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U.S. and Filipino military personnel prepare relief goods in Manila for transport to the hard-hit city of Tacloban.

Can The Philippines Save Itself From Typhoons?

With thousands of islands in the warm waters of the Pacific, the Philippines are destined to face angry tropical storms year after year. The country is better prepared than in the past, but could perhaps learn lessons of countries like India and Cuba that have made major progress in coping with potential disasters.

A teacher at the Bridge International Academy school in Kinoo, near Nairobi, Kenya, gives a lesson to young students. Bridge, a private, for-profit company, has set up more than 200 schools in the country.

Do For-Profit Schools Give Poor Kenyans A Real Choice?

American entrepreneurs in Kenya are attempting to fundamentally transform education for some of the poorest kids in the world — while making a profit.

One Of Fed's First Quantitative Easers: 'I'm Sorry, America'

In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Andrew Huszar says the Federal Reserve's stimulus program, which started in 2008, has been the "greatest backdoor Wall Street bailout of all time."

A new survey of gender experts finds that in the Arab world, Egyptian women face the worst treatment. Here, women attend a political march to the presidential palace in Cairo in February.

Women Fare Worse In Egypt Than In Any Arab State: Survey

Citing high rates of sexual harassment and female genital mutilation, a new survey finds that women in Egypt face the worst treatment in the Arab world. Other countries with high levels of unrest — Iraq and Syria — are also among the worst for women, according to a new survey.

Fighters with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), pictured in 2008. The rebel group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.

Nigerian Pirates Free Kidnapped U.S. Mariners

The captain and engineer from the U.S.-flagged C-Retriever, a 222-foot offshore resupply, were abducted on Oct. 23 when gunman boarded the vessel.

<em>Hustler</em> magazine magnate Larry Flynt, pictured during a 2007 news conference in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Larry Flynt Seeks To Block Execution Of Man Who Shot Him

Joseph Paul Franklin, who shot the porn publisher in 1978, is scheduled to die Nov. 20 in Missouri. Flynt is seeking to block the execution through legal and public relations means.

An American Airlines jet passes the Washington Monument as it lands at Ronald Reagan National Airport. That's one of seven airports where American and US Airways must now make room for low-cost competitors under a settlement with the Justice Department.

Airline Antitrust Deal Seen Boosting Competition At Airports

After a settlement Tuesday with the Justice Department, American Airlines and US Airways are now free to combine and create the world's largest airline. But, as a condition, they must make room for low-cost competitors at seven airports.

So, You Have Gonorrhea. Who Tells Your Ex?

Most people testing positive for a sexually transmitted disease may want to do the right thing and let former sexual partners know. But such conversations aren't easy. In Spokane, you can ask the health department to make the call — and not use your name.

Indie Band Yellow Dogs Members Die In Murder Suicide

Two members of the up-and-coming indie band The Yellow Dogs were among the dead in a Monday morning murder-suicide in Brooklyn. It's a tragic ending for a band that came from Iran to escape crackdowns on rock music.

Billy Goat wanders around the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago in 2003, when the Cubs lost the seven-game National League Championship Series.

Chicago's Legendary Billy Goat Tavern May Be Displaced

A huge, expensive new development may temporarily displace the subterranean tavern, which has remained the same since 1964. John Belushi immortalized the place in a Saturday Night Live skit.

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