International – Page 275

North Korea ‘seeks nuclear talks with US’

August 25, 2009 By Morning Star

South Korean media has reported that Pyongyang has invited top envoys of US President Barack Obama to visit the country for what would be the first nuclear negotiations between the two countries under his presidency.

Caster Semenya: Who’s really confused about gender?

August 24, 2009 By Joel Wendland-Liu

It's Kafka-esque. A small number of specialists have been ordered to determine if South Africa's international champion in the women's 800 meter race, Caster Semenya, is really a woman. After her blazing victory and complaints from...

Cigarette packaging misleads consumers

August 24, 2009

While many countries have banned terms like "light" and "low-tar" from cigarette packs, other aspects of the products' packaging may also be misleading consumers, a new study suggests.

Fighting rages in heart of Mogadishu

August 22, 2009 By Paul Haste

Somalia's civil war is intensifying as Islamist insurgents hit back at government attacks on rebel-held territory.

Subsidised medicines to be available to Chinese

August 22, 2009

Original source: The Chinese government has issued a list of more than 300 commonly used drugs that will be sold at controlled prices from next month as part of reforms aimed at making health care more...