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Place of ‘miracle’ for Afghanistan’s amputees

Award-winning photojournalist James Nachtwey was one of five photographers commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to capture images of life in some of the world’s most troubled countries. The project took him to the ICRC Orthopedic Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, a place he describes as “a kind of miracle,” and a refuge from the harsh reality of life in the country’s war-torn capital. More than 40,000 patients have been treated at the center since it opened in 1988, including 30,000 amputees

Taliban attack NATO trucks in Pakistan

Taliban militants attacked NATO supply terminals Wednesday morning, torching at least 10 supply trucks in northern Pakistan, local officials said. It was on August 11, 2006, just 13 days short of his twelfth birthday. “I went with my dad to take food for some people who were stuck in Smaiya,” he explains

Young Lebanon bomb victim faces uncertain future

Muhammad Hajj Moussa was only 11 years old when he lost both his legs. It is not at all easy for the teenager to speak about "that day," when his life was plunged into despair. He does so haltingly, in very short sentences, before ending in silent tears.

Suspected U.S. drone attack kills 9 in Pakistan

A suspected U.S. drone attack on a village in Pakistan’s tribal region killed nine people and wounded four others Tuesday morning, a Pakistani intelligence source and a regional official said.

‘Mama Africa’ and the Congo’s orphans of war

For the past 15 years, "Mama Bona" has taken care of dozens of children who have been abandoned, separated from their families and orphaned in the long-running conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When she cannot find a family to host them, they are welcome to stay at her house. Most are Congolese or Rwandan

Donald Trump to get last word on Miss California USA

The Miss California USA controversy is playing out like one of Donald Trump’s highly rated reality shows, with viewers waiting to hear whether he’ll utter his famous phrase, "You’re fired!" While California pageant officials appointed Carrie Prejean’s runner-up to temporarily take over her public duties, Trump, who owns the Miss Universe pageant, is set to announce Tuesday the final decision on whether Prejean will lose her crown for breaching her pageant contract. The state organization’s officials — who appear eager to say farewell to Prejean — have sent their recommendation to Trump for his consideration, Miss California USA Co-executive Director Keith Lewis said

‘Misery breeds violence’ in Haiti’s seaside slum

Roudeline Lamy was 23 when she was shot in the stomach. The impact of the bullet sent the small baby she was holding tumbling to the ground. Roudeline still suffers from stomach pains and her daughter, now three years old, is paralyzed from the waist down.

Obama doesn’t spare himself in comedy turn

President Barack Obama isn’t afraid to laugh at himself. In fact, he appears to revel in it.

Top 10 Web tools for editing digital pictures

Digital cameras are now as common and affordable to the average family as the Polaroid of the ’60s. Best thing about ’em You don’t even have to take your film in to the corner drugstore to get developed — because digital cameras don’t rely on film to make their pictures “stick.” Thanks to technology, the entire process, from clicking the shutter to printing the pictures, is now entirely within the power of the consumer

Florida priest removed after beach photos with woman published

An internationally known Catholic priest sometimes called "Father Oprah" has been removed from his posts in Florida after published photos showed him lying down bare-chested in an embrace with a woman on a beach. The Rev. Alberto Cutie (pronounced koo-tee-AYE) — who got the nickname “Father Oprah” because of the advice he gives on Spanish-language media — remains a priest