Tall people 'more likely to develop cancer'
Being tall has been linked to a greater risk of 10 common cancers by University of Oxford researchers, but no determinable reason has been found for the link.
Video | Leopard attacks six people in India
A wild leopard has mauled six people after it strayed into an Indian village in an attack that was caught on camera.
Italy to pay €2 million in blood contamination settlement

A €2 million settlement has been reached in a human rights complaint...

A €2 million settlement has been reached in a human...

Gaddafi troops assault Ajdabiya and Misrata, rebels claim attacks repelled

Pro-Gaddafi forces are undertaking a twin-pronged assault on rebel positions in both east and west Libyahitting rebels hard.Ajdabiya is...

Pro-Gaddafi forces are undertaking a twin-pronged...

Oettinger pushes for stress tests of Europe's nuclear plants

Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger called at a hastily-convened meeting of...

Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger called at a...

Nuclear crisis deepens in disaster-struck Japan

Japanese crews grappling with the world's worst nuclear incident since...

Japanese crews grappling with the world's worst...

Bahrain forces clear out protestors

Security forces with tanks have overrun a square in the centre of Bahrain's capital Manama where anti-government protesters have been camped for weeks.

Security forces with tanks have overrun a square in the...

Gaddafi forces push towards rebels, no UN move yet

Muammar Gaddafi's forces pushed towards the Libyan rebel stronghold of...

Muammar Gaddafi's forces pushed towards the Libyan...

Portugal receives debt downgrade

Moody's has downgraded Portugal's sovereign debt rating, citing the country's need to cut debt and its poor growth prospects.

Moody's has downgraded Portugal's sovereign debt...

Israeli warplanes bomb Gaza security target - Hamas

Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at a security compound in the...

Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at a security...

Japan | Fukushima plant radiation is leaking 'directly' into atmosphere

Japan has officially asked the UN atomic watchdog to send a team of experts to help in the current nuclear crisis, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...

Japan has officially asked the UN atomic watchdog to send...

North Korea 'ready to discuss nuclear enrichment'

North Korea says it is now ready to discuss its nuclear enrichment plans, as...

North Korea says it is now ready to discuss its nuclear...

South African activists condemn ‘corrective rape’ of lesbians

Rights activists are speaking out against ‘corrective rapes’...

Rights activists are speaking out against...

Gulf troops intervene in Bahrain against pro-democracy protesters

Armed forces from Saudi Arabia and the United States Emirates entered Bahrain...

Armed forces from Saudi Arabia and the United States...

Germany to reconsider nuclear policy

Following Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing resurgence in public fears about nuclear power, who might...

Following Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant disaster,...

Harmful radiation leak after Japan explosion

A third explosion and a fire at Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor has...

A third explosion and a fire at Japan's Fukushima...

Libya’s rebel council opens dialogue line with Malta, promising to respect Treaties

Libya’s rebel council has made formal contact with the Maltese government through a note verbale sent via a representative within the Arab League,...

Libya’s rebel council has made formal contact with...

Libya | Rebels reclaim Brega from Gaddafi forces after fierce fighting

 A Libyan opposition leader says anti-government forces have beaten back pro-Gaddafi forces from the oil town of Brega. Earlier reports indicated the...

 A Libyan opposition leader says anti-government...

China seeks higher payments for children lost in NZ quake

China is requesting that extra compensation be paid to parents of Chinese...

China is requesting that extra compensation be paid to...

Iraq soldiers killed as suicide bomber hits army base

At least nine soldiers died and 14 were wounded in a suicide bomb attack on...

At least nine soldiers died and 14 were wounded in a...