DENVER - Federal officials have agreed to review air pollution standards for oil and gas operations to decide if they need to be updated. The proposed settlement of a complaint by two environmental groups calls for the Environmental Protection Agenc
President Obama, seated at a long table in the White House Situation Room, stared at slides showing various options for sending additional U.S. troops into .He and his top national security advisers had been debating the way forward for two full mon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug reviewers recommended that regulators further study the effects of atypical antipsychotic medicines in children, a report released on Friday said. Food and Drug Administration staff said a study of the medical litera
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Homeless South Africans complain they are beingforced from the streets of Cape Town to make way for the World Cup.On the eve of Friday's gala tournament draw, Isaac Lewis said that policehave arrested him for loitering six
PRETORIA, South Africa - South Africa will treat all HIV-positive babies and expand testing, the president announced Tuesday, a dramatic and eagerly awaited shift in a country that has more people living with HIV than any other. President Jacob Zuma
HARARE - A new team of South African mediators have held their first talks with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in a fresh bid to ease tensions within the strained unity government, state media reported Tuesday. President Robert Mugabe yesterday
A number of Australian players have beenactive overseas this season. For the first time, players have left down underand into East Asia - namely China, South Korea and Japan.Goal.com Asia takes a look at how theygot on…China
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes. Most of the dead are in southern Brazil — including eight in Rio Grande do
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