PARIS (AFP) - Charles Brigham was 28 when he straddled his bike to embark on an ecological tour of the world but could be 33 by the time he returns home to Madison, in Wisconsin.
"I love bikes and...
DOHA, Ali Khalil - Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir won strong support against his international arrest warrant over Darfur from an Arab summit on Monday that also warned Israel that an Arab peace...
ORLANDO (AFP) - Healthy people may be able to cut their risk of heart disease in half by taking a "super pill" combining three drugs to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, a study said Monday....
PARIS (AFP) - Combining the number-crunching potency of computers with an exploration of the genetic code, scientists said on Sunday they had identified a new master gene in cancer as well as faulty...
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Sunday ruled out an imminent change in the "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy on gays in the military, saying President Barack Obama believes the Pentagon has "a lot on...
LILONGWE (AFP) - US pop star Madonna arrived in Malawi on Sunday to adopt a second child from the impoverished nation and started off a new controversy over fast-track foreign adoptions.
A...
MADRID (AFP) - A Spanish feminist coalition launched a campaign Friday to support the Socialist government's plans to liberalise abortion laws and counter a rival drive by abortion opponents.
"We...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Jean-Louis Santini- The shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts successfully completed their 13-day mission Saturday after a safe landing at Florida's Kennedy Space Center,...
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Adult Americans spend an average of more than eight hours a day in front of screens -- televisions, computer monitors, cellphones or other devices, according to a new study.
The...
PARIS, (AFP) - A 28-year-old man has received a face transplant at a hospital outside Paris, the doctor who performed the surgery told AFP Friday.
The 15-hour operation, completed Friday morning...
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