share Europe's Financial Troubles Worry Neighbors As Europe attempts to thwart a broader global recession, it is facing what many economists refer to as a trilemma, and poorer countries could be the victims. Read more »
share For China, flush with cash, financial crisis may mean political opportunity The global financial crisis has shaken up the international seating chart, and China may be vying for a better spot. Read more »
share FC Barcelona Takes a Shot at Polio Eradication Many of us dream of bending it like Beckham. But star-quality soccer — football, to most of its 250 million players worldwide — is almost impossible without a healthy childhood. Read more »
share Slow Summer Tourist Season Means Job Losses for Many Ah, summer. A time of rest, relaxation, meticulously planned vacations ... and this year, less travel. Read more »
share If You Pay Them, Will They Leave? As unemployment increases worldwide, countries are looking at ways to stop the bleeding. Spain, Japan and the Czech Republic have decided to pay unemployed immigrants to return to their homelands. Read more »
share A Billion for a Billion Keeping with a UN target of committing 0.7 percent of national income to alleviating poverty and hunger, Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero the prime minister of Spain has pledged 1 billion euros to strengthen food security around the world. Read more »
