Pope's sex abuse panel makes progress – Church aims to keep paedophiles out of priesthood Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 11:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press Pope Francis' sex abuse commission has made new progress after languishing for much of the past year. It approved its legal statutes, proposed new members and divided up work to focus on reaching...
After great step in medicine: Woman who gave birth after womb transplant hopes to inspire others Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 09:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press The parents of the first baby born to a woman who had a womb transplant say they hope they can be an inspiration to others struggling with infertility. After what they describe as a...
On this day in history: Find out major events that took place around the world on 7 October Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 06:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press Today is Tuesday, October 7, the 280th day of 2014. There are 85 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1571 - In a naval engagement, allied Christian forces -...
World news in brief: Find out what happened around the world on 6 October Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 06:25 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014 NOBEL-MEDICINE STOCKHOLM - U.S.-British scientist John O'Keefe and married Norwegian researchers May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the Nobel Prize...
New concern: Spanish nurse becomes first to catch Ebola outside outbreak zone of West Africa Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 06:09 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press Raising fresh concern around the world, a nurse in Spain on Monday became the first person known to catch Ebola outside the outbreak zone in West Africa. In the U.S., President Barack Obama said the...
Fight for democracy in Hong Kong: protests fade as numbers drop; but students vow to carry on Monday, 6 October 2014, 18:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press The students whose calls for democratic reforms sparked the most dramatic challenge to authorities since Hong Kong returned to Chinese control are vowing to keep up the fight. But as the numbers...
Bishops' synod at the Vatican: Pope Francis seeks frank and fearless debate on family issues Monday, 6 October 2014, 14:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press Pope Francis urged bishops on Monday to speak their minds without fear about contentious issues like contraception, gays, marriage and divorce at the start of a two-week meeting aimed at making the...
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...