The prevalence of AIDs is threatening to cause a serious decline in the number of workers over the next two decades, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries, according to a new report by the

The collapse of trade talks in Seattle was not, as one unelected protest organizer claimed, a glorious triumph of democracy. It was not, as various labour spokesmen suggested, a victory for working

This spring, a yearlong drought suddenly worsened, scorching vast areas of southern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Last week the United Nations issued a special appeal for international aid for the

In a strikingly personal speech, Mr. Mbeki offered his first detailed explaination of how he came to consult with two Americans who contended that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, does not

The number of cases of mad cow disease discovered in France, as in many other countries in Europe, has been climbing steadily. Many experts are finding alarming that the numbers are going up, given

President Bill Clinton has announced that for the first time the U.S. government will require meat processing plants to test for contamination by the listeria bacterium, blamed for about 500 deaths

Infection by the AIDS virus among South African teenage girls soared 65 percent from 1997 to 1998 , officials said Tuesday. Mr. Thomas ascribed the steep rise to several myths, including the belief

About 1 million flamingos live on this otherwise nearly dead lake in the Great Rift Valley. They fringe its rocky shoreline like a necklace and congregate in its shallow bay,s forming vast carpets

The U.S. government has released plans for closer monitoring of gene-therapy trials, saying it hoped the new procedures would restore faith in the field. The food and Drug Administration said it

A predominantly white South African rescue team is winning praise--especially from the U.S. military-- for its prompt and efficient effort to aid flood victims in Mozambique. It is feared the