Many people assume the world's biggest employers are Chinese or Indian, given the size of the population in both countries. However, research has revealed that the US Department of Defense is actually the world's largest employer, boasting a massive ...
Does consuming 100 bottles of wine a year sound like a lot? It turns out that this is actually the average alcohol consumption per person in many wealthy countries, according to a recent report. With the equivalent of a little more than...
The Dubai police force are the proud owners of a 'super fleet,' a mass of high end sports cars from all over the world. However, these vehicles are not used to chase criminals, but instead as a PR mechanism. Heralded as the most progressive of the ...
Every year on Valentine’s Day, romantics present that special someone in their lives with roses, chocolates, greeting cards, among any number of gifts. But did you know the heart-felt holiday has a bloody history?...
The World Cup is a week old and you still have questions about what's going on. You're not alone. For many American sports fans -- some who are new to the game following the U.S.'s epic 2-1 win over Ghana on Monday night -- the game of socc...
A Brazil soccer fan covered in flowers and his nation's flag cheers inside the FIFA Fan fest area before the start of the World Cup soccer game between Brazil and Croatia on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 12, 2014. Brazil's M...
The calendar says spring is just a few days away, but the thermometer -- at least in many parts of the country -- says something much different. If you just can't take it anymore, it's time to plan a beach vacation. Sure, you could just pick...
Rebecca Moore joins Ahmed to talk about how Google is aiming to help save the forests of the world....
When Citi Bike rolled onto the streets of New York this Memorial Day, it was treated as a national event and even international media took notice. In advance of the launch, one blog post on Le Monde's website crowed, \\\"Vél...
(CNN) — Dusk is that magical, ethereal time of day, favored by painters, photographers and postcard manufacturers. But where are the best sunsets in the world? We’ve picked a few that we think stand up to that claim. 1. U Bein Bridge, ...
People light candles during a Christmas Eve mass in Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgaria, unlike some other Orthodox countries, celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25. A child receives a Christmas present from the...
Obama calls troops, Pope's message, Germans take a dip...
At least 18 students killed after school bus hit a truck head-on...
The Amazon rainforest, Vietnam's Halong Bay and Argentina's Iguazu Falls were named among the world's new seven wonders of nature, according to organizers of a global poll. The other four crowned are South Korea's Jeju Island, Indonesia's Komodo, the...
By Alex Richardson | Reuters – September 27, 2011 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - European stock index futures rose sharply on Tuesday, after Asian shares rebounded from multi-month lows and as the euro clung to gains on hope...
By NICK PERRY - Associated Press | AP – September 11, 2011 U.S. Marines stand to attention during a special service to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, at a church in New Plymo...
By: ANDREW DAMPF | AP Sports Writer | 07/31/11 1:27 PM AP PHOTO/EUGENE HOSHIKO China's Sun Yang raises his national flag to spectators after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,500m Freestyle event at the FINA Sw...
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Aids activists(活动家) roll a casket(<美>棺材) in front of the White House, Dec. 1, in Washington, DC. The activists were calling for the Obama administration to do more to fight the disease on World AIDS Day. People celebrate Wor...
More than 5 million people die each year from smoking, many of them in developing countries. And Dr. Thomas Frieden says fewer than ten per cent of the world's nations are doing enough to prevent it. The head of the Centers for Dise...