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Rwanda looks to vasectomy to tackle population growth

Rwandan domestic worker John Rutaremara plans to sign up for a "no-scalpel" vasectomy as soon as it becomes available in Africa's most densely populated country: he has two children and cannot afford more. ...
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Record low temperatures follow snow in San Francisco

Snow fell overnight in the highest reaches of San Francisco, but the Bay area dodged the heavier flurries forecasters had been expecting, the weather service said on Saturday. Northern California did exper...
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Breast milk ice cream goes on sale in Covent Garden

The makers say the ice cream is pure, organic and totally natural A restaurant in London's Covent Garden is serving a new range of ice cream, made with breast milk. The dessert, called Baby Gaga, is c...
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India might ban lavish weddings, feed poor instead

India is considering adopting a policy from its impoverished and war-torn neighbor Afghanistan to help tackle a domestic food crisis: rein in lavish wedding parties of the rich. The government is mulling a...