From our ANI Correspondent Devthi, (HP) May 13: Thousands of people descended to Devthi village near Shimla to participate in a three-day long 'Badhoji' festival, where dozens of sheeps and goats were sacrificed to impress local deities in the hope of bringing good luck and prosperity to the region. From our ANI Correspondent Devthi, (HP) May 13: Thousands of people descended to Devthi village near Shimla to participate in a three-day long 'Badhoji' festival, where dozens of sheeps and...

Putting an emergency pest-abatement district in place means commissioners would take up to $200,000 from the county s general fund this year to pay for control measures. Initially, they are looking at controlling such pests as black fly, of which one species is the primary vector for vesicular stomatitis, and mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus. That means that in a county of about 70,000 people, there could be a problem getting half the population, which accounts for the city of Twin...

Nearly half the world's 1 billion Catholics live in Latin America, but Pentecostal churches are enjoying explosive growth, promising divine intervention to lift parishioners from lives of misery in a region where the divide between rich and poor is among the worst on the planet. Aiming to energize its more than 120 million Catholics, Benedict will canonize the country's first native saint, hold Masses that could attract millions and open a conference of Latin American bishops in the holy...

This four-lane road is a battle ground that slices through green farmland, with flocks of sheep, mud houses and date palm trees flanking its rocky shoulders during the day and insurgents burying bombs in pavement at night. As the men worked, a shepherd in the field next to them tended to his flock of sheep and goats, seemingly without concern. Piece after piece was pounded into the dirt at the bottom of the hole, created a few days earlier by a bomb powerful enough to blast through more...

Visit farm animals, see spinning, weaving wool, craftsmen, take part in children's activities, hear live music, eat great food and more. North Coast Nature Festival, Rocky River Nature Center, Rocky River Reservation, North Olmsted - April 27-29 - Celebrate the earth's reawakening at this festival for nature lovers featuring "The Nature Show" with wildlife art exhibits, organizational exhibits and other nature-minded vendors exhibiting and selling on Sat and Sun. North Coast Nature...