Oil prices rise in Asian trade on bargain-hunting
Oil prices recovered some lost ground in Asia on Wednesday, with traders hunting for bargains following two days of losses, analysts said.
Poland fetes Solidarity 30th anniversary with stars
GDANSK, Poland–American singer Macy Gray, British songstress Marianne Faithfull, and American stage director Robert Wilson on Tuesday lent their talents to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Poland’s freedom-fighting Solidarity trade union.
Mass breakout from Australia immigration center after riots
SYDNEY, Australia–Nearly 100 asylum-seekers broke out of an Australian immigration detention center on Wednesday after days of riots and staged a protest outside, police said.
Body of US climber found in Canada 21 years after accident
The body of an American mountain climber has been discovered in the Rocky Mountains in Canada’s western Alberta province, 21 years after he disappeared, Canadian media reported Sunday.
Child health at risk from non-prescription drugs—study
Many parents give their children too large or frequent doses of non-prescription medicines for fever, coughs, and colds, putting their health at risk, according to an Australian study released Monday.