Bird Flu Kills 47th Asian Victim in Vietnam
Bird flu has killed a 69-year-old Vietnamese man, the 47th Asian victim of a virus experts fear could unleash a global influenza pandemic capable of wiping out millions of people.
Global Anti-Smoking Pact Goes Into Effect
A global treaty aimed at dissuading children from smoking and helping adults kick the habit came into force on Sunday with the United Nations saying it could save millions of lives.
Fight Against Polio Launched in Ivory Coast
On foot and by bicycle, an army of 28,000 people advanced through towns and remote villages in Ivory Coast Sunday to vaccinate children against polio to try and finally defeat the crippling disease.
U.S. Pushes U.N. on Abortion Declaration
Ten years after a landmark U.N. conference adopted a platform aimed at global equality for women, the United States is demanding that a declaration issued by a follow-up meeting make clear that women are not guaranteed a right to abortion.
China Seeks to Combat Abortion Imbalance
China's top lawmakers want to make it a crime for doctors to detect an unborn baby's sex for non-medical reasons, in a bid to combat the abortion of female fetuses, government-run newspapers reported Sunday.
South Korean scientists find key to producing cancer-killing cells
A team of South Korean scientists say they have found a way to produce the human body's own cancer-killing cells through gene therapy, offering new hope to cancer sufferers.
AIDS does not discriminate, warns Botswana's new Miss HIV
Botswana's new Miss HIV AIDS Stigma Free Cynthia Leshomo said she thought someone as "beautiful and intelligent" as her would be immune to the virus but knew better now.
Catholic Church sparks furious IVF debate in Croatia
Croatia's highly conservative Catholic Church has sparked outrage from parents and rights groups after it condemned in-vitro fertilization (IVF) as a "crime against human life".
South African radio show outs adulterers to fight AIDS
A steamy radio show in Soweto is outing adulterers with shocking techniques that the creators say are justified to combat South Africa's alarming HIV/AIDS rate.
Over 200 Hong Kong groups call for complete ban on indoor smoking
More than 200 organisations and schools joined forces to call for a complete ban on smoking in indoor areas.
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