A Chinese company at the centre of the scare over tainted milk powder had asked for government help to cover up the extent of the problem, state media said today in the newest development in the widening scandal.

BRITISH Ambassador John Hawkins has welcomed the successful participation of three Qatari officials in a training course on ‘Government: image and information’ held in London recently.

The message went out Friday from officials at every level of government to flood-weary Eastern Iowans: You're not in this alone. Help is on the way."Despite the suffering and the pain and the challenges, we are united," Gov. Chet Culver told a media au

As government officials warn about the increased misuse of prescription drugs by adolescents, drug companies are using text messages, e-mail, and even music downloads to market pharmaceuticals directly to teens, the Washington Post reported Sept. 9.

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A girl who said she had been raped was stoned to death in Somalia after being accused of adultery by Islamic militants, a human rights group and Somali news media said.