Katie Heppard, left, and Lisa Hill, both of Springfield, search for the perfect pair of spring sneakers on Thursday at Rack Room Shoes in Branson. BDN photo by Mindy Honey

Five University of California-Los Angeles graduate students met with Gov. Benigno Fitial and other government officials yesterday to discuss the feasibility of bringing in high-technology companies to Saipan and making the island a high-tech center.

MISSION SUCCESSFUL: Three Chinese taikonauts made a jubilant return to earth on Sunday after successfully completing the country's first-ever spacewalk mission, an event Prime Minister Wen Jiabao hailed as a milestone in China's space history.

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has expressed concern over the reported air capability of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that could be a threat to the vital installations in South India. Stressing the need to ...

SINGAPORE: Evocative calls for lower food prices, especially those of rice varieties, and resonant demands for higher wages marked May Day rallies across Southeast Asia on Thursday. The crisis of sky-rocketing food prices served as the ...