Three doctors - Briton and Norwegian couple - win medicine Nobel for discovering brain GPS Monday, 6 October 2014, 12:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press U.S.-British scientist John O'Keefe and Norwegian married couple May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering the brain's positioning system. This...
Echo of 8 March tragedy: Underwater search for Malaysian airliner resumes after four months Monday, 6 October 2014, 08:42 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 resumed Monday in a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean, more than six months after the jet vanished. The GO Phoenix, the first of three ships that will...
On this day in history: Find out major events that occurred around the world on 6 October Monday, 6 October 2014, 07:57 Last update: about 11 years ago Today is Monday, October 6, the 279th day of 2014. There are 86 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1536 - William Tyndale, who translated the first English...
World news in brief: Find out what happened around the world on 5 October Monday, 6 October 2014, 07:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Top stories in brief EUROPE-ECONOMY LONDON - A contrasting picture of the economic recovery in the 18-country eurozone emerged Friday. While a closely watched survey found that the recovery...
Democracy protest: Hong Kong students at odds over pullback plan as Monday deadline gets closer Sunday, 5 October 2014, 17:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists appeared divided after some agreed to remove some barriers blocking roads and sidewalks ahead of a Monday deadline set by the government and scale back their...
Hong Kong: Scuffles between protesters and police; government intends to 'restore social order' Sunday, 5 October 2014, 07:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press Police armed with pepper spray and batons have clashed with demonstrators in Hong Kong as fears grow security forces may move in to clear the streets. As huge crowds rallied overnight in the...
Swedish mother with womb transplant says risk paid off – healthy baby boy born, named Vincent Saturday, 4 October 2014, 14:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press For the world's first baby born to a woman with a transplanted womb - a medical first - only a victorious name would do. Which is why his parents named him "Vincent," meaning "to conquer,"...
Tension rises in Hong Kong after protest clashes lead to cancellation of talks with government Saturday, 4 October 2014, 09:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Friction between pro-democracy protesters and opponents of their weeklong occupation of major Hong Kong streets persisted Saturday as police denied any connection to criminal gangs suspected of...
World news in one minute: a brief snapshot of the major world events around the world on 3 October Saturday, 4 October 2014, 06:44 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press World news in one minute: a brief snapshot of the major events around the world on 2 October ...
Islamic State group beheads British hostage Alan Henning; threats a US hostage will also be killed Friday, 3 October 2014, 23:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press An Internet video released Friday purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning and threatening yet another American captive, the fourth such killing...