Last October, a NASA rocket, traveling at a speed of 9,000 kilometers per hour, smashed into a dark crater on the moon's south pole. Upon impact, the Centaur rocket kicked up a cloud of debris and elements from the moon's surface, creating a so-calle...
Australia is boosting its military ties with Indonesia, its giant northern neighbor. Regional political analysts say that while the diplomatic relationship is flourishing, there are concerns that citizens from both countries still view each other wit...
China's economic growth remained strong in the third quarter, though the pace slowed from earlier this year. The government's primary concern - inflation - edged slightly higher, suggesting the world's second-largest economy remains buoyant and has n...
A cluster of villages in China's Guizhou province has been plagued by an outbreak of disease that damages teeth and bones. Now, a new study by Chinese and American researchers puts the blame on polluted coal burned in home fireplaces. In small quanti...
Sepsis is a severe infection that can often be fatal, particularly in obese patients. Now, a new study suggests why obese patients are at greater risk and suggests a possible new approach to treatment. Sepsis is seven times more likely to kill patien...
Unrest continues in France as the government debates a reform to France's retirement system that has sparked more than a week of action targeting transport. Demonstrators blocked access to Marseille airport and continue to block fuel depots halting g...
The new head of Guinea's electoral commission starts work Thursday. His first job is deciding whether the country can hold presidential elections on Sunday. General Siaka Toumany Sangare meets with members of the independent national electoral commis...
A Ugandan media watchdog is condemning a local newspaper, which published a story that featured the names, photographs, and contact details of 100 alleged homosexuals and called for them to be hanged. The executive secretary of the country's Independ...
Perhaps you've seen or heard of David Copperfield and other illusionists who seem to make entire buildings disappear right before your eyes. Well, some people in St. Louis, Missouri - and in other U.S. cities as well - are going them one better. They...
Josh Dwonch was diagnosed with a rare liver disease when he was a baby. His parents, humanitarian workers, had faced their fair share of challenges, but nothing and no one could have prepared them for the fight of their life: saving their child. Josh...
War correspondent Anna Badkhen has covered some of the world's most brutal conflicts, from Iraq and Afghanistan, to Chechnya and Somalia. However, her memories are not only of the devastation she witnessed. In a new book, Peace Meals, she shares her...
Stocks in Hong Kong and Japan fell and the U.S. dollar rose a day after China raised interest rates for the first time since December 2007. Economists interpret the move as a sign that authorities are taking a more aggressive stance against inflation...
Iranian officials are indicating two American hikers imprisoned in Tehran for more than a year on espionage charges will be put on trial next month. After months of languishing in an Iranian prison, two American hikers, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, a...
A representative from the U.N. Mission in Sudan has dismissed reports that extra troops would be sent to the Abyei region in advance of the tense vote. Responding to recent reports the United Nations planned to deploy an additional 100 troops in the...
Oscar-winner Hilary Swank stars in a new drama based on the remarkable true story of a woman who spent almost two decades in a quest to prove her brother innocent of the crime for which he has been sent to prison. Here's a look at Conviction. A rough...
