UNAIDS head: World is losing HIV fight
2006-05-30 22:40:54
"We will see a further globalization of the deadly HIV/AIDS spreading to every single corner of the planet," a UNAIDS head said.
Golf fanatics tackle Namibia's barren dunes
2006-05-30 16:00:16
Elen Gubeb's tattered sandals and torn jeans don't match his pricey new Mizuno glove, but dress is not important at this home-made golf track on Namibia's desert coast, an unlikely golf hotspot.
Study: Sexual desire is in genes
2006-05-30 14:35:12
Your sexual desire or lack thereof could be in your genes, scientists announced today. The discovery might change how psychologists view sexuality.
Smoking, sex go hand-in-hand?
2006-05-30 09:23:58
Australian brothel owners want an exemption to anti-smoking laws for sex workers and their clients because, they say, the former leads to the latter.
Over time, memories may grow more positive
2006-05-30 06:11:10
When recalling memories of negative or positive events that helped to shape our identity, such as a break-up or marriage, we tend to downplay the fear, anger or other negative emotions experienced at the time and remember more of the positive emotions, new study findings indicate.
Where the buffalo roam a sore topic in Montana
2006-05-29 22:29:33
Buffalo once thundered across this vast river valley in southwest Montana but now the only evidence of the animal that symbolizes the untamed American West is its image on a national park sign.
Brothels ask exemption from smoking ban
2006-05-29 22:00:06
Brothel owners in the southern state of Victoria have called for an exemption to a new ban on smoking in the workplace, saying customers like to light up after sex.
'Peaceful guy' hallucinates
2006-05-29 19:21:31
A doctor who killed his two young sons by throwing them over a hotel balcony and then jumped to his own death seemed to be hallucinating and sounded paranoid in a phone call two days earlier, his father said.
Movie echoing Iraq wins Gannes top prize
2006-05-29 18:38:40
British director Ken Loach was savouring an overdue triumph at the Cannes film festival with a movie depicting the brutality of 1920s occupied Ireland which he said was equally applicable to today's Iraq.
King Croesus' treasure stolen from museum
2006-05-29 15:58:42
Two pieces from the treasure of King Croesus that were returned to Turkey from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York after a long legal battle have been stolen and replaced with fakes.
Naked Everest climber sparks anger
2006-05-29 10:46:19
The head of the Nepal Mountaineering Association urged the government to take action against a sherpa who reportedly stripped on top of Mount Everest.
Cannes films mirror a troubled world
2006-05-29 20:44:53
If cinema is the mirror of the world, then the films at this year's Cannes festival suggest the world is in a sorry state.