ZURICH, Switzerland, March 4 (UPI) -- Two overwhelming facts about women today are that the world is facing a remarkable shortage of females and that they are becoming the better-educated gender.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- There is a significant chance that by this time next week the world could be back in the throes of a full-blooded financial crisis.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Europeans are pinning more of their hopes on President Barack Obama's proposal for a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership to kick-start growth.