Uzbekistan cuts gas supply to KazakhstanUzbekistan has cut gas supply to South Kazakhstan Oblast, leaving many Kazakhstan residents without gas for cooking and heating.
S. Korea presses North to take action on family reunionsSouth Korea Thursday called on North Korea to honour its promise to hold a reunion of families from the two countries who have separated for decades, after days of silence by Pyongyang.
30 January 2014
Money and pride keep families apart at China New YearAs millions join the world's largest annual human migration, some in China will not return home for the Lunar New Year, fearing the rising costs of seasonal gifts and ridicule from their families.
Beijing's 'rat tribe' scurry from high costs undergroundNear Beijing's $600 million Olympic stadium, migrant worker Ye Yiwen, her husband and two children cram into a tiny underground room, sheltering from the Chinese capital's biting winter and soaring property prices.
22 January 2014
Spain blind association puts disabled to workAfter completing high school, 46-year-old Spaniard Ricardo Velesar struggled to hold down a job as a degenerative eye disease slowly robbed him of his sight.
22 January 2014
India stampede kills 18 in MumbaiA stampede killed at least 18 people in Mumbai early Saturday when a large crowd gathered to pay their last respects to a Muslim spiritual leader, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
18 January 2014
Angry wife outs Indian minister's 'affair' on TwitterThe furious wife of the Indian government's top-tweeting minister admitted Thursday she had hacked his account to send out messages exposing an alleged affair he was having with a Pakistani journalist.
16 January 2014
Is life better with kids? Not always, says studyAre people with kids happier than people without? In the United States, those with and without kids rate their lives about the same, but globally children tend to diminish well-being.
Spanish prince's star rises as monarchy stumblesAs Spain's royal family reels from scandals and its elderly king leans on crutches after numerous operations, one figure is standing tall, offering the monarchy hope: heir apparent Prince Felipe.
Legs bared around the world for annual 'No Pants' commuteBare legs and briefs filled train cars from Sydney to New York Sunday as passengers traveled trouserless -- provoking laughs and perplexed looks -- for the 13th annual "No Pants Subway Ride."
13 January 2014
1,500 N. Koreans escape to South in 2013: ministryMore than 1,500 North Koreans fled to South Korea last year, maintaining a recent fall in the number of escapees that coincided with a clampdown by new leader Kim Jong-Un.
Smokers scarce in America, 50 yrs after health warningFifty years ago, almost half of Americans smoked cigarettes -- at work, in restaurants, schools and even in hospitals. Then came a landmark warning that changed everything.
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