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Advocates for sex workers in South Africa have warned that this summer's World Cup could be a public health disaster. There have been calls for the country to decriminalize prostitution to help tackle the spread of HIV

Five people arrested after street disturbances erupted in Tehran during the recent Ashura holy day could face the death penalty, an Iranian semi-official news agency reported Thursday.

Major conflict could return to southern parts of Sudan unless international action bolsters a faltering peace accord, ten aid agencies said in a report released Thursday.

Fourteen suspected terrorists died Tuesday night when the bus they rigged with explosives blew up prematurely, police said.

Anti-whaling activists are accusing a Japanese boat of destroying their vessel Wednesday by ramming into it during a skirmish in the Southern Ocean.

December 08, 2009 To a psychologist, climate change looks as if it was designed to be ignored.

December 07, 2009 Dec. 7--High absence rates among students with disabilities in Chicago's public high schools are the largest factor explaining the difference in their academic performance when compared with non-disabled peers, according to a new research report.

December 04, 2009 Dec. 4--Illinois child welfare officials are praising a change that allows pediatricians across the country to develop an expertise in abuse and neglect.

November 30, 2009 CHICAGO - The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.

November 30, 2009 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Army brigade leaders at Fort Campbell have begun monthly meetings of officers, doctors and counselors to catch early signs of emotional or mental stress among their troops and intervene before soldiers hurt themselves or others.

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Anderson Cooper | BIO AC360° Anchor Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi tells CNN's Anderson Cooper the three things he can't live without.

Gabriel Falcon AC360° Writer A Mississippi animal control officer accused of shooting to death scores of dogs was fired Wednesday from his position as a public servant, authorities said today. “As a result of not following policy, I asked for his termination” Canton Police Chief Vicky McNeill told ...

David Gewirtz | BIO AC360° Contributor Director, U.S. Strategic Perspective Institute The issues of jobs and population are inextricably linked. If you want to know about jobs, you need to think about population. Strangely enough, very little work has been done on the macro issues of jobs and popu ...

Gloria Borger CNN Senior Political Analyst After months of writing a huge health care bill largely behind closed doors in the Senate, now comes the decision to work out the final kinks in the massive bill in a conference committee -- behind closed doors.

Sometimes it's not about wearing a suitit's about wearing a suit of armor. Learn to love the hard-knock life and more in our Fall 2009 trend reports.

Later this month, Partners & Spade is hosting its own Ping-Pong tournament. K-Swiss has teamed up with the shop to offer a collaborative shoe, which will go on sale the day of the event. It's light enough to keep you spry on the tables and stylish enough to keep the rest of us looking good on the si ...

Gucci has tapped the DJ and producer to collaborate with Frida Giannini on several styles of Gucci Ronsons for the brand's upcoming series of sneakers-only pop-up shops. The first one comes to NYC this October.

Martin Dingman's new Rudyard travel collection, a line of equestrian-inspired bags, is due this fall. The saddle-leather bags and cases are outfitted with solid brass hardware and could be pulled from the hand of Daniel Dravot (played by Sean Connery in the film The Man Who Would Be King) himself. ...

From the late Pop artist Andy Warhol's birth to a lunar eclipse tonight, here are five things worth knowing today.

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