WASHINGTON, Jean-Louis Santini- Modern humans most likely interbred with Neanderthals, according to landmark genome analysis that shed light Thursday on how we evolved differently from our...

ROME- Giulietta Simionato, one of post-war Italy's greatest opera singers, died Thursday in Rome days before her 100th birthday, Milan's La Scala opera house said in a statement. "Giulietta...

WASHINGTON- China could see a 73-percent jump in heart disease by 2030 due to aging, smoking, high blood pressure and other risk factors, researchers who reviewed health since China's economic...

JERUSALEM, Hazel Ward- Efforts to revive the Middle East peace process took another blow on Tuesday after Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas accused settlers of torching a West Bank mosque as the US...

DUBAI- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu hit out at Israeli policy in the Middle East in comments published on Tuesday, in the latest tirade between the longtime regional allies. "If it...

DAKAR- Lawmakers from 27 African countries gathered in Dakar on Monday for a two-day conference to push for a UN ban on female genital mutilation as a breach of human rights. International...

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Ines Bel Aiba- US President Barack Obama pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday on the urgent need for new talks with the Palestinians after the Jewish state's...

MONTREAL- Early exposure to television is detrimental to children's health, academic achievement and social development, warned a Canadian study published on Monday. Researchers found that every...

BAGHDAD- Iraqi troops on Monday arrested the head of the Ansar al-Islam insurgent group in Baghdad, US forces said in a statement. "Iraqi Security Forces arrested the alleged leader of Ansar...