Japan's seniors call for communities to prevent loneliness
A coordinator of the symposium stressed the importance of a movement to build communities to help each other in dealing with difficulties facing the elderly people on a daily basis.
Students target cleric after food poisoning
Hundreds of Egyptian students angered by a mass outbreak of food poisoning at a Cairo university stormed the offices of the country's top Muslim cleric today.
Venezuelan right wing creates false crisis on Chavez inauguration
The stakes in this situation are high not only for Venezuela but for the entire Latin American and Caribbean area.
President Chavez of Venezuela to Cuba for cancer treatment
For the fourth time in a year and a half, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left for Cuba on Sunday for cancer treatment.
Thousands in Ireland march for woman refused an abortion
More than 10,000 people gathered for a vigil and march over the death and the country's draconian abortion laws.
Post-Fukushima Japan looking into fracking?
With anti-nuclear protests heating up after Japan revoked a previous anti-nuke plan, the country is desperately looking for energy alternatives.
Japan abandoning nuclear power by 2040
The global nuclear industry faces tough times - and activists feel optimistic - in light of historic news that Japan has decided to abandon nuclear power.
West Nile virus worsening with climate change
Outbreaks of the sometimes-fatal West Nile virus across the United States have intensified, making this one of the worst years for the mosquito-borne disease.
Britain: Disabled target Atos on eve of Paralympics
The Paralympic Games' slogan is "inspire a generation" but life under Atos is killing us, disability campaigners warned today in a desperate plea to end its "tick-box tests."
Fukushima nuclear disaster cleanup needs global cooperation
Yamada said this disaster requires mobilizing international expertise along with an international inspection team.
