BAGHDAD -- The overall U.S. death toll in Iraq rose to 4,000 after four soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in Baghdad, a grim milestone that is likely to fuel calls for the withdrawal of American forces as the war enters its sixth year.

Apparently, the world is going to end on December 21st, 2012. Yes, you read correctly, in some way, shape or form, the Earth (or at least a large portion of humans on the planet) will cease to exist. Stop planning your careers, don't bother buying a hous

Far from heeding international calls for dialogue with the Dalai Lama, China has accused Tibet’s exiled god-king of colluding with Muslim terrorists to destabilise the country before the Olympic Games.

In Mexico, a spate of attacks by punks and other groups on the "emo" movement has thrown a spotlight on the rapid growth of "urban tribes" of disaffected, tech-savvy teens and young adults.

In a continent woefully short of almost its entire languages in the Virtual World, 23-year-old Deogracious Kiganira Kijambu has a dream to access the Internet in his indigenous language of Lusoga to expand his e-commerce business.