Unions in Puerto Rico have called for an island-wide strike for the middle of October to protest against the Government’s plans to send home thousands of public sector workers.
Published:Wednesday | September 30, 2009 | 9:24 AM
The death of a 14 year old girl in England after she received a vaccination for the Human Papilloma virus (HPV) has prompted a widespread freeze on the country\'s national vaccination program.
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, has pleaded guilty to bribery and illegal phone-tapping of journalists, businessmen and opposition politicians.
An Egyptian man has reportedly received a $250,000 payout from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in the US because of the way he was treated following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The leaders of the world\'s biggest economies are now meeting in Pittsburgh in the United States in an effort to bring order to the world financial system.
The receiver in charge of Allen Stanford’s assets has asked a federal judge for permission to sell the former millionaire’s 112-foot yacht, because of high maintenance costs.
An experimental vaccine prevented HIV infections for the first time, a breakthrough that has eluded scientists for a quarter century, according to a report on www.bloomberg.com.
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for nuclear disarmament, in a session chaired by United States\' President Barack Obama, according to a report on www.bbc.com.
There is concern at the international level that some vulnerable economies may be left behind as the world shows faint signs of economic recovery, according to a report by VonDez Phipps on www.sknvibes.com.
The governor of Massachusetts has named former Democratic Party chairman Paul Kirk Junior to temporarily fill the seat of the late Senator Edward Kennedy.
