ISTANBUL - It is a common belief that women over 40 are no longer attractive and that, especially during and after menopause, their bodies and characters change for good. An expert and a columnist address this issue and come up with a totally opposite conclusion. It seems that prejudices about middle-aged women are changing positively. The period between 35 and 55 is the best time in a woman’s life, says one expert.
MEXICO CITY - As Mexico begins a five-day break aimed at further slowing the spread of the deadly swine flu virus, the country's epidemiology chief faults the WHO for not stepping in earlier. Denmark and Hong Kong become latest countries to report H1N1 infections and the outbreak even touches the White House.
TSUKUBA, Japan - A new Japanese walking, talking robot will make its debut at a fashion show. Entertainment and drawing crowds are the main purpose of the robot. Developers say the robot can be used in amusement parks, events to attract attention and simulations of human movement such as exercise instructing
MUMBAI - Plucked from one of Mumbai's teeming slums to star in the Oscar-nominated hit 'Slumdog Millionaire,' Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and Rubina Ali are India's real slumdog millionaires. The filmmakers help the children, but it doesn’t guarantee success
ISTANBUL - The Christmas tree morphed into a New Year’s tree in Turkey. In fact an overwhelmingly large proportion of the population are Muslims and don’t celebrate Christmas. So it became a New Year’s tree instead. The New Year is widely accepted and celebrated in Turkey and is an official holiday.