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For a fan of the movie Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark who is about to travel to Ethiopia, learning that the actual ark is believed to be in the country can bring on a state of excitement and anticipation. But on arrival, the hunger and poverty can overtake those interests.

Seven of the largest drug smuggling tunnels discovered under the U.S. Mexico border have not been completely filled in. Authorities are concerned smugglers could tap into the tunnels and reuse them. K

The average Californian buys almost eight prescription drugs each year. Yet, many don't shop around. A Full Focus investigation found that some stores charge twelve times more for the exact same medic

Are old cell phones and computers piling up in your closet or garage? If so, you aren't alone in this fast-moving electronic age. More than 6,000 computers become obsolete in California everyday. S

Rebels seeking to oust Chad's president have been battling government forces in the Sahara Desert nation. Amid the fierce fighting, the impoverished country also faces a growing humanitarian crisis: it hosts more than 200,000 Darfur refugees from neighboring Sudan.

Federal agents in California recently busted a series of pot farms they say have all the markings of organized crime. The farms were found in unexpected places, many of them at suburban homes near Sacramento. Law enforcement officials say it's not an isolated problem. Seizures of indoor marijuana plants in the state were up 81 percent this year.

The case of disappearing votes in Sarasota County, Fla., has given impetus to Congressional bills to require paper trails on touchscreen voting machines. A draft report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology makes a similar recommendation. But many election experts worry that Congress, in responding too hastily, will only make matters worse.

Poachers who sell tiger parts to make Asian medicines are wiping out the big cats. One group in India thinks salvation may come from tiger farms that could make the black market unprofitable. But other conservationists say legalizing the tiger trade would just increase market demand.

What do you get when you combine two surfers, a forest of bamboo, and a broken foot? In the case of two young San Diego men – they've got, the genesis of a successful and environmentally friendly bus

With its remote forests and long, unpatrolled border with Mexico, Guatemala remains a favored route of Colombian drug traffickers smuggling cocaine north to the United States. The small, impoverished Central American nation is waging a battle to win back its northernmost province from druglords.