The Dutch boy who was the sole survivor of a plane crash in Libya that killed 103 people has been told that his parents and brother died in the crash.
Britain has a new Prime Minister and a new government as five days of political deadlock has come to an end. Prime Minister Gordon Brown resigned as Britain's top politician on Tuesday evening, making way for Conservative leader David Cameron.
Five years ago this August, Hurricane Katrina struck. Now, American states along the Gulf of Mexico are fearing a different kind of environmental disaster. Oil is flowing from a damaged well 1500 meters under the sea.
Western China has been rocked by a powerful earthquake and strong aftershocks, which have claimed more than 400 lives. More than 10,000 people have been injured and many more people may be trapped in damaged buildings.
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Children born in rural China are three to six times more likely to die before they turn 5 than those in the cities, a study found, highlighting the wide gulf in healthcare provision for the rich and poor in China.
Protesters have poured blood at the Thai government's administrative building and governing party headquarters in a gesture calling for the government to resign. The National Human Rights Commission is in talks between the protesters and government in bid to open a dialogue and negotiation.
Rescue workers are tearing through the rubble in search of survivors in Chile Sunday, a day after a massive earthquake shattered the country's central region.
Investing in children to exercise their right to live, to be protected, and to grow is investing in the future, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 23 to mark the 20th anniversary of Vietnam’s adoption of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in southwestern China have ordered three batches of milk products off shelves because they contain a chemical that killed at least six children in 2008, causing global concern over the made-in-China brand.
A strong earthquake has again struck Haiti, shaking buildings and causing panic as international efforts to help those affected by last week's devastating quake continued.There have been no reports of injuries from the magnitude 6.1 quake Wednesday.