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Novel coronavirus infection claims 2 more lives, raising toll to 11

Wednesday, 27 March, 2013 - 07:33

An elderly man from the United Arab Emirates who was infected with the new novel coronavirus (nCoV) died at a hospital in southern Germany on Tuesday, international health... Read article

Malala Yousafzai among record 259 nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

Tuesday, 5 March, 2013 - 11:09

More than 250 individuals and organizations have been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, surpassing the previous record, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on... Read article

Death toll reaches 36 in India railway stampede

Tuesday, 12 February, 2013 - 08:17

The death toll has risen to at least 36 after a stampede Sunday at a railway station in northern India, local authorities said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday... Read article

Coal mine accident in northern Russia kills at least 18

Tuesday, 12 February, 2013 - 08:15

At least eighteen people were confirmed dead after a coal mine accident in northern Russia, officials said Monday. The accident occurred in the Vorkutinskaya coal mine,... Read article

Pope Benedict XVI announces resignation in statement

Monday, 11 February, 2013 - 11:24

Pope Benedict XVI will step down as head of the Catholic Church at the end of this month, he announced in a statement released by the Vatican on Monday afternoon, saying his... Read article

Bus and truck collide head-on in central Zambia, killing 51

Monday, 11 February, 2013 - 08:41

The death toll from Thursday's bus and track collision in Zambia reached 51, officials have said. A truck slammed into a passenger bus in central Zambia while trying to avoid... Read article

Death toll in Bangladesh ferry sinking reaches 14

Monday, 11 February, 2013 - 08:38

Rescue workers on Saturday pulled twelve more bodies from a ferry boat that capsized and sank near the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka on Friday, raising the total death toll to... Read article

Alzheimer's cases in the U.S. expected to triple by 2050

Friday, 8 February, 2013 - 10:50

Cases of Alzheimer's disease in the United States are expected to triple in the next 40 years as so-called baby boomers are reaching old age, according to a study published... Read article

'Star Wars' makeup artist Stuart Freeborn, creator of Yoda, dies

Friday, 8 February, 2013 - 10:12

Stuart Freeborn, the movie makeup artist behind creatures such as the big-eared, big-brained little Yoda in the popular 'Star Wars' franchise, died in London this week from a... Read article

5 militants killed by US drone in Pakistan's tribal region

Thursday, 7 February, 2013 - 10:09

At least five suspected militants were killed Wednesday when a U.S. drone targeted a suspected militant compound in Pakistan's volatile tribal region, Pakistani intelligence... Read article