News headlines in February 2010, page 20

A chorus of calls for changes in discriminatory work laws is spreading across Japan in the aftermath of a landmark lawsuit filed by short-contract workers.

It was probably an irony that Europe's coldest winter in 50 years coincided with the U.N. climate change summit in Copenhagen last December, which failed to deliver a treaty to reduce global warming emissions.

There will be no Tet (Lunar New Year) for Doan Hung this year. As festivities heat up for the Year of the Tiger, which starts on Feb. 14, the 12-year-old boy is busy selling lottery tickets on the streets.

The Iraqi government has ordered hundreds of private security contractors who previously worked for Blackwater Worldwide or its subsidiaries to leave the country within seven days or risk arrest for visa violations, Iraq's interior minister said Wednesday.

The Chinese auto industry surpassed the U.S. in car sales last year, according to a recent report, raising the question of whether this represents a bump in the road for the U.S. auto industry or a long-term shift to other means of transportation.

Jabulile Dlamini* is sweet sixteen and has never been kissed. And she is not expecting to be kissed any time soon or to even receive any gifts this Valentine’s Day.

One day before the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Iran is a country divided, with pro-government groups and Green Movement supporters each presenting their own narratives of what the highly symbolic day means and whom they represent.

The Chinese auto industry surpassed the U.S. in car sales last year, according to a recent report, raising the question of whether this represents a bump in the road for the U.S. auto industry or a long-term shift to other means of transportation.

Army Specialist and Iraq war veteran Marc Hall was incarcerated by the U.S. Army in Georgia for recording a song that expresses his anger over the Army's stop-loss policy. Now he waits to be shipped to Iraq to face a court martial.

The Lunar New Year that begins Sunday will mark the start of the Chinese Zodiac's Year of the Tiger, but conservationists are saying 2010 will have much more than symbolic significance for the Asian big cat.