Gunmen seize elderly father of Syria's deputy FM May 18th, 2013 - 16:20h (CET +01.00) DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Gunmen on Saturday abducted the elderly father of Syria's deputy foreign minister, his office and a Lebanese TV station said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : gunmen, seize, elderly, father, syria's, deputy, Top Keywords

Elderly Iraqi tells British inquiry son was tortured Mar 18th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - An elderly Iraqi father described seeing signs of torture on his son's body as he testified on Monday at a London public inquiry into allegations of atrocities by British troops in 2004. Mizal Karim Al-Swead... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : elderly, iraqi, tells, british, inquiry, tortured, Top Keywords

Why Disasters Like Sandy Hit the Elderly Hard Mar 8th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK - Heat waves, storm flooding aggravated by rising sea levels and other extreme events associated with climate change can affect everyone when they hit, but the danger isn't shared equally. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : disasters, like, sandy, elderly, hard, tortured, Top Keywords

UN urges protection for elderly as world grays Oct 1st, 2012 - 09:40h (CET +01.00) The fast aging of Japanese society is evident as soon as one lands at Tokyo's Narita airport and sees who is doing the cleaning. Young people tend to take such menial jobs in other countries, but here they are often held by workers obviously in ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : urges, protection, elderly, world, grays, tortured, Top Keywords

Taiwan develops soft rice for the elderly Aug 23rd, 2012 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) Taiwanese researchers said Thursday they have developed a strain of rice that cooks particularly soft for elderly people to meet the needs of a rapidly greying society. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : taiwan, develops, soft, rice, elderly, tortured, Top Keywords

Care centres deny elderly the right to sex: paper Jun 26th, 2012 - 04:10h (CET +01.00) Care facilities often deny elderly people the basic right, and one of their few remaining pleasures, to continue having sex, according to a paper published on Tuesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : care, centres, deny, elderly, right, paper, Top Keywords

Iran 'orders elderly opposition head to jail': HRW Apr 27th, 2012 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) Iran has ordered Ebrahim Yazdi, the elderly head of a banned opposition party and former foreign minister, to serve an eight-year jail term, a rights group said Friday, warning it could amount to a death sentence. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran, 'orders, elderly, opposition, head, jail', Top Keywords

Elderly Greek kills himself in main Athens square Apr 4th, 2012 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) A Greek retiree shot himself dead in the busiest public square in Athens during morning rush hour Wednesday, leaving a note police said linked his suicide with the country's acute financial woes. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : elderly, greek, kills, himself, main, athens, square, Top Keywords

Taiwan's elderly suffer as family values change Mar 11th, 2012 - 10:20h (CET +01.00) With four grown-up children, ample savings and her own house, Lee Hua thought she could live out her golden years in modest comfort. Now, the 77-year-old collects recyclable garbage to make ends meet. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : taiwan's, elderly, suffer, family, values, change, square, Top Keywords

Members of the local electoral commission assist an elderly ... Mar 4th, 2012 - 11:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Members of the local electoral commission assist an elderly voter to fill out documents before voting at her home near the city of Barnaul, the capital of Russia's Altai region, March 4, 2012. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is almost c... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : members, local, electoral, commission, assist, elderly, square, Top Keywords