The Ebola virus causing a devastating epidemic in West Africa is far more deadly in children than in adults, killing around 90 percent...
The Ebola virus causing a devastating epidemic in West Africa is far more deadly in children than in adults, killing around 90 percent...
Following Warren Buffett's investment advice may be smart but nutritionists say that eating too many of the "junk-food" products made by companies he...
Lisbon - Tributes poured in Friday for Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, who has died at the age of 106, after a long...
San Fernando, Philippines - Devotees in the fervently Catholic Philippines marked Good Friday by being nailed to crosses and whipping their backs bloody,...
Hong Kong - Hong Kong families trekked up to hillside cemeteries Friday to burn offerings for their ancestors, with French macaroons proving this...
Paris - French deputies on Friday voted to ban ultra-thin catwalk models, despite howls of protest from modelling agencies in the world's fashion...
Berlin - An orchestra featuring 100 doctors from 20 nations is planning to hold a charity concert for epilepsy sufferers at the Berlin...
Lisbon--The Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira has died at the age of 106, producer Luis Urbano said on Thursday, quoting family sources....
London--Scientists in Britain said Thursday they had developed the first perfume which smells better the more you sweat and reduces body odour. Researchers...
Los Angeles---Hot cars, hot cast and red-hot box office figures -- the juggernaut "Fast & Furious" franchise is revving up for another wild...
Paris--New dating of South Africa's most famous hominid fossil confirms it is older than widely thought, boosting the country's claim to be a...
Paris--Millions of years of evolution have enabled human beings to develop a smooth, energy-efficient way of walking. But, biomechanical engineers suggested on Wednesday,...
Washington--Good news and bad news for video gamers: new research shows game play boosts visual and cognitive skills, but that too much of...
London--Greece could adopt Bitcoin, global warming might awaken dragons and disgraced motoring show host Jeremy Clarkson is going green: Aprils Fools' Day jokes...
Quito--It doesn't turn into Prince Charming, but a new species of frog discovered in Ecuador has earned the nickname "transformer frog" for its...
Palo Alto, United States--Is the Internet a force for public good, or for social control? Or a bit of both? Such tensions, so...
Washington--Americans love their smartphones and rely on them as a key way to go online, but many find the cost too steep, a...
Washington---Google's mapping service rolled out a gamefied version inspired by the classic Pac-Man, turning the real streets of a city into a labyrinth...
