Nha Trang, Vietnam: Hundreds dead in the Philippines; a threefold increase of cases in Vietnam; hospitals overrun in Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia --...
Nha Trang, Vietnam: Hundreds dead in the Philippines; a threefold increase of cases in Vietnam; hospitals overrun in Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia --...
Hanoi: Dubbed "breakbone fever", dengue is one of the world's leading mosquito-borne illnesses and infects tens of millions across the globe annually. Around...
New York: Jacquelin Febrillet was 26 years old on September 11, 2001 when hijackers flew two passenger jets into the World Trade Center...
Paris: For Cristina Cattaneo, the thousands of migrants who have died trying to reach Europe's shores in recent years deserve the same as...
Tokyo, Researchers have found that consuming mushrooms three times a week cuts the risk of developing prostate cancer in males. The study, published...
LONDON: People in Britain whose homes are damaged by floods, storms or other wild weather are 50% more likely to suffer mental health...
FREETOWN: Umu Bangura was 16 when she got pregnant by a man who gave her money and told her he loved her, but...
PORTO VELHO, Brazil: When Maria Augusta Almeida, 45, heard her grandson cough incessantly, she knew what was to blame: the fires raging in...
Paris, Eating nuts at least twice a week can slash the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by almost 17 per cent, a...
Antananarivo, Volatiana keeps her secret behind a flimsy wooden gate, tucked along a red brick wall at the back of her vegetable garden...
Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks...
BUDAPEST: Csilla Balla became anxious after her doctor told her she would need surgery to remove a benign skin growth on her face,...
BOGOTA: Central America is grappling with its worst outbreak of dengue fever in decades - and scientists say the disease is likely to...
Mekele, Ethiopia: Yonas Getu Molla started chewing khat as an architecture student, when he and his friends would munch on the leafy stimulant...
New York: Researchers have found that individuals with greater optimism are more likely to live longer and achieve "exceptional longevity". "While research has...
Washington: Every year, the US rejects thousands of kidneys from deceased older donors, the majority of which would have been used in France,...
New York: Researchers have discovered how neurons in the spinal cord help transmit itch signals to the brain. Their findings, published in the...
Nantong, China: On a sweltering day in eastern China a squad of footballers wearing blindfolds hurtles after a ringing ball, occasionally clattering painfully...
