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The Larger Horror Behind the Sandy Hook Massacre

You could call it the slaughter of the innocents, 2012. Twenty young children mowed down, eviscerated in a rain of bullets. But this time there was no Herod, no autocratic ruler, to blame for the massacre. No, this time th...

European Commission's New Year's resolution: less pollution from buses and trucks

Thanks to new European legislation (called the Euro VI norm), effective from 31 December 2012, nitrogen oxides and dust emitted from new types of trucks and buses will be lowered. It means a reduction of 80% in emissions o...

Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication

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Increasing ethnic violence in DR Congo has led to serious humanitarian crisis – UN

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The fertile hills of Masisi district, in eastern DRC's North Kivu pr...