New Anglican leader says job application was 'joke'
The incoming leader of the world's Anglicans said his application to become the Archbishop of Canterbury was "a joke" and he was "just a very, very ordinary Christian".
31 January 2013
Verdi's 'Rigoletto' goes Vegas in New York staging
Verdi goes Vegas in a flashy new production of the opera "Rigoletto" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York that features neon lights, a Cadillac and a naked cabaret dancer.
31 January 2013
Erectile dysfunction signals heart troubles: study
Erectile dysfunction might signal more than a need for the little purple pill, researchers said Tuesday in a study showing a link with heart disease and early death.
31 January 2013
Man will have smaller fish to fry, biologists warn
As fish get smaller under Man's environmental impact, they become more exposed to predators, which means a crucial food source will become more endangered than thought.
31 January 2013
Gates urges polio eradication by 2018
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the battle to eradicate polio was one of the toughest the world has faced, but said it could be conquered by 2018.
31 January 2013
Home from Afghanistan, Prince Harry steps back into glare
Britain's Prince Harry may be home safely from Afghanistan after five months as an army helicopter gunner -- but he has swapped the crackle of gunfire for the clicking of countless paparazzi cameras.
31 January 2013
'Off the scale' smog envelops Beijing again
Pollution levels in Beijing rose above index limits on Tuesday, the US embassy said, as a dense cloud of haze shrouded large swathes of northern China.
30 January 2013
Gays who come out are less stressed: Canada study
Gays and lesbians who come out about their sexual orientation are less stressed than those who remain in the closet, and often more relaxed than heterosexuals.
30 January 2013
Singapore population half foreigners by 2030: govt
Foreigners could make up nearly half of Singapore's population by 2030, the government said Tuesday as it unveiled its politically sensitive projection for a city of up to seven million boosted by young immigrants.
30 January 2013
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Cambodia reports two new bird flu deaths
Two Cambodian girls have died from bird flu, health authorities said Tuesday, raising the toll from the deadly infection in the kingdom to four so far this year.
Silicosis suit could crush S.Africa's gold mining sector
Thousands of ex-gold miners suffering from silicosis have launched a class action suit in South Africa, in what could prove the final nail in the coffin of the country's battered but vital mining sector.