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Toy maker Mattel has announced another recall. For the third time in five weeks, Mattel is recalling toys imported from China that contain unsafe levels of lead paint.

The top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar meets with a representative of the country's military government in a rare dialogue a day after the junta offered to meet with detained democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.

Before it emerged in the mainstream media, the case of the Jena Six simmered for months in the African-American blogosphere. Protests were organized, petitions were launched and thousands of dollars were raised online.

In Myanmar's largest city, troops appear to ease their lockdown after the largest anti-government protests in decades, as a U.N. envoy hopes for a meeting with the country's top military leader to convey the people's demands for democracy.

Spain is making use of its 300 sunny days per year by powering thousands of homes with Europe's first commercial solar-thermal tower plant and running it doesn't generate any greenhouse gases.

The Iraqi government estimates there are 4 million orphans in the country, but only 700 are living in institutions. The streets are filled with children, and survival is a constant struggle. But some are still making time to go to school.

Tens of thousands of Arab Bedouin live in Israel in "unrecognized villages" that don't appear on maps or receive basic public services. Many Bedouin worry the government will put an end to their traditional nomadic lifestyle because of a fight over land rights.

A coalition including preservationists and architects are lobbying to get the Miami Marine Stadium, abandoned since Hurricane Andrew hit Florida in 1992, restored to its former glory. The structure is a world-renowned example of Modernist architecture.

The much-anticipated, much-feared collapse of retail sales this holiday season did not materialize. Christmas shoppers spent more than expected, but not by much. This year's holiday sales grew, but the pace of growth was slow.

Suzie Fetterman never expected to be planning her fiance's funeral just weeks before their son was born. Now she's coping with raising her son to know a father he'll never meet. At least 3,000 children have lost a parent in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.