Charlotte Lorick

An estimated 80-90% of students in Asia have developed short-sightedness, and according to a recent study this especially high prevalence may be due to lack of time spent outdoors.

Aung San Suu Kyi, an important long-time pro-democracy leader in Myanmar, was sworn into parliament on Wednesday -- a historic development and positive sign for democracy in the military-led country.

Early Wednesday morning, an estimated 11 anti-military protesters were killed and 160 injured in front of Cairo's Defense Ministry, when a group of unidentified attackers stormed the demonstration.

After initiating a hunger-strike in early February, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja along with 20 other jailed opposition activists will have his case re-tried.

Washington will host Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda for three days of bilateral discussions over trade policy and the North Korean and Iranian nuclear threats, in hopes of strengthening the US-Japan alliance.

India and Russia have chosen to boycott Zimbabwe's 53rd International Trade Fair this year to express their deep discontent with the country's new policies to nationalize and seize control over foreign companies.

Germany will reprint Adolf Hitler's banned book in an attempt to prevent Neo-Nazis and other extremists from capitalizing on its copyright expiration in 2015.

Décio Sá, a political journalist and blogger, was shot and killed at a restaurant in the state capital of Sao Luis on Monday night, making him the fourth reporter to be murdered in Brazil in 2012.

A series of aviation incidents in Pakistan, including last Friday's plane crash near Islamabad that killed all 127 passengers, has incited a quick response from the Defence Minister who has ordered new comprehensive aircraft safety inspections to ensure that all aircrafts meet necessary safety standards.

On Monday, the state-run North Korean news agency broadcast a military statement threatening to reduce the rat-like groups of South Korea to ashes in three or four minutes...

Nobel Prize Laureate and opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, plans to leave Myanmar to visit Europe - her first time out of the country in 24 years.

Pro-Palestinian activists, set to arrive in Israel for the third Welcome to Palestine fly-in campaign were detained at the airport by Israeli police.

A team of thirty UN observers arrived in Syria late Sunday night to monitor the ceasefire situation on the ground, as artillery shells and mortars continued to pummel the Syrian city of Homs.

Despite Kofi Annan's renewed confidence in his Syrian ceasefire plan during his visit to Tehran, many experts believe that the plan has already failed.

Tullow Oil PLC recently announced an oil discovery in Kenya. Here is an economic analysis of what the discovery could mean for the future of the country.

Since the military-led coup last month, the situation in Mali has become increasingly unstable as coup leaders are now accusing the ousted President Toure of high treason.

While services are held in Argentina and the UK to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands War, questions have arisen regarding the future of the Falkland Islands.

Preparations in Colombia have been finalized for the anticipated release of 10 captives by the FARC rebel group.

Following the recent military coup, the West African regional bloc suspended Mali from participation and threatens the use of force to restore the constitutional government.

The tensions in Afghanistan continue to rise as two British troops were shot to death in southern Afghanistan by a gunman in an Afghan army uniform.

Oil has been discovered in Kenya for the first time by Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil.

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the former president of Somalia and a controversial leader, dies at the age of 77.

Despite the ongoing controversy over Egyptian crackdowns on foreign and American NGOs, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the U.S. will resume annual military aid payments to Egypt of $1.3 billion.

A week after 24 children and 4 teachers were killed in a bus crash, thousands gather at a service in Belgium to mourn the victims.

After six months held hostage by Somali pirates, British women has been released and prepares for her return home.

Germany has elected former civil rights activist and pastor as its president.