Korean Liberals, Pragmatists Differ Over Aid Strategy In the wake of Korea joining a club of donors, the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), policymakers are faced with a major...

10 Countries Hold Forum on Coastal Management in Bataan At least 10 countries in South East Asia held a forum on Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) here to achieve sustainable coastal development in the region and lessen the effects of global...

<div style="color: black; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;">UN resolution on Myanmar welcomed: T-L Government abstention on vote condemned <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;...

Avian influenza, or "bird flu", is a contagious disease of animals caused by viruses that normally infect only birds and, less commonly, pigs. Avian influenza viruses are highly species-specific, but on rare occasions have crossed the species barrier...

WHO/Europe outbreak update During the period 13 to 20 November 2009, very high pandemic activity was reported in Italy for the first time this season. Norway, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation (Urals region) and Sweden also reported very...