USAID has just announced the closure of seven programs by 2015.

Samba schools are getting their costumes and floats ready for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

While the Bahraini government is reporting signs of progress toward dialogue with the opposition, protesters continue to take to the streets. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Compelling new footage has emerged showing an intense street battle, and its aftermath in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The amateur video was supplied to AP Television by Libyan opposition groups. (Feb. 24)

Rescuers fanned out into unchecked areas of New Zealand's quake-devastated city Thursday looking for any remaining life in the rubble, as the death toll rose to 98 with fears that many of the 226 missing are dead. (Feb. 24)

Travelers across the country are paying more, partly a result of uncertain times in the Middle East. Gas prices have been rising steadily and now airlines have added higher fuel charges to their ticket prices. (Feb. 24)

Violence escalates as Moammar Gadhafi's grip appears to weaken.

Kamran Bokhari explains why the outcome of government-opposition negotiations in Bahrain is geopolitically more significant than the turmoil in Libya.

Amateur footage of violence in Libya with close-range gunfire and petrol bombs on the streets of Benghazi.

Libya's government has spent years strengthening relations with Latin America, mostly through investments.

Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi clashed with protesters in several key cities across Libya as other nations continued evacuating their citizens.

How should America respond to Qadaffi?

What steps should be taken?