Marbelyn Alar

More women have lung cancer, while fewer men suffer from the disease, says a government report.

Australia has been pronounced the second best country to live in, next to Norway.

Oil continues to spill from the container ship that has been stuck in a reef in New Zealand since last week.

As thousands of people reach their goal of climbing Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, the cost to the environment can be felt in the form of man-made waste that visitors leave behind. That's why an environmental group has been asking the government of Nepal to have portable toilets installed on Mount Everest, reports the Himalayan Times.

A growing number of children in Australia are getting more hooked on marijuana use. Data shows that children as young as 10 use marijuana and other drugs more than alcohol.

Mental health as a subject in high school in Australia can make a difference in the lives of teenagers.

At the age of 56, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has finally taken his final bow to pancreatic cancer.

A massive hole in the earth's ozone layer has appeared over the Arctic this Spring. Five times the size of California, the hole matches the size of the ozone loss over Antartica, researchers said.

The inner dynamics of a person's nose can be likened to a household, with separate teams doing their own separate tasks. Nasal molecules that respond to pleasant smells hold a different location from molecules that respond to unpleasant smells. This was the result of a study that aimed to test the hypothesis that "the organization of the olfactory epithelium reflects olfactory perception."

Amazon is finally joining the band wagon as it makes free e-books available to libraries nationwide.

Reed Hastings, chief executive of Netflix, published a letter on the company Web site on Sept. 18, 2011, announcing that the business will be split in two, and apologizing for the way recent changes in pricing and subscription services were handled.

Double Twist , the app with a catchy name, enables people to sync their iTunes music library with their Android phones.

Researchers have discovered a new tick-borne disease that may be infecting some Americans today, reported the New York Times.

Pat Robertson made what has to be one of the hardest and controversial advices in television history - that a man divorce his wife who no longer recognizes him due to Alzheimer's.

Graphic health warnings in cigarette packs will increase in size, declares the Australian government.

Maggot therapy succeeded in healing the wounds of diabetic patients where modern medicine could not. This study showed the possible application of maggots as a remedy for severe ulcers, said a Bloomberg report.

Children, who can only be described as greedy, are taking advantage of the finances of their elderly parents.

Samsung Electronics filed an appeal against a court ruling banning the sales of Galaxy tablet computers in Germany. In the latest news of the legal battle between the two smartphone technology giants, the South Korean company also accused Apple Inc. of patent infringement in Australia.

The National Transportations Safety Board has called for a ban on cell phone use for commercial drivers across the United States.

Employees of Toyota Motor Corporation in Australia went on strike on Friday.

Australia's Miss Universe 2011 candidate, Scherri-Lee Biggs gets her share of intrigue in the most-awaited beauty pageant of the year.

The first gay rights rally in support of same sex marriage was held recently near the office of independent Member of Parliament Bob Katter.

An international human rights group demanded that Vietnam close down drug rehabilitation centers that are subjecting inmates to abuse and forced labor.

Developers try to keep up with the demand for smartphones and apps based on Google Android operating system, by hiring new programmers and releasing updated versions of the software.

A lot of Australian workers are being forced to work longer hours without corresponding compensation, a new survey reveals.

In the midst of fears about the nation’s economy, World Bank Chief Robert Zoellick stated that the United States will not slip into another recession.

China plans to adjust its procedures for selling weapons to other countries after news came last week that state-owned arms manufacturers were selling arms to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's government in July.

Anti-trust regulators in South Korea raided Google's offices in Seoul on Tuesday.

The Dutch government reported on Monday that a hacking attack on a Dutch Web security firm in July led to the issuance of fraudulent certificates for major Web sites, including that of the Central Intelligence Agency and Twitter.