HANOI, Ian Timberlake- The procession of young people continues all afternoon in the muggy heat, and so does the message from Phan Bich Hong's megaphone.
"Please don't touch the head of the...
L'AQUILA - G8 leaders enjoyed a five-course meal Thursday on the eve of talks aimed at tackling world food shortages, a menu released by a summit source showed.
The leaders will be joined by...
LIMA - Peru has one of the highest maternal death rates in the Americas due to limited access to emergency care and shortage of health staff who speak indigenous languages, Amnesty International said...
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's young daughter, Paris, stepped out of the shadows Tuesday to pay moving tribute to the late star saying: "Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine."...
PARIS- Economic crises prompt an increase in suicides, homicides and fatal heart attacks, but also a fall in road deaths, according to a European study published by The Lancet on Wednesday.
Every...
HARARE - Zimbabwe school teachers will go on strike Friday to pressure the government to increase their salaries, the teachers union said.
"We have resolved to boycott classes and stay away from...
LONDON - British lawmakers voted on Tuesday voted against a controversial move to protect Britons who help terminally-ill relatives travel to die at assisted suicide clinics overseas.
The House of...
WASHINGTON, Carlos Hamann - Robert McNamara, the US secretary of defense who was one of the main architects of the US war in Vietnam, died Monday, The Washington Post reported. He was 93.
McNamara...
TOKYO, Kyoko Hasegawa- At 28,000 dollars a year, a popular English language cram school course in Japan doesn't come cheap, but its students hope the rewards will more than make up for the hefty...
SAN JOSE - Costa Rica is the happiest place on earth, and one of the most environmentally friendly, according to a new survey by a British non-governmental group.
The New Economics Foundation...
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