Global Trade in Fake Drugs Tops $30 Billion Some 40 percent of the drugs available in many sub-Saharan African and South American countries are either fake or substandard - according to research by the World Bank and international public health group...
Vietnam's Trade With China Flourishes Despite South China Sea Tensions Despite nationalist tensions, business along the border of Vietnam and China is flourishing. Officials in Lang Son Province say close to $3 billion in agricultural and electronic...
Northern Ireland Lessons Offered to Afghanistan On the surface, there would seem to be little in common between these Taliban fighters preparing to attack a NATO base -- and the youths in Northern Ireland attacking British policemen. But the ethnic a...
Pesticides Threaten Thailands Reputation as Food Exporter Here, in the hills of Northern Thailand, farm workers like Inson face the constant pressure of producing optimum harvests for overseas clients. Many farms rely on imported chemical pesticides...
Pro-Assad Media Gives Government View of Syrian Conflict For much of the world, the war in Syria is seen through videos and voices of activists and citizens who tell of government attacks on residential areas and the crushing of a defiant opposition...
Early Detection And Treatment A Must For Glaucoma Patients Glaucoma robs people of their vision. It happens when fluid builds up in the eye, causing so much pressure that it kills cells in the optic nerve. Mary Hyman was diagnosed with glaucoma more...
2012 Presidential Debates Begin One of the first political debates in the U.S. took place in Illinois, in 1858. Senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas stood on this rock and argued over slavery. Lincoln lost the race but went on to...
Bahrain Court Decision on Medics Sparks Outcry Bahraini authorities arrested the nine medics in Manama at the height of last year's protests as uprisings swept across the Arab world. Their convictions include theft of medical equipment, occupying a h...
Annual UN Meeting Wraps Up in New York U.S. President Barack Obama was one of the debates first speakers. He urged other leaders to speak out against violence and extremism in the wake of an amateur video mocking Islam that sparked deadly protests in...
Once Muffled, Scottish Fiddling Thrives in US The Valley of the Moon Scottish fiddle camp is nestled amidst towering redwood trees in the Santa Cruz mountains. In that bucolic setting, more than 200 students spend a week camping, swimming, hiking and...
Epilepsy Burdens Developing Countries Developing countries are seeing rising rates of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease. But researchers say those countries already have a disproportionate number of epilepsy...
Burma Working to Change Image At the airport in Rangoon this week, supporters waited for Thein Sein, already proclaiming his U.N. visit a success. I came here to welcome Mr. President because I love the speech he gave at U.N. I think I should welcome...
South Korea Tries New Approach to Reduce Suicides It only took a single generation for the country to go from an impoverished nation to one of the worlds top economies. It is a fast-paced society, where people have a hard time slowing down. Some obse...
Venezuelan Voters to Decide Whether to Continue Chavez Rule As Sunday's election nears, President Chavez has stepped up new government building projects in Caracas that provide jobs and free housing to the poor. By using Venezuela's vast oil resource...
