AFP - An Egyptian is born every 23.4 seconds, raising the country's population to 73.6 million since last year, newspapers reported, citing the National Centre for Mobilisation and Statistics.

Around 60 people detained during the U.S.-Iraqi military sweep north of Samarra were in custody Saturday, the third day of the counter-insurgency push in a rural stretch of volatile Salaheddin province, a U.S. military spokesman said.

Around 60 people detained during the U.S.-Iraqi military sweep north of Samarra were in custody Saturday, the third day of the counter-insurgency push in a rural stretch of volatile Salaheddin province, a U.S. military spokesman said.

Around 60 people detained during the U.S.-Iraqi military sweep north of Samarra were in custody Saturday, the third day of the counter-insurgency push in a rural stretch of volatile Salaheddin province, a U.S. military spokesman said.

Around 60 people detained during the U.S.-Iraqi military sweep north of Samarra were in custody Saturday, the third day of the counter-insurgency push in a rural stretch of volatile Salaheddin province, a U.S. military spokesman said.

AP - The Bush administration formalized its plan to sell more than 300,000 acres of national forest to help pay for rural schools in 41 states, submitting legislation to Congress on Thursday to funnel $800 million to the schools over the next five years.

The government moves to halt new house building in rural Northern Ireland, in an overhaul of planning policy.

AP - A U.S. raid north of the capital Wednesday killed 11 people — most of them women and children, said police and relatives of the victims. The American military confirmed the attack but said only four people died — a man, two women and a child.

Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff Writer Miami, FL (AHN) - A salt substitute specially formulated to be flavorful has shown significant results in reducing blood pressure among high-risk residents of northern, rural China. The region where the substitute is making headlines is where home-pickled...

USATODAY.com - A proposal to allow wireless broadband providers to use vacant frequencies between TV channels is gaining support in Congress, a development that could deliver high-speed access to underserved rural areas. Two recently introduced Senate bills nudge the telecom policy.

AP - Premier Wen Jiabao vowed Tuesday to crack down on seizures of farmland for redevelopment — a source of rising rural anger in China — but stopped short of saying whether the communist government might allow farmers to own land.

Reuters - China's parliament approved a rural reform plan on Tuesday that seeks to address the chasm dividing rich cities and the poor countryside, closing one of the most contentious legislative sessions in a decade.

At assisted-living facilities, health kiosks measure vital signs. In rural areas, clinics use telemedicine to check on folks in isolated areas during winter months. The adjunct to face-to-face medical care is on the rise in several states.

AP - A group of three college students charged in connection with a string of Alabama church fires that apparently began as a thrill-seeking prank may have been fueled by alcohol, authorities said.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Alternative medicine is just as popular in rural North Carolina as it is in America's urban centers.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Alternative medicine is just as popular in rural North Carolina as it is in America's urban centers.

Three Birmingham college students were arrested Wednesday in connection with arson fires at 10 churches in rural Alabama, authorities said. A witness told investigators that one of the students said the fires began as a joke that "got out of hand," according to court papers.

Three Birmingham college students were arrested Wednesday in connection with arson fires at 10 churches in rural Alabama, authorities said. A witness told investigators that one of the students said the fires began as a joke that "got out of hand," according to court papers.

AP - Three college students, including two aspiring actors known around campus as pranksters, were arrested Wednesday in a string of nine church fires that spread fear across Alabama last month.

Three Birmingham college students were arrested Wednesday in connection with arson fires at 10 churches in rural Alabama, authorities said. A witness told investigators that one of the students said the fires began as a joke that "got out of hand," according to court papers. Matthew Lee Cloyd, 20, was the last of the three taken into custody.