Hungry monkeys raid farms in north India as forests shrink

IndiaToday.in Kuala Lumpur,March 19, 2014| UPDATED17:07 IST A Chinese relative of a passenger aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane is carried out by security officials as she protests before a press conference at a hotel in Sepang on ...

By Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Born to a Dutch father and a British mother, Ian Buruma was first known as a specialist in Japan and Asia more broadly, pursuing an eclectic career that included acting and dancing in 1970s Tokyo. He ...

/PRNewswire/ -- The Scripps Howard Foundation is proud to announce the winners and finalists of its annual Scripps Howard Awards, honoring the best work in the communications industry and journalism education in 2013. Established in 1953, the ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) The number of street children will go through the roof in coming years as economic growth fuels inequality, said a leading advocate for children living on the streets. Contrary to the common perception that ...

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. WHO has issued its first guidance for the treatment of hepatitis C, a chronic infection that affects an estimated 130 million to 150 million ...

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Future research and development targeting diseases such as HIV,tuberculosis and malaria may be at risk because of across-the-board federal cuts ...

WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray lost his re-election bid on Tuesday after a criminal investigation into the financing of his 2010 campaign that has snared three of his former officials left a taint of ...

OUAGADOUGOU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Burkina Faso says it has reduced hunger in the country at a time when neighbouring Sahel nations have undergone the worst food crisis in decades, prompting scepticism among aid officials ahead of a crucial ...

The South China Sea is seeing increasing tension amongst the claimants. The Second Thomas Shoal is the latest addition to Beijing's Salami Slicing strategy of slowly acquiring small reefs and islands to consolidate its contested claim. By ...