WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday. People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found. Sugar may be to blame but ...

These body piercings have nothing to do with fashion — they are Hindu devotees' way of fulfilling their vows to the deity Lord Muruga. The rite is part of the annual festival of Thaipusam, which this year drew some 9,500 believers in the island city-state of ...

Asia's budget airlines will prosper as the region's economic recovery takes hold and its middle class grows, but rising fuel costs could hurt profits, the industry's top executives said Thursday. Low-cost airlines fared better during last year's global recession than their ...