China's Premier, Wen Jiabao, is without a doubt the most popular figure in China's top leadership: a graying, grandfatherly standout in a crowd of wooden faces that rarely crack a smile, much less choke up on national television as Wen did after the May earthquake in Sichuan province.

Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela are closer to ensuring their citizens have the chance to break the cycle of poverty than many of their neighbours in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the World Bank

BEIJING: Melamine has been found in milk powder from 15 more Chinese dairies, the authorities said Wednesday, and Hong Kong's food safety agency said its tests had found melamine in a Japanese-brand cheesecake that is made in China.

The State government has made significant strides in developing the social sector with people

Every 6th girl child death is due to gender discrimination

On September 24, International Girl Child Day, CRY

: A polio case was detected in Ladheywala Warraich village when a six-month-old infant was tested positive while a health department mobile team continued on Friday administering anti-polio vaccine to

These days at Regional Science Center, hustle-bustle is being seen due to Science Film Festival. This Film Festival will be going on till September 30.

Chinese officials knew for weeks about sales of chemical-tainted milk powder that has killed two infants and sickened 1,253, but did not act until the New Zealand government pressed Beijing, New Zealand's prime minister said yesterday.