The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level from three to four, as health officials around the world take steps to prevent the s...
New Zealand has confirmed three people have tested positive for swine flu - the first in the Asia-Pacific region. Eight more patients are awaiting tes...
President Barack Obama is going through a rite of political passage this week - he is marking his first 100 days in office. The significance of the 10...
Veteran U.S. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania stunned the Washington establishment by announcing he is leaving the Republican Party to become a D...
Sunday's mayoral election in Sochi, Russia, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, has resulted in charges of fraud against the Kremlin favorite who is rep...
U.S. health officials are increasing surveillance measures at doctors' offices and international borders to guard against the spread of swine flu. Was...
South Africans are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the end of apartheid, as well as the conclusion of successful national elections, which were sw...
Australian forces in Afghanistan are urging the government in Canberra to send more combat advisers to the troubled country despite waning public supp...
Thousands of people in northwest Pakistan are fleeing a renewed offensive by Pakistani forces against Taliban militants. With the army saying it has k...
The Sri Lankan government says although major combat operations against the remaining Tamil Tiger rebels have ended, a military sweep continues to bri...
