WASHINGTON (AFP) - People who get less than seven hours of sleep at night have a three times higher risk of catching a cold than people who sleep eight hours or more, according to a study released...

As Israeli bombs slam into Gaza and Hamas rockets strike southern Israel, a handful of people on both sides of the front line are doing everything they can to stay in touch. Text messages, emails...

DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) - With sales tanking and General Motors and Chrysler struggling for their very survival, the Detroit auto show opened Sunday as a subdued and tense affair as automakers launch...

PARIS (AFP) - Tiny variations in a key gene on Chromosome 15 may help explain a common form of epilepsy, according to a paper published online on Sunday by the journal Nature Genetics. As many as...

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israel began pouring reservists into heavy clashes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday as the death toll from its war on Hamas approached 900 and officials indicated that the end may be...

RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz is convalescing in Morocco after undergoing six weeks of medical tests in the United States, the official SPA news agency said on Saturday....

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israel said on Saturday it had killed hundreds of Palestinian militants in Gaza as it pressed air and ground raids on the battered territory for a 15th day, with the death toll...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Half of the world's population could face food shortages by the end of this century due to climate change, a new study warned Thursday. According to researchers, there is a 90...

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese scientists said Thursday they had successfully cloned the ancestral bull of a luxurious brand of beef, possibly opening the way to distribute cloned beef. At the start of...