Doctors in the HIV field and mothers infected have reacted with doubt to the health minister’s announcement of an "exclusive breastfeeding" policy.
According to some estimates, a third of China’s population — about 429-million — are overweight or obese.
Gay rights activists marched to the KwaThema police station to voice their frustration over the police’s "inaction" about solving hate murders.
Chef Ferran Adrià is on a quest to find the soul of Asian cooking, which could perhaps provide key hints for future gastronomic inventions.
Japan’s prime minister has announced his resignation after plunging approval ratings over his handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.
Warren Buffett has thrown a lifeline to the Bank of America, nnouncing he would invest $5-billion in the beleaguered United States banking giant.
New Yorkers living in low-lying areas should think about moving out on Friday before Hurricane Irene hits the city of 8.4-million people.
Asian stock markets were unsteady as investors waited to see whetherBen Bernanke would promise new steps to help the US economy ward off a double-dip.
The UN has released $1.5-billion of seized Libyan assets to be used for emergency aid after the United States and South Africa ended a dispute.
Oscar Pistorius will have to run the first leg of the 4 x 400m relay at the World Championships to "avoid danger to other athletes", says the IAAF.