Have you read the latest news that home sales are down? Pretty much everyday, right? According to Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (PDF), released on Monday, Chicago experienced an 18.7% decline in home prices from April 2008 to A...

Two drugs to help smokers kick the habit will continue to be sold in Hong Kong despite claims they may trigger depression or induce suicidal thoughts.

Fifteen couples from France and the Benelux countries have tied the knot in a traditional Lanna Thai ceremony held in Northern Thailand as part of a partially sponsored event organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Thai Airways Internat...

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged Thailand to strengthen military cooperation for the benefit of both countries, state media reported Thursday. The armies of the two countries should continue joint sea patrols, information exchan...

Thailand's southernmost unrest during the past five years has resulted in almost 3,000 child orphans, a senior social development and human security official said here on Thursday, the website by Bangkok Post reported.

THAILAND will provide a comprehensive depiction of its culture at its pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, the country's government said yesterday as it unveiled exhibition plans with the theme "Thainess: Sustainable Way of Life."

The medical examiner who oversaw a private autopsy on David Carradine said on Wednesday that the "Kung Fu" star died from asphyxiation and the way the actor's body was bound allowed him to rule out suicide.

Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, in 20 formal interviews and at least five casual conversations with the FBI, said he was bluffing publicly about having weapons of mass destruction because he feared showing weakness to Iran, according to newly relea...

A US Airways flight had to be diverted yesterday after a passenger stripped naked and assaulted a flight attendant when she tried to make him put his clothes back on.

The president, speaking at a town hall meeting in Virginia, says only public pressure can trump lobbyists' influence on legislators in the healthcare debate.

The August 2009 cover of Runner’s World features the 45-year-old U.S. Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

Tiffany textured wallcoverings are the latest creations of the Italian vertical surfaces covering specialists, Silven.

Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities.

A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.

Guinness has launched a competition offering drinkers the chance to win a trip into space aboard Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spacecraft.

An HIV/AIDS vaccine developed in Canada has passed safety tests in animals and the researchers are awaiting approval to begin human trials in the U.S.

Consumer and labor groups demanded Bank of America Corp and other lenders reform their sales practices so that workers under pressure to meet sales quotas do not saddle customers with costly and unnecessary products.

If there's a manual for politicians on how to survive a sex scandal, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has spit on it, torched it and spread the ashes somewhere along the coast of Myrtle Beach.

The sole survivor of a Yemeni jet that plunged into deep water while attempting to land on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros was reunited with her father in France early on Thursday.

Nearly 13,000 Americans die in traffic accidents every year. Now Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is opening a new front in its war on drunk drivers, and it's getting help from the Alliance for Automobile Manufacturers and the Insurance Instit...

An Indian court Thursday ruled gay sex was not a crime, a verdict that will bolster demands by gay and health groups that the government scrap a British colonial law which bans homosexual sex.

Air ambulance safety has been greatly enhanced by a recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision affirming an appellate court opinion that holds hospitals responsible for screening the competency of the air ambulance operators they hire, said the lead...

This summer, as part of the new With Love, Philadelphia XOXO(TM) marketing campaign, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) is asking 5,000 Philadelphians to send postcards to friends and family all over the country invitin...

Consumers have put their hands together for "Hands," a popular AT&T* ad campaign that touts the company's international wireless leadership, by voting it "America's Favorite Magazine Ad" in a new contest sponsored by Magazine Publishers of America.

The multi-city Hola Mexico Film Festival USA '09 and Cinelatino, the leading Spanish-language movie channel in the United States, proudly announce the winner of the Cinelatino Audience Choice Award following the conclusion of the second edition of...

Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new 117-page report published today - the first comprehensive ...

Boxing legend Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua has been found dead in an apparent suicide.

Parents whose children stay at home are more likely to suffer depression than those whose offspring move out, researchers have said.

Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday.

Ice cream and chocolate bars are addictive because the mix of ingredients in them activates our "bliss point", according to Professor David Kessler, a leading scientist.

After dealing with the restless court cases four years ago Jackson had been planning an anticipated comeback not just in the music scene, but in the world of fashion.

Name of Czech photographer Vlad Artazov is well known to all photography fans. His works are full of humor, irony and their execution is great. Don’t miss it!

Only full accountability for the human rights violations that have been taking place over the past decade and more can bring real normalization to Chechnya and the North Caucasus, Amnesty International said in a new report, Rule without law: Human...

At around 5:30am on June 27, an unoccupied building still under construction at Lianhuanan Road in the Minhang district of Shanghai city toppled over. One worker was killed. According to information, a 70 meter section of the flood prevention wa...

A Playstation on your cell phone? The notion might not be so far-fetched. The latest news out of the Japanese electronics and gaming giant is that it's "considering developing a cellphone-game gear hybrid" on Sony Ericsson phones.

The Queen is set to face a battle with the Treasury over the funding of the Royal Household after new figures revealed the monarch drew record amounts of money from reserves this year.