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AP Interview: UN puts spotlight on 'stunted' kids
The United Nations Children's Fund says more than a quarter of children under the age of 5 worldwide are permanently "stunted" from malnutrition, ...
BBC's Andrew Marr appears 3 months after stroke
Prominent BBC presenter Andrew Marr has made his first television appearance since he had a major stroke more than three months ago. He told viewers ...
Polio vaccine developer Koprowski dies
Dr. Hilary Koprowski, the Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, died this week at his Philadelphia ...
Turkish woman with womb transplant trying for baby
A hospital says a Turkish woman who became the first person to successfully receive the uterus of a dead donor may now be pregnant. Derya Sert, 22, ...
Widower accepts apology in Irish abortion case
The husband of a woman who died after being denied an abortion in an Irish hospital accepted an apology Thursday from a midwife who, when explaining ...
Severe US flu season helped Roche's Q1 sales
Strong sales of new cancer drugs and a severe U.S. flu season helped lift first-quarter revenue at Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG by 6 percent.
Stephen Hawking: Explore space for humanity's sake
Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of ...
IVF pioneer Robert Edwards dead at age 87
Robert Edwards, a Nobel laureate from Britain whose pioneering in vitro fertilization research led to the first test tube baby and has since brought ...
Dane cleared of crimes, said to have 'sexsomnia'
A Danish man has been acquitted of molesting two 17-year-old girls after he was found to suffer from a rare sleep disorder known as "sexsomnia." The ...
Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat across Europe
Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse ...
Second camp for Syrian refugees opens in Jordan
Struggling to cope with the influx of Syrian refugees, Jordan on Wednesday opened a second camp for Syrians fleeing the civil war at home. The kingdom ...
Gunmen kill Pakistani policeman during polio drive
Gunmen shot to death a policeman protecting a team of female polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks ...
UK chain pulls corned beef after vet drug found
British supermarket chain Asda says it is recalling all corned beef from its budget range after traces of a veterinary drug were found in some batches
UN: Chemical investigators ready to go to Syria
U.N. experts are ready to move into Syria immediately to investigate reported chemical weapons attacks but President Bashar Assad's government still ...
Dengue cases may be 4 times more common than known
There may be nearly four times as many people infected with the tropical disease dengue globally than was previously believed, according to a new ...
Abidal plays 1st Liga game since liver transplant
Eric Abidal completed his long road back from a liver transplant on Saturday when he played his first minutes for Barcelona. Abidal received a ...
Amid financial crisis, Cyprus convicts offer help
With Cyprus' economy falling apart, even those behind prison bars are pulling together to help people in need. Dozens of central prison inmates ...
South Africa: Mandela discharged from the hospital
Former President Nelson Mandela was discharged from a hospital on Saturday following treatment for pneumonia, the presidency said in news that cheered ...
Lithuanian veterinarians scramble to save horses
Lithuanian veterinarians and animal activists fought Friday to save the lives of 122 horses found without adequate food or shelter on a farm near ...
Polish horse meat tested positive for banned drug
The Czech Republic veterinary authority says horse meat imported from Poland tested positive for phenylbutazone, a drug given to horses that can cause ...
In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help
After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket. I'm brilliant.
Pope Francis still has most of his right lung
Does the pope have only one lung? Despite erroneous reports that Pope Francis has lived most of his life with just one lung, the surgery actually only ...