"What have you done?"

Ethiopia signs Boeing deal
Ethiopia's national carrier announced on Saturday the signing of a purchase agreement for five Boeing 787 jetliners within three years and purchase rights for five more.

Mbeki: What have you done?
South Africans should ask themselves what their individual and community contribution had been to the realisation of a democratic country, President Thabo Mbeki said at the main Freedom Day celebrations at Durban's Absa Stadium on Wednesday.

Celebrating Freedom Day with pride in South Africa
It's now 11 years since the first Freedom Day in South Africa. Freedom Day celebrates the first multi-racial elections in South Africa. Before that, only whites could vote -- now the franchise includes everyone. Truly, South Africa is an outstanding success for democracy. President Thabo Mbeki followed the great Nelson Mandela in the nation's highest office and has proved to be a worthy successor. Now the African National Congress -- the ANC -- is searching for his successor.

Engineer turns bacteria into living computers
In a step toward making living cells function as if they were tiny computers, engineers at Princeton have programmed bacteria to communicate with each other and produce color-coded patterns.

African leaders try to quell Togo unrest
A delegation of African leaders will attempt to broker peace in the west African nation of Togo, as thousands of Togolese and foreigners flee the country.

Vietnam remembers victory over US
Vietnam has celebrated the communist victory of 30 years ago over a US-backed government.

N.Korea Says Bush Comments Show He Is a Philistine
Pyongyang branded President Bush a philistine and a cowboy on Saturday after he called North Korean leader Kim Jong-il a tyrant earlier this week.

Stealth Assassination of Yasser Arafat
Today with the publication of this unusual interview with Yasser Arafat's personal physician for over 25 years, Dr. Ashraf Al Kurdi, a few more crucial details emerge into more public view.

A Story from Occupied Palestine: A moment that changed my life

Palestinian Self-determination and the Israeli Occupation

Scientists in U.S. create 'low-tech' nuclear fusion device
In a surprising feat of miniaturization, scientists reported Thursday that they have produced nuclear fusion - the same process that powers the sun - in a small cylinder just five inches in diameter. And they say they will soon be able to make the device even smaller.

Too-Hot Ukraine Nuclear Plant Shuts Down

Haiti Bid to Rejoin Caribbean Group Lags

Papers reveal U.S. intelligence on Vietnam

Nicaragua: Sitting on a powder keg .... Again!
With the constitutional crisis in Ecuador not yet resolved, the situation in Nicaragua is certainly hotting up. Two weeks ago a transport strike erupted after fuel prices rises and taxes increased, resulting in an increase in bus fares across the nation. This has been the spark which appears to have ignited a nationwide popular insurrection against Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos.

The beauty of wind farms

Iraq: A Colonial Dictatorship
After two months of wrangling and haggling over the forming of the new Iraqi "government", the US got what it wants, a US government. The Iraqi people are saying: 'How could we have elected those people'? And those are the people the US will continue to protect. At gunpoint, the Iraqi people have been denied the right to govern their country and live in peace.