Science Jun 06 Cap Recovering Around 10,000 Barrels of Oil a Day, Officials Say Updated 5:05pm ET BP increased estimates for the amount of oil being siphoned from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, reporting on its website that 10,500 barrels of oil were recovered by a containment system on…
Health May 24 Lancet Study: Child Death Rates Dropping Around the World Fewer children are dying around the world each year and the decline in child deaths is accelerating, according to a study published Monday in the Lancet. The research, done by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at…
Health May 20 WHO Plan Targets Role of Marketing, Pricing in Alcohol Abuse World health ministers agreed Thursday that alcohol advertising targeted to young people should be limited, and sponsorships regulated. The non-binding plan, approved by the World Health Organization's 193-member states, urges countries to take action to control alcohol marketing and…
World May 18 Clinton: Major Powers Have Reached Deal for New Sanctions Against Iran Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that China, Russia and Western powers have agreed to a draft sanctions resolution against Iran for its nuclear program after months of negotiations. "We have reached agreement on a strong draft with…
Politics May 13 Dissident Thai General Shot as Army Moves to End Protests _pap_embed_custom('news01s3f8aqe9c',482,304,""); Ongoing political unrest in Thailand took a new turn Thursday after an anti-government army general aiding the country's Red Shirt protesters was shot in the head as he spoke with foreign reporters in Bangkok. Khattiya Sawatdiphol is…
World May 12 Through a Child’s Lens: Two Years After the China Quake On May 12, 2008, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit China's Sichuan province, leaving more than 70,000 people dead and 18,000 missing. In an effort to document what life is like in the region now, the American Red Cross distributed 200 disposable…
Health May 03 Q&A: Addressing Mental Health and Trauma in Haiti Nearly four months after the earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 230,000 people and left 1.3 million homeless, mental health workers are trying to help the survivors cope with their feelings of distress, loss and fear.
Health Apr 30 WHO: Gonorrhea Could Become Untreatable Gonorrhea may soon become untreatable, due in large part to the misuse of the antibiotics currently used against the sexually transmitted disease, the World Health Organization warned Thursday. Not only are the cheaper, first-line medications for gonorrhea becoming less…
Politics Apr 22 Photo Essay: Drug Violence in Juarez The city of Juárez, Mexico, across the border and a short drive from El Paso, has become known as Mexico’s “murder capital,” at the epicenter of drug violence that has plagued the country and escalated since 2008. Although…
Health Apr 14 Study Finds Big Drop in Global Maternal Deaths The number of women dying from childbirth has dropped dramatically -- by about 35 percent -- around the world since 1980, according to a new study released Monday by the Lancet. Maternal deaths fell from more than 526,000 in…