Fermilab Scientists Optimistic About Finding Higgs Boson Particle Scientists at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland say they are encouraged by new data suggesting their Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful atom-smasher, is one step...
Rwanda Doctors Treat Children with Help from US Specialists Children with cancer in Rwanda are getting specialized care thanks to a partnership with doctors in the United States, helping to save lives in an area with limited resources. In advanced We...
Vaccine Attacks Breast Cancer in Mice Scientists have developed a vaccine which reduces breast cancer tumors in mice. The researchers say it may work against a number of other cancers, too, if it works in humans. Vaccines boost the body's immune syst...
Antibody Could Reverse Diabetes Scientists in California have developed a new approach to treating diabetes which might be able to reverse the disease and not just treat the symptoms. The World Health Organization estimates that more than one-third o...
A Better World for Women and Girls 社论呼吁用道德和政治运动来结束妇女压迫 A British Medical Journal editorial calls for a moral and political movement to end violence and oppression against women and girls. It says about one billio...
Pakistan Downplays Proposed Freeze in US Military Aid 美欲冻结对巴7亿援助 巴基斯坦称并非明智之举 Pakistan is playing down the significance of a proposed suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance, sa...
Occupy Movement, African-American Leaders Form Coalition The Occupy Wall Street movement is gaining allies. Our reporter tells us who they are and what they plan to do. Protesters of the Occupy movement are spreading their wings - joining forces with...
Texas County Recovering from Wildfires Bastrop County, in the southern U.S. state of Texas, was hit by the most destructive wildfires in the state's history earlier this year. More than 1,600 homes were wiped out and the state park was decimated. Now...
Occupy Wall Street Protests Highlight Rich-Poor Gap The growing income gap between rich and poor is one of the reasons that activists from the Occupy Wall Street movement staged protests in New York, across the United States and in other nations in 2...
US Troops Clear Highway for Pullout from Iraq All U.S. combat troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the month. The road south to Kuwait has been a hotbed of anti-American violence, roadside bombs and assaults by insurgents. Teams like Minnesota's...
Immigrants Reflect on Soviet Collapse Since the collapse of the Soviet Union 20 years ago, millions of people have emigrated from the newly created nations that once were constituent republics of the communist empire. Our correspondent spoke to sever...
Burmas Year of Change Raises Hopes Burmas military-backed, but nominally civilian, government has surprised critics with its political and economic reforms this past year. The liberal moves resulted in a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clint...
South Sudanese President Says Country Open for Business South Sudan became an independent nation in July, and it's looking for business. An international conference in Washington Wednesday and Thursday is focusing on the new country in Africa and fea...
Report Identifies Obesity, Hormones as Major Breast Cancer Risks A new medical report cautions women that obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, overexposure to medical X-rays and hormone treatments during menopause can raise their risk of developin...
U-2 Spy Plane Still Flying High One of the oldest planes the United States Air Force still flies is used to carry out some of America's most sensitive and critical missions. Whether it's aiding NATO troops in Afghanistan, providing surveillance over...
