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of the death of long-time North Korean leader Kim il-Sung there have been no elaborate ceremonies commemorating the great leader. Instead the country is consumed trying to deal with devastating floods and famine.

Newt Gingrich's speech to GOPAC, the political action committee he founded Monday night. The speech was televised and Gingrich took the opportunity to rail against Democratic fundraising practices and to recount his recent trip to Asia.

yesterday questioned the cable television industry's record of rising prices. The Telecommunications Act was supposed to provide greater competition from telephone companies and direct broadcast satellite companies, but neither industry has effectively challenged cable.

, by one vote, of a Constitutional amendment that would have required a balanced federal budget. The decisive vote against the measure was cast by Democrat Robert Torricelli of New Jersey. All Republicans in the Senate voted in favor of the amendment.

survives in parts of Europe, 200 years after being forbidden. People still use Gaelic in parts of Ireland, England, France, Wales, and Scotland. On the Isle of Skye, the BBC even broadcasts in Gaelic.

streets as they anticipate the next round of strikes against the Iraqi military from the U.S. Yesterday, Iraq fired on U.S. aircraft patrolling the no-fly zone over northern Iraq.

, which has been struggling to reduce high crime rates, ambitious police reform efforts appear to be working. Yet even though the statistics say crime is down, residents are still weary.

that keeps Nigeria from achieving economic success. Despite rich natural resources, and a highly educated population, Nigeria seems unable to break out of the economic stagnation which is widely attributed to corrupt business practices.

that tens of thousands of Cubans have applied to leave the country in the latest U.S. visa lottery, including many well-known dissidents -- something that has alarmed the opposition community who fear there will be no one left to speak out against Castro...

By Brenna Angel/Gary PittsFrankfort, KY – A new report on the condition of roughly a third of public school buildings in Kentucky estimates that repair…