PARIS, Marlowe Hood - The once ironclad axiom that the wealthier a nation the lower its birthrate is reversed when countries pass a certain threshold of development, according to a study released...
BURBANK, Rob Woollard - Two US reporters tearfully rejoined their families Wednesday after Bill Clinton won their freedom on a historic trip to North Korea that opened up new possibilities for...
SAN FRANCISCO- Google on Tuesday set out to recruit US soldiers as users of its Voice online telephone service, promising it would help military families stay connected.
Google Voice employs...
RIYADH, Paul Handley - The Saudi offices of a Lebanon-based satellite station controlled by tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal could face closure over a racy talk show featuring a man boasting about...
BAGHDAD, Ammar Karim - A member of an Iraqi militant group behind the first major attack after the US-led invasion of 2003 admitted to the 2006 rape and murder of an Iraqi journalist in a video...
WASHINGTON- Japanese researchers have successfully implanted bioengineered seed-like tissue into the jaws of mice, growing new teeth for the rodents, according to a study published Monday.
The...
WASHINGTON - Malaria, which affects some 500 million people a year worldwide, was first transmitted to humans by chimpanzees, according to a US study out on Monday.
The origins of mosquito-carried...
LONDON - British immigration agents in France inspecting border controls at a bottleneck for clandestine crossings were left red-faced Monday as a stowaway hidden under the chassis of their bus...
OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a Canadian sentenced to life in prison in Ethiopia on terrorism-related charges said Monday they would press Ottawa to cut off development aid if Ethiopia does not...
LONDON- Criminal trials in England dating back to the 18th century, including the infamous "Jack the Ripper" suspect, are to go online for the first time Monday, a British website said.
The...