Venezuela to boost minimum wage by 25%

2011-04-26 09:52:21

President Hugo Chavez has announced a 25 percent increase for Venezuela's minimum wage starting May 1.

Australian state announces donation as royal wedding gift

2011-04-25 19:13:55

The West Australian state government on Monday announced to donate $10,742 to the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Save the Children Fund as gifts to mark the upcoming royal wedding.

Airstrike kills 3 in Tripoli, Gadhafi safe

2011-04-26 06:44:23

The overnight NATO airstrike on the office of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi killed three people and wounded 45 others, but Gaddafi himself was safe.

25 Syrians shot dead in Daraa

2011-04-26 06:42:16

At least 25 Syrians were shot dead by troops and security forces on Monday in the town of Daraa.

Shaken Japan latches onto earthquake warning app

2011-04-25 22:44:19

In what has become a too-familiar experience in Tokyo, a crowded subway train screeches to a sudden halt. From around the car, mobile phones start to ring.

Fitness fruits of cultivating your own garden

2011-04-25 22:05:49

Experts say whether you're planting lilacs, squash or roses when it comes to the fitness benefits of all that pulling, digging, mulching and mowing, you'll reap what you sow.

Cowboys compete in Rupinini Rodeo

2011-04-25 11:01:25

A cowboy rides a bull as he competes in the El Dorado Rupinini Rodeo in Lethem, southeastern Guyana, April 23, 2011.

UN says middle class increases in Latin America

2011-04-25 09:21:10

The number of people in Latin America who has improved their living standards to become part of the middle class has risen significantly in the past two decades, a UN report said Sunday.

Turkey hosts ceremony for WWI battles

2011-04-24 22:38:36

Turkey hosted an international ceremony to mark the 96th anniversary of the Canakkale Battles in World War I.

Brazilian Health Expeditions

2011-04-25 09:18:54

The "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) organization is currently on a medical expedition to the area with volunteer doctors that twice a year build a mobile hospital

Accidents kill 104 in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras

2011-04-25 08:59:02

A total of 104 people were reported dead in accidents during the Easter week holiday in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras, authorities said on Sunday.

Famed Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba dies at 86

2011-04-24 16:54:06

Hindu holy man Sathya Sai Baba, considered a living god by millions of followers worldwide, died Sunday morning in a hospital near his southern Indian ashram, a doctor said. He was 86.