Science & Environment
Cancer cases worldwide likely to rise to 22 million new cases in 2 decades
The cancer agency of the World Health Organization said in a new report that cancer cases are expected to surge 57 percent ...Anti-government protesters dismiss Thailand elections
Anti-government protesters in Thailand marched through the streets of Bangkok Monday, vowing to continue their demonstrations following snap elections.Indonesian volcano eruption claims lives after villagers allowed to return
An Indonesian volcano that has been rumbling for months has witnessed a major eruption, killing at least 16 people, officials say.World weather in 2013 was fourth hottest on record
Last year was tied for the fourth warmest year on record around the world.Iran suspends 20% uranium enrichment as historic deal implemented
Iran has started halting uranium enrichment to 20 percent and has begun down-blending uranium enriched to higher levels, the state-run Fars news ...Hariri assassination trial opens at The Hague
A U.N.-backed tribunal has opened the trial against four men accused in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.Iran nuclear deal to take effect on January 20
Iran and six world powers have agreed to carry out an interim nuclear agreement reached in November.Iran says nuclear talks find solutions
Iran\'s deputy chief nuclear negotiator says talks with world powers on Tehran\'s nuclear program have concluded with solutions on all points of ...NASA extends space station life to 2024
The U.S. space agency NASA says it will keep the International Space Station operating for an additional four years, until 2024.First H5N1 bird flu death in North America confirmed in Canada
Canadian health authorities say the first avian flu death in North America, in the western plains province of Alberta, of a patient ...