LONDON- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was hit by a wave of resignations Tuesday led by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, who media reports said will stand down in a cabinet reshuffle expected within...
PARIS - Chinese researchers said on Wednesday they had created versatile stem cells from pigs, a ground-breaking achievement that could open up new paths for combatting human disease.
Doctors led...
BRUSSELS- Australian violinist Ray Chen, 20, took first-prize honours this weekend at Belgium's Queen Elisabeth music competition, one of the world's most prestigious and toughest classical music...
ORLANDO- Hormonal therapy for menopause, already linked to an increase in breast cancer and strokes, also strongly increases the risk of death among women who develop lung cancer, said research...
SANTIAGO - Chilean health authorities reported 26 new cases of swine flu on Saturday, bringing the number of cases in the country to 250 as the virus continued its spread across the continent....
NEW YORK, Sebastian Smith - Prince Harry, the high-living third in line to the British throne, paid tribute to 9/11 victims Friday as he opened a trip to New York focusing on good causes, not good...
SAN FRANCISCO, Glenn Chapman - Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the communally-crafted online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group's image....
LONDON - British expatriates living in France find French people sexier and better dressed -- particularly French women -- but not as witty or good company, according to a poll published Friday....
PARIS - Doctors have warned about the risks from "energy" chewing gum, citing the case of a 13-year-old boy who became moody and listless from caffeine intoxication.
The report, published in...
PARIS - Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in children aged under five in Europe is set to double by 2020 over 2005 levels while cases among the under-15s will rise by 70 percent, according to a study...