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A Romanian government committee issued a final ruling on why it decided to allow an 11-year-old pregnant girl allegedly raped by her uncle to have an abortion in a case that has divided the predominantly Orthodox country.

HARARE (Reuters) - Many Zimbabweans boycotted their one candidate-election on Friday but witnesses and monitors said government militias forced people to vote for 84-year-old President Robert Mugabe in some areas.

Add United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the list of people who understand that arresting and punishing sex workers is counter-productive in the battle against HIV/AIDS. And take the government of Cambodia off that list.

A new program developed by the U.S. government is tackling the obesity epidemic by helping "tween" girls and their parents make small but important changes to build a healthier lifestyle.

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Representatives from more than 50 European governments met Wednesday at the opening of a World health Organization meeting aimed at addressing health worker shortages in developing countries, AFP/Independent Online reports. According to WHO, there is a global shortage of more than 4.

MONTREAL, June 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Imperial Tobacco Canada believes that certain provisions of the federal government's Bill C-50, which include the application of a surtax on "manufactured tobacco" s...

Iran's government has been more supportive of drug treatment than any other government in the Islamic world, according to the U.N.

A Romanian government commission has ruled that a pregnant 11-year-old girl could legally have a late-term abortion, in a case that has split the Black Sea state's conservative society.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak - or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes....