrender of hundreds of arms by rebels in a federal amnesty programme.
What the overreaction in India to an anonymous post on an obscure Chinese website calling for “splitting India” reveals about the challenges of understanding China’s changing information landscape.