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 10:27
'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 14:57
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 12:54
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.
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.
Australian teen survives nine weeks in wild
An Australian teenager who went missing from his home in Sydney more than two months ago was discovered emaciated, exhausted and covered in leeches, but alive in bushland north of the city.
Thousands march in Washington for gun control
Thousands of people marched in Washington on Saturday to demand stronger gun control legislation, in a solemn rally six weeks after the shock massacre of young children at a Connecticut school.
27 January 2013 20:08
New mutations may show how cancers grow: study
Scientists have discovered two new genetic mutations that occur together in 71 percent of malignant melanoma tumors, an aggressive and deadly cancer of the skin.
27 January 2013 17:10
Amid rape fears, Indian party gives knives to women
A far-right political party is distributing thousands of knives to women in a western Indian state to help them protect themselves after a fatal gang-rape last month alarmed the country.
Kazakhstan beauty became third in Miss Multiverse pageant
According to Kazakhstan's Polina Kozedub, it was all of a sudden, when she got an invitation to the pageant six days before the event.
