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UN relief chief voices concern over flood disaster in South-East Asia

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Millions of people have been affected by floods ravaging many countries in Asia

China began cultivating millet 10,000 years ago

Evidence of glutinous millet's cultivation has been found in the northern province of Hebei that could date back to 10,000 years, said Chinese archaeologists Sunday.

US to deploy deadlier 'Hellfire Romeo' precision-strike missiles in war against terrorism

The United States will soon be deploying a deadlier version of a precision-strike missile that has been a star of the war on al Qaeda and its allies, according to media reports.

European Economic Protests Turn Violent in Rome

Tens of thousands nicknamed "the indignant" marched in major cities across Europe, against government cost-cutting and failed financial policies. In Rome, dozens of people were injured when clashes broke out Saturday durin...