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Women can help the global economy recover and expand, said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Sept. 16, outlining a comprehensive strategy to achieve economic expansion at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation's Women and the Economy Summit, held in San Francisco.

Brazil is on track to meet targets to improve maternal health, goal No. 5 of the Millennium Development Goals, U.N. targets that countries worldwide have pledged to achieve by 2015.

Time and again we have always been told - don't drive when drunk.Drunk driving, in this case, boat driving, took the life of an 18-year-old young man Monday afternoon after he was caught in the propellers of a hired boat in Sydney Harbour.

An intoxicated epileptic driver crashed into a man causing his death in November. The court that heard the case merely asked the driver to pay a fine of $500 and advised to stay away from driving for five months.

Cryos, the world's largest sperm bank, told Ekstra Bladet newspaper its sperm bank's stores had more than enough supply of sperm from redheads and it will be more selective in accepting donors. About 600 redhead donors are in queue to donate their sperm but Cryos deemed it necessary to stop at this point.

A recent study showed the act of laughing increases endorphin levels, which can help in management of physical pain. An evolutionary psychologist at Oxford, Robin Dunbar, said the muscles involved in the physical act of laughing triggers an increase in endorphin, a brain chemical that makes one feel good even after suffering physical pain.

See rare and exclusive photos of the guests and private moments from Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries's Wedding.

Children, who can only be described as greedy, are taking advantage of the finances of their elderly parents.

While the Duchess of Cambridge's influence is still strong, Kate Middleton will get to enjoy another year under the spotlight before she starts her solo appearances in the next year or two.

Everything that happens in the nation not only influences the decisiveness regarding political aspects or social aspects. It can also affect the decisiveness in line with economic aspects. According to a well-known financial blog named The Simple Dollar, if the trending of the economy is going down, paying debts should be minimized or lessen investment in foreign stock or goods.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked northeastern India and Nepal Sunday killing at least 18 people and injuring 100 others.

As nations gear toward military advances, South Korea deems it necessary not to fall behind. The government seeks to ward-off foreign threats by having its own intelligent missile.

Twins joined at their heads were successfully separated at a British hospital last month. A charity helping disfigured children funded the risky surgery. The twins' operating team noted there's significant blood flow between their brains, making the surgery very risky. Nevertheless, the separation means the girls can live a normal mobile life after having been literally at each others' head for 11 months.

There is a rising rate of Australian children abusing their elderly parents financially, the Herald Sun reports.

Australian girl, Zahra Baker, 10-years-old, as a result of cancer, had hearing impairment and a prosthetic leg, was reported missing last October in Hickory. The searched for the little girl ended, found her dead with a mutilated body. Parts of her body have not been found, that includes her head.

The Sydney streets we’re alarmed because a gang of armed teenagers begun terrorizing after dark. The authorities claimed that the teenagers we’re accused of committing theft. That is the main reason why the authorities formed a special unit called Strike Force Muller after a series of attacks just in two days.

To commemorate his birthday, here are Prince Harry's hottest and most celebrated photos.

The younger Prince of Wales has celebrated his 27th birthday yesterday and all through those years have made his own mark as the charming second son, but expectations are still high for him and his brother, William. Will he help bring back the lost glory of the British Monarchy?

American twins Joshua and Jacob Spates, who were joined at the spine, are now recovering in the pediatric intensive care after a successful 13-hour surgery. Their 34-member surgical team at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital is celebrating this medical victory.

Australian Customs and Police announced on Friday the seizure 270 kilogrammes of cocaine with an estimated value of $200 million. The items were found hidden inside a shipment of lawnmowers from Brazil.

A 43-year-old North Carolina woman has pleaded guilty in the death of her stepchild, cancer survivor Zahra Baker. The biological mother of Zahra, Emily Deitrich, flew in from Australia for the hearing. She begged Elisa to help them find the rest of the child's remains.

A North Carolina court sentenced on Thursday to 18 years prison term an American woman who killed her 10-year-old disabled Australian stepdaughter.

Police in Arizona have arrested 20 members of an American organisation called the "Goddess Temple" for allegedly offering sexual services online disguised as a form of 'religious healing'.

Some planning now can make a world of difference later for you and your pets.

The Australian collar bomb suspect detained by authorities in the United States on August appears to be headed home much sooner.

In the latest assault against children in China, six people were killed.

News International chief executive James Murdoch is to be invited a second time before a parliamentary committee over a phone-hacking scandal involving his newspaper and hired journalists, CNN reported.

A day after independent Australian Senator Nick Xenophon named in Parliament the Catholic priest accused by an Anglican archbishop of sexual molestation, the clergy denied the charge Wednesday.

One of the world's most powerful women says the Miss Universe 2011 title should have gone to Miss Philippines, and not to Miss Angola.