Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni journeyed Monday to China for a medical checkup, according to the royal palace, which gave no details about his health.
Russia has failed to make progress in fighting a growing drug epidemic that cuts economic growth by up to three percent every year, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.
Schools across Malaysia are giving students another reason to dread their report cards by grading them on their weight
Global warming will melt all the ice in the Arctic Ocean every summer, raising earth temperatures even further, researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) warned.
A forest fire near a house is seen in Vina del Mar city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago, April 17, 2011.
North America's only sanctioned facility for injection of illegal drugs has cut overdose deaths and should be used as a model in other cities, according to a study published on Monday in the Lancet medical journal.
An iceberg's crash into an Antarctic glacier last year cracked off a huge swathe of ice, bringing to light a vast span of the Southern Ocean and providing scientists with a chance to conduct experiments that may help understand climate change.
A senior Iranian official said the German engineering conglomerate Siemens should be held responsible for the infection of Iranian industrial sites by the Stuxnet computer worm.
Women are now more likely to injure themselves from taking a tumble in a pair of high heels than on the sports field, Australia's health workers said on Sunday.
As radiation bulletins come in waves and Japan struggles to contain the damage at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, China's citizens have tried to stem their fears with an odd assortment of "cures and preventions".
Researchers have found high levels of bacteria in meat commonly found on US grocery store shelves, with more than half of the bacteria resistant to multiple types of antibiotics.
Onlookers view the Bloodhound SSC (supersonic car) jet and rocket-powered car in Horseguards in central London April 12, 2011. The project publishes today the full design drawings for its World Land Speed Record contender, aiming to break a 1,000 miles per hour (land speed).