A former commander of Soviet forces in Afghanistan has warned history is being repeated in the war-ravaged country as the United States and its allies become increasingly mired in an "unwinnable war."

For the first time in Japan's postwar history, we a viable opposition party in power - one that might stick around long enough to make some new policies stick. In my last column for 2009, let me suggest how the Democratic Party of Japan could make life

A Soyuz capsule has returned to Earth, ending a successful six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for its three crew members. Belgian Frank De Winne, Canadian Bob Thirsk and Russian Roman Romanenko touched down in Kazakhstan at 0715..,

For Rachael and Leigh Badman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year - that their terminally ill daughter survives until December 25.Fifteen-year-old Paige suffers from a rare brain condition which affects as few as 12 people .

WASHINGTON - Yes, Afghanistan is a colossal, inherited mess. But the statute of limitations for blaming his predecessor has tolled. It's Barack Obama's war

A bill outlawing female genital mutilation is ready to be presented to the House for the second reading and be passed into law, MPs have been told. Adressing a regional parliamentary workshop on the theme 'consolidating political will for child well being

Boom goes bust in a glittering land envied by neighbors, 'the first Arab city that proved to the world that it could compare to a Western city with its buildings and its vision,' one analyst says.

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India has long been plagued by unscrupulous moneylenders who exploit impoverished farmers. But with crops failing more frequently, farmers are left even more desperate and vulnerable.

As the nation observed World AIDS Day yesterday in Zhemgang, health officials said that harmful practices in the village like ear and nose piercing with the same sharpend bamboo sticks, using the same scissors to cut hair and the same razor blade to cut