Hundreds of women crowd outside a local employment office in this run-down Romanian factory town on the banks of the Danube, hoping to be selected to work as strawberry pickers in Spain.
Trailblazing Uzbek photographer goes on trial for slanderAn award-winning Uzbek photographer went on trial for slander Tuesday after her work documenting the daily struggles of ordinary people in the Central Asian state landed her in hot water.
Einstein's first wife's kin wants her reburied in SerbiaA cousin of Albert Einstein's first wife is campaigning to have her remains repatriated to Serbia from Switzerland, a daily reported Tuesday.
Czech beer drinkers shrug off crisis to stay top of worldCzechs have held on to their position as the world's keenest beer guzzlers, largely shrugging off the global downturn that has nonetheless changed their drinking patterns.
No sour grapes for Lebanon's wine-making monksWith faith on their side and blessed harvests, Lebanon's Christian Maronite monks have injected a touch of modern marketing savvy into their age-old wine-making tradition to launch the country's first certified organic wine.
Peru toasts pisco boom in annual cocktail dayPeruvians have been lifting their glasses in a toast to Pisco Sour, an emblematic national cocktail which has enjoyed a tremendous boom over the past decade, as pisco brandy production rose fourfold and exports by a factor of eleven.
From warzone to sports tourism, an Afghan dreamWhen Nadjib Sirat laces up his climbing boots to become the first Afghan to scale the world's highest mountain, he will be driven by passion, not by the politics of his blighted homeland.
Wildlife group, stars urge Indians to save the tigerAs China prepares to usher in the Year of the Tiger next week, a massive publicity drive has begun in neighbouring India, where the big cat is the national animal, to save it from extinction.
Taiwan's birth rate hits record low in 2009Taiwan's birth rate hit a record low in 2009, making it amongst the lowest in the world, the government said Sunday.
Celebrity Style
Michelle Obama's burger loveUS First Lady Michelle Obama loves eating burgers and fries but says they can only be an occasional treat.
Olsen fan Diane von FurstenbergFashion legend Diane von Furstenberg is a huge fan of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's clothing lines despite them not being qualified designers.
Jimmy Choo sneakerShoe designer Jimmy Choo is to create a range of sneakers, which will be available from May.
Burberry in 3-DBritish fashion house Burberry is set to live-stream its upcoming Prorsum womenswear show in 3-D.
Health
Michelle Obama rallies US to push back child obesityFirst Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors and the media Tuesday to confront the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters.
WHO halts free drug delivery to private clinics, NGOs in HaitiThe WHO on Tuesday halted free drug deliveries to private hospitals and NGOs in quake-devastated Haiti following reports patients were being charged for treatment, a spokeswoman said.
Michelle Obama spearheads US push against childhood obesityFirst Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.
Australian research paves the way for pig lung transplantsAustralian medical researchers said Tuesday they have made advances that could see pig lungs transplanted into humans within a decade.
Forbes Features
Industrial Chemicals Lurking In Your BloodstreamConcern is heating up over whether common industrial chemicals found in plastics and other consumer goods could be harming our kids.
20 Best Marketing And Social Media Blogs By WomenOver the last year I have learned a great deal from women in the field of marketing, social media, branding and entrepreneurship. While there are many female thought leaders in the marketing industry that I may have missed, this list contains the women that have made a difference in my life or my viewpoint and continue to lead the way for women in business.
Networking Survival TipsYou're standing in the doorway, coat checked and a glass of wine in hand, facing a room full of unfamiliar faces. You feel a bit awkward and slightly panicked about whom to approach first and what to say. Your mind whirls: Am I dressed appropriately? Did I bring enough business cards? What if I say the wrong thing?
Office Etiquette EssentialsTaken individually these infractions seem minor: You forget to put your cellphone on vibrate, and suddenly "Disco Inferno" is blaring through the conference room. You order a pastrami sandwich for lunch, unaware that a cubicle wall away your co-workers are gagging from the smell. You let your eyes swerve to your computer screen while a junior associate tells you about her relationship problems.
Celebrity Gossip
Jessica Alba's dating adviceJessica Alba - who is married to Cash Warren - has given her advice to single men on how to woo a woman.
Shy singer Lady GagaLady Gaga claims she has struggled to make friends since finding fame because she feels shy and out of place in Hollywood.
Kelly Osbourne needs Luke nearKelly Osbourne says her friends think she and fiance Luke Worrall are ''weird'' because they cannot bear to be apart from one another.
Charlie Sheen back with Brooke Charlie Sheen has been reunited with his wife Brooke Mueller after a restraining order was modified to allow contact with his family.
International Olympic Committee officials warned would-be dope cheats that they will be uncovered, even if it takes nearly eight years of advances in dope testing to reveal their shame.
Matt Damon and Jude Law are reuniting on screen to star in a thriller by Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh about the outbreak of a deadly disease, reports said Tuesday.