Hong Kong - Music lovers on Friday were being warned to watch their volume after a Hong Kong consumer watchdog found several MP3 players on the market were as loud as jet engines. The Consumer Council said it found eight of 27 models tested had a max...

Gaza - American actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow said Thursday that she was outraged by living conditions in the Gaza Strip, but criticized rockets' attacks on Israel. The reality of the Palestinian people's suffering in the Palesti...

Berlin - The arrival of fall means it's high time to sort through the products sitting on the bathroom shelf. That's because as the temperature sinks outdoors and the heat is turned up indoors, skin and hair need special treatment to protect them fro...

Washington - The number of abortions worldwide has declined in recent years as access to contraception has increased, according to a report released Tuesday by a US think tank that studies sexual and reproductive health. Abortions declined to 41.6 mi...

Geneva - Diarrhoea, which can be corrected through inexpensive and simple means, kills an estimated 1.5 million children each year, a United Nations study released Wednesday showed. The number of children in the developing world dying of diarrhoea ou...