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Did Leonardo paint himself as "Mona Lisa"?
Jan 28, 2010 19:14 EST
Italian scientists hope to solve "Mona Lisa" mystery by exhuming Leonardo's body. The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is shrouded in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French chateau really those of the Renaissance master? Was the "Mona Lisa" a self-portrait in disguise?
UN: Aid flights get top priority at Haiti airport
Jan 18, 2010 13:05 EST
The U.N. food agency reached an agreement Monday with the U.S.-run airport in the Haitian capital to give aid flights priority in landing ? a deal that came after the U.S. military was criticized for giving top billing to military and rescue aircraft.
UN: Aid flights get top priority at Haiti airport
Jan 18, 2010 13:04 EST
UN: US-run airport in Haiti to give aid planes, not US military, priority landing rights. The U.N. food agency reached an agreement Monday with the U.S.-run airport in the Haitian capital to give aid flights priority in landing ? a deal that came after the U.S. military was criticized for giving top billing to military and rescue aircraft.
Pope defends Pius against Jewish critics
Jan 17, 2010 14:31 EST
Pope, Jewish leaders disagree over Pius actions to save Jews during World War II. In a synagogue visit haunted by history, Pope Benedict XVI and Jewish leaders sparred Sunday over the record of the World War II-era pope during the Holocaust and agreed on the need to strengthen Catholic-Jewish relations.
Brrr: Parents fight for sleds as Europe shivers
Jan 08, 2010 12:53 EST
Snow on French Mediterranean, parents fight for sleds, as Europe shivers through cold snap. Snow settling near France's Mediterranean shores. German parents battling to buy sleds. British horse races called off over too much ice.
Brrr: Parents fight for sleds as Europe shivers
Jan 08, 2010 10:01 EST
Snow on French Mediterranean, parents fight for sleds, as Europe shivers through cold snap. Snow settling near France's Mediterranean shores. German parents battling to buy sleds. British horse races called off over too much ice.
Delays, but no travel chaos following attack
Dec 29, 2009 08:44 EST
Long queues, double pat-downs at airports worldwide after attempted attack on airliner. Bags were painstakingly checked, babies were frisked, and in-flight screens showing a plane's location and flight path had to be switched off.
Delays, but no travel chaos following attack
Dec 29, 2009 07:40 EST
Long queues, double pat-downs at airports worldwide after attempted attack on airliner. Bags were painstakingly checked, babies were frisked, and in-flight screens showing a plane's location and flight path had to be switched off.
Delays, but no travel chaos following attack
Dec 29, 2009 02:01 EST
Bags were painstakingly checked, babies were frisked, and in-flight screens showing a plane's location and flight path had to be switched off.
Delays, but no travel chaos following attack
Dec 28, 2009 14:07 EST
Delays, but no travel chaos in Europe following attempted attack on Detroit-bound airliner. Airports across Europe reported some flight delays Monday due to heightened security imposed after an attack on a Detroit-bound airliner, but advance warning from airlines kept disruptions to a minimum.
Airline passengers see tighter security
Dec 26, 2009 21:51 EST
Passengers flying to US get patdowns, new rules following attempted terrorist attack. Extra pat-downs before boarding. No getting up for the last hour of the flight. More bomb-sniffing dogs. Airports worldwide tightened security a day after a passenger tried to light some kind of explosive on a flight into Detroit.
Airline passengers see tighter security
Dec 26, 2009 17:54 EST
Passengers flying to US get patdowns, new rules following attempted terrorist attack. Extra pat-downs before boarding. No getting up for the last hour of the flight. More bomb-sniffing dogs. Airports worldwide tightened security a day after a passenger tried to light some kind of explosive on a flight into Detroit.
UN official questions world's hunger commitment
Nov 18, 2009 11:52 EST
UN food official questions world's commitment to fighting hunger. The director of a U.N. food agency questioned Wednesday how world powers could commit so much money to fighting the financial crisis and not to feeding the 1 billion hungry.
UN food summit ends with 'crumbs' in hunger fight
Nov 18, 2009 09:26 EST
Critics: UN summit ends with 'crumbs' in bid to reduce hunger in world with food for all. The head of a U.N. food agency expressed regret Wednesday that an anti-hunger summit failed to result in precise promises of funding, and critics said the meeting had only thrown crumbs to the world's 1 billion people without enough to eat.
Kenya harvest example on reversing food shortage
Nov 14, 2009 14:00 EST
Rice where there was none: Kenyan irrigation shows gov't investment can stem food shortages. Joram Abiero remembers it was not too long ago that his neighbors went to bed hungry.
UN: Record 1 billion go hungry
Oct 16, 2009 01:10 EDT
Parents in some of Africa's poorest countries are cutting back on school, clothes and basic medical care just to give their children a meal once a day, experts say. Still, it is not enough.
UN: Record 1 billion go hungry
Oct 14, 2009 16:46 EDT
UN agency blames cuts in agricultural aid and investment as record 1 billion go hungry. Parents in some of Africa's poorest countries are cutting back on school, clothes and basic medical care just to give their children a meal once a day, experts say. Still, it is not enough.
Naturally spooky: Bats, spiders and catacombs
Oct 05, 2009 11:54 EDT
Bats, spiders and bodies, oh my: 3 ways to get naturally spooked _ no special effects required. Haunted house attractions and ghost tours can be a lot of fun. But some things are naturally spooky, with no fake blood or recorded howls required.
Divers suspend Hudson search in treacherous waters
Aug 10, 2009 15:05 EDT
Treacherous Hudson River waters forced divers to suspend their search Monday for two remaining bodies and the wreckage of a small plane that collided over the weekend with a sightseeing helicopter, killing nine people.
Divers suspend Hudson search in treacherous waters
Aug 10, 2009 15:04 EDT
Treacherous Hudson River waters forced divers to suspend their search Monday for two remaining bodies and the wreckage of a small plane that collided over the weekend with a sightseeing helicopter, killing nine people.
