Egypt and Ethiopia used to be at odds over shared usage of the Nile River's water resources, but Egypt's new leadership seems to prefer cooperation.

In Michigan, food stamps are worth double at farmers' markets, which means more healthy food for low-income shoppers – and more customers for local farmers.

Despite hopes of pluralism, Sudan's government is cracking down on Sudan People's Liberation Movement members who stayed behind when South Sudan seceded.

AP - Stocks opened sharply lower Thursday, extending a rout around the world. Indicators across the financial markets suggested investors were frightened that the global economy is in for a long slump.

AP - Strapped to a gurney in Georgia's death chamber, Troy Davis lifted his head and declared one last time that he did not kill police officer Mark MacPhail. Just a few feet away behind a glass window, MacPhail's son and brother watched in silence.

AP - The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, though the decline isn't enough to signal improvement in the job market.