More and more people around the world are diagnosed with infectious diseases such as heart and lung disease, cancer and diabetes each year, yet there may be cheaper solutions to prevent and treat millions of these cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Blair was flown to Tripoli on Gaddafi’s private jets at the Colonel’s expense.
The Occupy Wall Street protest is disrupting Wall Street for a third consecutive day -- this time when the stock market will open. New York City police are limiting access to Wall Street Monday morning, requiring residents and workers in blocks surrounding the New York Stock Exchange to show identification.
The London Bullion Market Association is working out ways for refiners on its Good Delivery List to avoid falling foul of new regulations against conflict gold as a number one priority, LBMA chairman David Gornall told Reuters on Sunday.
Swiss bank UBS has kicked off an internal investigation into the catastrophic failure of its risk systems after raising the amount it lost on rogue equity trades to $2.3 billion.
Nine-man Liverpool succumbed to their second successive defeat at White Hart Lane as Tottenham flew to a 4-0 win.
Doctors at the London’s Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital have successfully separated twin girls born conjoined at the head.
Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd , China's largest construction machinery maker, could raise up to $3.33 billion in the second biggest stock offering this year in Hong Kong, braving volatile markets to raise funds for expansion of its factories.
UBS announced the loss from unauthorized trading equated to approximately $2.3 billion, more than the $2 billion that was initially reported.
Kate Moss reveled at London Fashion Week on Saturday, taking in the Mulberry show with her friends Kristen Stewart and Romola Garai.
Andre Villas-Boas' will face his toughest challenge as Chelsea manager to-date when his side travels to Old Trafford to take on the champions Manchester United on Sunday.
UBS, it appears, had no idea that accused rogue trader Kweku Adoboli might be messing around with unauthorized risks in its London office, losing $2 billion. It's shocking that $2 billion could slip away so easily, but that's apparently what happened. The bank's analytics simply never caught on, and by now, you know what happened from there -- $2 billion is gone, and the 31-year-old Adoboli has been arrested by London police and charged with three counts while UBS, the Swiss bank with ...
Fewer newborn babies in China are dying today when compared to 1996, researchers found. A study shows that newborn deaths fell 62 percent, as it went from 24.7 per 1,000 live births in 1996 to 9.3 in 2008.
The future of the music business is social, free -- and hopefully profitable.
Yohan Blake ran a 19.26 in the 200-meter dash.
The Jamaican nearly shattered the 200 meter record.
A new study shows that such deaths fell 62 percent between 1996 and 2008: from 24.7 per 1,000 live births in 1996 to 9.3 in 2008. Researchers surveyed 1.5 million births over the 12-year period.
Gold rallied 1 percent on Friday in volatile trade, as the safe-haven bid for precious metals returned when a survey showed U.S. consumers gloomy about the economic outlook.
Charged UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli wept in court Friday during a 15-minute hearing in London over a charge of fraud and two charges of false accounting involving a $2 billion loss for the Swiss-based bank.
Major sports events like the Olympics and soccer World Cup should retain tight security to counter terrorist threats, but policing should be less visible and more flexible, a top international security expert said on Friday.
Whether you call them a restroom, loo, lavatory, toilet, or the facilities, they are always an important part of being on the go. With this in mind the members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) have compiled this list of the World's Top 10 Toilets.
Get briefed on the weekend's action as Manchester United and Chelsea face each other in an early-season grand slam while Liverpool and Tottenham will also battle it out at White Hart Lane.
