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Video: World

Greek strikers clash with police

Striking workers have marched through Athens to the Greek parliament in an attempt to force the...
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Video: U.S.

Postcard to U.S. President: Tehran

People in Iran send their first wishes to new U.S. President-elect Barak Obama. Speaking on...
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Health

China has long way to go on health reforms

   Beijing - Chinese authorities released a long-awaited health reform action plan...
» read full story April 12th, 2009 - 19:03
Obama to End Restrictions on Stem Cell Research

Obama to End Restrictions on Stem Cell Research

Science matters to the Obama administration.   President Barack Obama will most likely sign...
» read full story March 09th, 2009 - 14:56
Medical Marijuana Supported By President Obama

Medical Marijuana Supported By President Obama

President Barack Obama said as a candidate that states should decide their own medical marijuana...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 20:30
UN Needs Another $11.3 Billion To Fight Against AIDS

UN Needs Another $11.3 Billion To Fight Against AIDS

The world needs to spend another 11.3 billion dollars to reach the goal of providing universal AIDS...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 00:39

Illinois Homes Have Too Much Radon

According to a new study released by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, 42 percent of...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 13:05
Radon Must Be Stopped – 1,100 People Die Annually

Radon Must Be Stopped – 1,100 People Die Annually

Even if nobody expected this, it looks like 95 percent of 1,100 deaths caused each year by radon...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 18:06
Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Bayer Health Care saying the...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:50
3 Percent of American Children Are Unisured, with an Insured Parent

3 Percent of American Children Are Unisured, with an Insured Parent

More than 2 million American children have no health insurance because their parents can’t afford...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 16:00
Hope for South Africa! “HIV Causes AIDS,” Health Minister Barbara Hogan States

Hope for South Africa! “HIV Causes AIDS,” Health Minister Barbara Hogan States

This week, South Africa’s new Health Minister, Barbara Hogan, said it was unquestionable that HIV...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 15:00
Confusion around Health Care Plans Offered by McCain and Obama

Confusion around Health Care Plans Offered by McCain and Obama

Both presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain agree that Americans are spending too...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:30
Lake County Thinks About Broadening Smoking Ban

Lake County Thinks About Broadening Smoking Ban

Currently, smoking is banned in most Illinois public buildings, such as restaurants, taverns, pubs,...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 16:37
Adult Obesity Reaches Alarming Rates

Adult Obesity Reaches Alarming Rates

A survey published in the report entitled “F As In Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 22:22
More People than Ever Have Access to AIDS Medication

More People than Ever Have Access to AIDS Medication

A recent report shows good results as far as the AIDS epidemic is concerned. More infected people...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 22:06
California Towns Backtrack on Medical Marijuana

California Towns Backtrack on Medical Marijuana

After rampant abuse in some areas, towns which supported medical marijuana plantations in...
» read full story June 09th, 2008 - 21:34
VA Staffer Involved in Email Scandal Testifies

VA Staffer Involved in Email Scandal Testifies

Norma Perez, an employee with the post-traumatic stress disorder program at the Olin E. Teague...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 16:05
Cutting Through McCain's Health Care Nonsense

Cutting Through McCain's Health Care Nonsense

Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, is apparently trying to oversimplify things...
» read full story May 03rd, 2008 - 21:32
WHO: Tobacco Could Kill 1 Billion People In The Next Century

WHO: Tobacco Could Kill 1 Billion People In The Next Century

Have you ever tried to count to 1 billion? It will take some time, isn’t it? Now try to imagine...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 21:35
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U.S.

Obama at 100-day mark with packed foreign policy agenda

Washington - US President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office have been dominated by the...
» read full story April 28th, 2009 - 14:59

Obama eases travel, communications restrictions for Cuba

Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday lifted all restrictions on Cuban Americans...
» read full story April 14th, 2009 - 12:53

US President Obama set to make debut on world political stage 

London - US President Barack Obama marks his debut on the world stage Wednesday, in a series of...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 11:25

Clinton says US government drops "global war on terror" slogan

   Washington - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told reporters late Monday...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 11:09
Obama Drops the “Car Czar” Idea

Obama Drops the “Car Czar” Idea

President Barack Obama dropped the “car czar” idea and will instead appoint senior...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 14:01
Obama to Impose $500,000 CEO Pay Cap, but Execs Could Still Avoid It

Obama to Impose $500,000 CEO Pay Cap, but Execs Could Still Avoid It

The Obama administration is imposing restrictive rules on fat paychecks and lavish spending for the...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:01

Obama warns US economy could worsen without swift action

Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama warned Thursday that the recession in the United...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 18:44
Obama’s Pick for CIA Stuns Intelligence Community

Obama’s Pick for CIA Stuns Intelligence Community

President-elect Barack Obama's decision to appoint Leon Panetta as the leader of the Central...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 13:01

Senate report links top Bush officials to detainee abuse

Washington - Former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other senior officials were directly...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 15:13

Obama Is Expected to Meet With Former Vice President Al Gore

President-elect Barack Obama will meet today with former Vice President Al Gore and Vice...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 17:00

US automakers plead for bail-out with skeptical Congress

Washington - Chiefs of the three US automakers went before Congress on Tuesday seeking an emergency...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 09:21

ANALYSIS: Obama leaves Florida discussing policy towards Cuba

Miami - The victory of Democratic candidate Barack Obama in Tuesday's US presidential election was...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 18:22

Bush's absence in election season reflects unpopularity

Washington - US President George W Bush has been a no-show on the campaign trail as the election...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 20:32

Candidates criss-cross swing states as economy shrinks

Washington - Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 06:58

Socialism in US? Taxes Dominate Final Weeks of Election

Washington - With a financial system on the verge of meltdown and an economy facing a prolonged...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 09:49

Bush successor to inherit Middle East quagmire

Tel Aviv/Ramallah - There are not many parts of the world where George W Bush - one of the most...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 08:15

Generational war in Florida over Obama and McCain

Miami - As if it were a generational war, Florida's Cuban- Americans are divided by age over...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 06:46
3 Percent Of American Children Are Unisured, With An Insured Parent

3 Percent Of American Children Are Unisured, With An Insured Parent

More than 2 million American children have no health insurance because their parents can’t afford...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 06:14

Egyptian Activist to Meet New US President in December

Cairo - Egyptian Human Rights activist and long-term democracy advocate Saad Eddin Ibrahim said he...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 13:14

McCain vows tax cuts to jump-start economy

Washington - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday pledged to cut taxes and...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 20:11
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Sports

China's Ethnic Minorities Have Little Taste for Olympics

Lanzhou, China - Olympic fever that has swept most of China seems to have limited influence in...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 12:37
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Movies

George Clooney Takes On U.N. Peace Messenger Challenge

George Clooney Takes On U.N. Peace Messenger Challenge

Speaking at a New York news conference on Thursday, at the United Nations headquarters, Hollywood...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 07:52
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Technology

The FTC Asks For Better Privacy Protection Online

The FTC Asks For Better Privacy Protection Online

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has just issued revised guidelines for behavioral advertising,...
» read full story February 15th, 2009 - 13:36
China Continues Anti-Porn Fight, Shuts Down 1250 Websites

China Continues Anti-Porn Fight, Shuts Down 1250 Websites

China continues its fight against online vulgarity, as officials confirmed shutting down 1250...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 13:57
China Blacklists Google, Other Websites For Spreading Pornography

China Blacklists Google, Other Websites For Spreading Pornography

The Chinese government has taken a clear stance against websites that spread pornographic material...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 15:01
No More Free Communication Over The Phone For Barack Obama

No More Free Communication Over The Phone For Barack Obama

Verizon Wireless admitted late Thursday that several of its employees broke company rules by...
» read full story November 22nd, 2008 - 00:57
EFF Takes Legal Action Against NSA’s Surveillance Practices

EFF Takes Legal Action Against NSA’s Surveillance Practices

Civil right organization EFF this week continued its quest to stop unconstitutional surveillance...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 15:00

U.S. Technology Giants Develop Voluntary Code of Conduct

Countries that have restrictive Internet policies, like China, now require a voluntary code of...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 23:48
Government Sued Over Unconstitutional Cell Phone Tracking Practices

Government Sued Over Unconstitutional Cell Phone Tracking Practices

The controversy over mobile phone tracking is far from being a settled issue, as two civil rights...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 13:13
ICANN Approves Expanded TL Domains, Internationalized Names

ICANN Approves Expanded TL Domains, Internationalized Names

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, approved a proposal to create an...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 22:01

Google's Many Uses: Hack Tool

Notorious hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) has created a tool which makes use of Google to...
» read full story February 23rd, 2008 - 21:16
44,000 Porn Sites Closed By Chinese Authorities

44,000 Porn Sites Closed By Chinese Authorities

With one idea in mind, that pornography perverts the young population, the Public Security...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 16:26
ICANN Tests Internationalized Domain Names in 11 Languages

ICANN Tests Internationalized Domain Names in 11 Languages

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has started live testing of...
» read full story October 15th, 2007 - 23:47
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Specials

IMF: Global economy to shrink in 2009

Washington - The global economy could shrink as much as 1 per cent this year, the International...
» read full story March 19th, 2009 - 21:38
China Wants Help To Stop Porn From Flooding The Country

China Wants Help To Stop Porn From Flooding The Country

The Chinese government announced its decision to start a month-long...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 16:40

Fleeting Expletives Brought Before The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court discussed on Tuesday the problem of dirty words on television and, while...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 13:09

Palin, Biden fight over change, economy, war on terror

Washington - US vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden clashed over the centrality...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 07:59
Hacker Needed Only 45 Minutes To Hack Sarah Palin's E-mail

Hacker Needed Only 45 Minutes To Hack Sarah Palin's E-mail

The news about the intrusion on Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's private...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:00

Palin brings new voice to Republican "reform" ticket

St Paul, Minnesota - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin painted herself as a reformist Washington outsider...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 14:27
Ayurvedic Medicines Sold Online Contain  High Levels of Toxic Metals

Ayurvedic Medicines Sold Online Contain High Levels of Toxic Metals

Ayurvedic medicines are frequently contaminated with lead, mercury and arsenic, a new study found....
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 13:32
AMA Issues Apology for Decades of Racism

AMA Issues Apology for Decades of Racism

The American Medical Association, the US’ largest medical association on Thursday issued a formal...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 13:40
VA Staffer’s E-Mail Calls for Fewer PTSD Diagnoses

VA Staffer’s E-Mail Calls for Fewer PTSD Diagnoses

An employee with the post-traumatic stress disorder program at a medical facility for veterans in...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 13:18
Australia Wants  New, Not Different

Australia Wants New, Not Different

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, winner at the last four elections runs again for the same...
» read full story October 15th, 2007 - 14:51
Sections of the Patriot Act Unconstitutional- Judge

Sections of the Patriot Act Unconstitutional- Judge

A U.S. District Judge decided to strike down for the second time key sections of the Patriot Act...
» read full story September 07th, 2007 - 13:07
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Business

China's GDP growth slows to 6.1 per cent

   Beijing  - The expansion of the Chinese economy slowed to a record low in...
» read full story April 16th, 2009 - 17:00

Japan launches 154-billion-dollar stimulus plan

   Tokyo - The Japanese government and the ruling coalition parties finalized an...
» read full story April 10th, 2009 - 17:28

US reviewing trade barriers, existing free-trade deals

Washington  - The United States is reviewing existing free- trade deals and will take other...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 20:49

Bank of England cuts interest rates to all-time low

London - The Bank of England Thursday slashed interest rates to an historic low of 1.5 per cent in...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 20:00

Half-price BMW, Anyone? South Africa Feels The Squeeze

Johannesburg - When Zafar Wahid, a project manager with Liberty Life insurance company, was...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 13:35

World could lose 20 million jobs from crisis - ILO

Geneva  - The global financial crisis could cost some 20 million jobs worldwide, the International...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 05:57

Asian-Pacific Stocks Rising on South Korea Financial Rescue Package

Tokyo - Asia-Pacific stocks rose on Monday after South Korea announced a more than...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 15:32

Britain's banking revolution to mark end of an era

London - In Britain, the NICE decade, defined by Bank of England governor Mervyn King as one of...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 19:43

Battle lines drawn over giant US finance rescue

Washington - Battle lines were being drawn in Washington on Sunday over the US government's rescue...
» read full story September 21st, 2008 - 22:38
Former HP Vice President Accused of Trade-Secret Theft

Former HP Vice President Accused of Trade-Secret Theft

Mr. Atul Malhotra seemed to have gotten into troubled since the very beginning of his job as vice...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 11:43
ICANN Approves Expanded TL Domains

ICANN Approves Expanded TL Domains

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, approved a proposal to create an...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 11:18
FCC Rules Against Verizon

FCC Rules Against Verizon

On Friday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ruled against Verizon in a matter regarding...
» read full story June 21st, 2008 - 20:37
Greenspan Says Recession Chance Less Than 50 Percent

Greenspan Says Recession Chance Less Than 50 Percent

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said to BBC Radio 4 that there is a less than 50...
» read full story September 28th, 2007 - 13:43
FBI Pursues Overseas Leads to Catch Store Extortionists

FBI Pursues Overseas Leads to Catch Store Extortionists

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is searching for information abroad to nab the serial...
» read full story September 01st, 2007 - 19:34
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Science

NASA’s Astronauts Didn’t Fly Intoxicated

NASA’s Astronauts Didn’t Fly Intoxicated

At least this is what NASA administrator Michael Griffin told reporters after a monthlong internal...
» read full story August 29th, 2007 - 23:11
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World

Thai army moves in, clashes with anti-government protestors

   Bangkok - Thai soldiers fired at protestors driving buses at them and used tear...
» read full story April 13th, 2009 - 17:49

China, EU to establish renewable energy institute

   Beijing - China and the European Union on Monday signed an agreement to expand...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 13:23

French bishop sparks new row on condoms and AIDS

Paris  - The bishop of the French city of Orleans, Monsignor Andre Fort, rekindled a row...
» read full story March 27th, 2009 - 15:37

Home of former British banking boss targeted by vandals

London  - The private home of a top British banker at the centre of a heated row over lavish...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 19:12

Huge crowds protest Sarkozy's economic policies

Paris - Up to 3 million people took to the streets of cities throughout France on Thursday to...
» read full story March 19th, 2009 - 21:00

France slams pope's condom statements

Paris - The French government on Wednesday sharply criticized comments made by Pope Benedict XVI...
» read full story March 18th, 2009 - 19:56

China ready to add to economic stimulus, Wen says

   Beijing  - Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday said China has made contingency...
» read full story March 13th, 2009 - 14:51
Global Warming Is Happening Now!

Global Warming Is Happening Now!

Dr. James Hansen, NASA scientist and head of the Goddard Institute of Space Studies, issued a...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 10:49

Killing By Pederast Sparks Justice Scandal In Spain

Madrid (dpa) - A year ago, 5-year-old Mari Luz Cortes left her home in the southern Spanish city of...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 09:36
Furor Graeca over Teenager’s Death Finally Calms Down

Furor Graeca over Teenager’s Death Finally Calms Down

After four days of riots, fire and teargas, calm has finally returned to Athens. According to a...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 10:35

Elders Tell MDC: Join Government Now, Push For Change Later

Johannesburg - The Elders on Monday urged Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 23:02

South Korea Asks North Korea To Cooperate

Seoul - South Korea sent a message earlier today to North Korea, demanding its officials not to...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 13:50

New Zealand Election Winner in Talks on Forming Government

Wellington - New Zealand prime minister-elect John Key, whose conservative National Party won the...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 09:25

New Zealand's New Leader Keeps Right-Wing Allies at Distance

Wellington - New Zealand prime minister-elect John Key, the self-confessed centrist leader of a...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 09:32

SADC backs Mugabe over powersharing; to "assist" Congo Army

Johannesburg - The suffering of Zimbabweans looked set to continue for some time to come Sunday...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 07:35

New Zealand's new prime minister is poor boy made good

Wellington - New Zealand's new Prime Minister, John Key, 47, who steered his conservative National...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 12:07

Germany Marks 70th Anniversary of Pogrom against Jews

Berlin - Flames leaped into the sky across Germany when the Nazis gave a foretaste of the Holocaust...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 09:46

New Zealand conservatives favoured to win general election

Wellington - New Zealand's conservative National Party is poised to sweep from power the Labour-led...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 07:18

Queen's outburst sparks debate about monarchy in Spain

Madrid - During her 33 years as queen, Sofia of Spain had been known for her gentleness and...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 18:52

Sarkozy Creates Investment Fund for Strategic Enterprises

Paris - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday the French government will establish an...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 15:42

World Looks at China "More than Ever" during Current Crisis

Beijing - Can China save the world from the current financial crisis? To give the answer right...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 10:01

Former Thai Premier Thaksin Gets Two Years

Bangkok - Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to two...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 12:00

Reformists urge Khatami to run against Ahmadinejad

Tehran - Leading reformists in Iran have urged former president Mohammad Khatami to run against...
» read full story October 18th, 2008 - 16:16

Controversies Fade and Legends Grow as Masses Mourn Haider

Vienna - Joerg Haider was one of Austria's most divisive political figures, but his memorial...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 16:14

Bosnia Remains Blocked amid Hatred and Mistrust

Sarajevo - Despite a 13-year, multi-billion-dollar international peacekeeping and development...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 15:45

437 Injured, Two Dead in Bangkok Conflicts between Police and Protestors

Bangkok - Conflicts in Bangkok between police and protestors around Parliament claimed two dead and...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 10:53

As Stock Markets Plunge, US Candidates Duel over Way Out

Washington (dpa) - As the financial crisis erodes the retirement nest eggs of millions of...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 10:44

Peter Mandelson in "shock return" to British government

London - Peter Mandelson, the kingmaker, spin-doctor and key strategist of modern British politics...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 19:34

British conservatives set to hear Cameron's economic policy

London - Britain's Conservatives were set to start their party conference Sunday, with party...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 13:50

Obama, McCain clash over Iraq, Iran in first debate

Washington - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain clashed in their first debate...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 11:54
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