The U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly criticized Turkey's crackdown on anti-government protests, joining the European Union in...
The U.S. military says that within the next three years, it will put women in key combat roles from which they were previously excluded. ...
One of the challenges of fighting HIV around the world is the difficulty of reaching those at risk. A new study from South Africa indicates that...
A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest...
The United States is creating a computerized list of stolen cellphones, part of a new campaign to curb their theft.Cellphone use is widespread...
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One of the challenges of fighting HIV around the world is the difficulty of reaching those at risk. A new study from South Africa indicates that the homosexual community is at increased risk for HIV, and that widespread homophobia may keep these men fr…
South Sudan’s Council of Ministers has submitted a $5.6 billion dollar national budget to parliament for the new fiscal year, more than double the country’s current austerity budget.
But officials warned that they are prepared to slash spending i…
The U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly criticized Turkey’s crackdown on anti-government protests, joining the European Union in condemning the police response. But Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit back, defending the security …
The U.S. space agency says its proposed asteroid capture mission takes several of NASA’s ongoing initiatives and aligns them for one major mission.
These chunks of ancient space rocks hold clues about the formation of the universe, pose threats t…
U.S. President Barack Obama is in Berlin, where he will speak Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate and meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The president arrived in Berlin after two days at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland, …
The U.S. military says that within three years, it will put women in key combat positions from which they once were excluded.
Officials from all four branches of the U.S. military gathered at the Pentagon Tuesday to announce a timeline for changes to …
A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest sex scandal to hit the ruling Communist Party.
The scandal erupted Friday, when a 25-year-old female pres…
President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country.
Speakin…
U.S. President Barack Obama says Ben Bernanke has done an “outstanding” job leading the central bank and coping with the worst recession in decades. But some analysts say Obama is likely to appoint someone else to head the Federal Reserve in a few mo…
The U.S. military says that within the next three years, it will put women in key combat roles from which they were previously excluded.
American women have been serving in combat roles and hundreds have been killed on the front lines for years, bu…
