Experts say the figures illustrate the root cause of the West's spiralling obesity crisis. Two-thirds of Brits and nearly three-quarters of Americans are considered fat.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh.

In Africa, the daily act of cooking for millions of families has been a silent killer, claiming the lives of roughly 600 000 women and children every year.These deaths aren’t from diseases people ...