This commuter suburb near Washington, D.C., boasts new homes, shopping centers, plenty of traffic and a state-of the-art 21-room ... Read more…

Starting Thursday, the Chinese capital finally joins other major cities in cracking down on smoking in most public buildings. ... Read more…

As the credit and housing crises rattle Wall Street, work pressures are upending diets and fueling unhealthy habits across the ... Read more…

It took a metal plate improperly lodged in a young boy's skull to make Dr. David Staffenberg realize just how dangerous adult-sized ... Read more…

President Bush presented the high honor to Michael DeBakey, the surgeon who pioneered such procedures as heart bypass and created ... Read more…

An organization of state restaurants asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to stop the city from immediately implementing a requirement ... Read more…

In a significant reversal, major meat and dairy industry groups on Tuesday backed a total ban on so-called downer cattle from ... Read more…

Most Americans want the convenience of e-mail for non-urgent medical issues, but fewer than a third of U.S. doctors use e-mail ... Read more…

Short-term exposure to smog, or ozone, is clearly linked to premature deaths that should be taken into account when measuring ... Read more…

Afghan President Hamid Karzai escapes unharmed as gunfire breaks out at a military ceremony in Kabul. Read more…

Pro and anti-Chinese demonstrators clash in Seoul during the latest leg of the Olympic torch relay. Read more…

Moroccan police arrest both the owner and the manager of a factory destroyed in a fire that killed at least 55. Read more…

Radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr rejects government conditions for talks on ending Iraqi army attacks on his militia. Read more…

The US's top Africa envoy says UN sanctions should be considered over the post-election crisis in Zimbabwe. Read more…

Malaysian Muslim groups call for protests when Chelsea FC visits in July because the coach and a player are Israeli. Read more…

Berliners fail to back attempts to keep open the historic Tempelhof airport, early referendum results show. Read more…

US President George W Bush tells a few jokes about his potential successors at an annual press dinner. Read more…

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen dominates the Spanish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton struggles to third place. Read more…

Rafael Nadal claims his fourth successive Monte Carlo Masters title with a stunning victory over world number one Roger Federer. Read more…

Chechnya may be at peace, but chaos is near the surface Read more…

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Have US teen abstinence programmes failed? Read more…

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An international coalition of 29 human rights groups urges the arrest of two Sudanese war crimes suspects. Read more…