The relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux, a widely-revered 19th-century Roman Catholic nun, made a solemn entry into Jerusalem on Wednesday, the start of a tour of the Holy Land until May 31.While the relics, fragments of the French saint's femur and foot bones, have been on a world tour for many years their arrival…

Deadly bus crashes over the past decade have claimed dozens of lives, including college baseball players in Atlanta, Vietnamese Catholics in Texas, skiers in Utah and, this month, gamblers returning to New York's Chinatown.The New York accident, which killed 15 passengers and critically injured several others, as well as recent bus accidents in New Hampshire…

s magnetic ionic products were designed to promote a healthy and active lifestyle and have built success over the last 10 years through reputation and credibility. The brands latest achievement allows the brand to now boast a European CE Mark as the products are now registeredas Class 1 Medical Devices, complying with the European health,…

Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in February, a trade group said on Monday, pointing to a modest pick-up in home sales.The National Association of Realtors said its Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in February, increased 2.1 percent to 90.8.Economists had expected the index, which leads existing home sales…

The University of Cambridge has the distinction of being one of the oldest universities in Europe. By comparison, its Judge Business School is brand new. Cambridge entered Bloomberg Businessweek's list of top MBA programs at number 10 in 2010. The 800-year old university opened the Judge school in 1990 and offers a one-year MBA program.…

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the winter, pre-teen girls may need more vitamin D -- either from diet or supplements -- to have healthy bones, a new study says.The goal of the study was to figure out how much vitamin D girls aged 11 to 12 would need to take every day in order…

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Investors will scrutinize Dell Inc's (DELL.O) quarterly earnings for signs that healthy business spending and lower component costs are shoring up margins, a top priority for the world's No. 2 personal computer maker.Wall Street has criticized Dell for its choppy execution on that front, and the company is keen to demonstrate…

DETROIT – R&B star El DeBarge, who earned a pair of Grammy nominations following his comeback album last year, has entered a rehabilitation center and dropped out of a national tour with KEM and Ledisi that's scheduled to kick off this week in Texas.The 49-year-old singer said in a statement that he voluntarily checked into…

HELSINKI (AFP) – Google's smartphone operating system Android has passed Nokia's Symbian and become the global smartphone market leader, market research company Canalys said Monday.In the fourth quarter of 2010, 32.9 million phones running Android were shipped compared to 31 million handsets running Symbian, according to Canalys.Based on shipment figures, Google's percentage of the smartphone…

LONDON – From Australia to Belarus to China, the top of the women's tennis rankings looks like a United Nations of tennis.For the first time since the inception of the WTA rankings in 1975, the top 10 players hail from 10 different countries."Having 10 different players represent the top 10 rankings shows how truly global…