A new hotel program in the Netherlands offers guests a clean, speedy break-up with their spouses, the BBC reported.In the “divorce hotel,” couples can relax at the bar or in the sauna before meeting with their mediators.Mediators and psychologists with the programs say it allows their clients to settle their differences and “pick up their lives again” within three days. Hotel psychologist Veneta Brummel said contrary to common belief, the divorce is just like an “ah-ha” moment.The hotel claims t

 SANTIAGO (AFP) - Chilean authorities ordered the evacuation of the central coast of Chile Sunday because of the threat of a tsunami after a 7.1 magnitude quake.People embrace each other after strong earthquake hits Chile. (AP-Yonhap News)Government spokesman Andres Chadwick said the Office of

President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat to his former protege Macky Sall late Sunday, congratulating him several hours after polls closed when preliminary results showed the opposition candidate had trounced the 85-year-old incumbent. President Abdoulaye Wade holds up the ballot papers for himself

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Singing rap, citing Buddhist teachings, and once dreaming of being a sports star, the likely next head of the World Bank may not be widely known ― but he’s no faceless bureaucrat.Korean-born Jim Yong Kim is the president of Ivy League Dartmouth College, a medical doctor and, above all, a renowned campaigner against AIDS and tuberculosis in some of the world’s poorest regions.The 52-year-old’s CV glitters with prestigious posts at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Ho

GUANAJUATO, Mexico (AP) ― Pope Benedict XVI worked to build the future of Mexico’s church by reaching out to children Saturday as tens of thousands of teenagers streamed into a vast, shade-starved park to camp out overnight ahead of a gigantic papal Mass.The pope reserved his only public remarks Saturday for a gathering of about 4,000 children and their parents massed in Peace Plaza in the city of Guanajuato.“We’re excited to hear his words, not just for this moment, but to carry in our lives an

Romney continues to struggle with evangelical voters; Gingrich distant third, faces amplifying calls to drop outWASHINGTON (AP) ― Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in the race to challenge President Barack Obama.Although the victory gives Santorum bragging rights, it does not change the overall dynamics of the race; the former Pennsylvania senator still dramatically lags behind Romney in the hunt for delegates to the Republ