Love hormone may help autism symptoms
A hormone thought to encourage bonding between mothers and their babies may foster social behavior in some adults with autism, French researchers said on Monday.
Brussels train crash leaves 18 dead and 125 injured
Two Belgian trains, carrying a combined 300 passengers, were involved in a head-on collision today.
Study shows why it is so scary to lose money
People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why -- the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble.
Medical journal retracts autism paper 12 years on
The Lancet medical journal formally retracted a paper on Tuesday that caused a 12-year international battle over links between the three-in-one childhood MMR vaccine and autism.
Obama administration pledges $100 million for Haiti relief efforts
President Barack Obama made Haiti relief efforts a top priority for the U.S. government on Thursday.
Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake
Traumatized Haitians slept out in parks and streets on Thursday, fearing aftershocks to the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and government buildings and buried countless people.
Thousands feared dead as major quake strikes Haiti
A major earthquake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and left the Caribbean nation appealing for international help.
Brazil death toll from floods, mudslides rises to 64
Rescue crews on Saturday intensified the search for victims at a plush Brazilian beach resort ravaged by mudslides and flooding that have killed at least 64 people in three states.
Oman's finance minister sees 2010 growth at 6.1 pct
Oman's minister of finance forecast on Saturday GDP in real terms for 2010 at 6.1 percent, and inflation at 3.5 percent, without giving comparative figures for the previous year. Ahmad Mekki, who is also the minister of national economy, told reporters that Oman's total debt as of the end of 2009 stood at 722 million Omani riyals ($1.88 billion), with domestic debt accounting for 252 million riyals of the total figure.
Storm Bill loses steam in North Atlantic
Hurricane Bill weakened to post-tropical storm status on Monday after lashing Eastern Canada with heavy winds and rain and pounding the U.S. East Coast with heavy seas that killed two people.
Asia's No.1 outdoor digital playground opened in HK
Hong Kong on Thursday opened its first DigPlayground at Cyberpor, which is also the first unique outdoor digital playground in Asia.
How do 'Build America Bonds' work?
Income investors are snatching up a new form of pseudo municipal bonds known as Build America Bonds (BAB).
Swine Flu cases nears 1,000
The World Health Organization reported on Monday that 985 cases of influenza A (H1N1) have been reported across twenty countries.
Swine Flu: Worst is over
The influenza AH1N1 the virus that has claimed the lives of 19 people in Mexico is on the decrease according to the Federal Health Minister, Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos the El Universal reported.
U.S. records first Swine Flu death in Texas
This first swine flu death in the U.S. has been confirmed in Texas with the death of a 23 month old toddler, this is first death of its kind to take place outside of Mexico.
Swine Flu: California declares state of emergency
California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Tuesday declared a state of emergency to tackle the swine flu outbreak in the most populous U.S. state.
Flu fears dampen talk of tentative world recovery
Fears that any tentative green shoots in the global economy could be trampled by a deadly outbreak of swine flu put markets on edge on Monday, after world policymakers said over the weekend that a recovery could begin later this year but plenty of downside risk remained.
Italian nuns freed after kidnap by Somalis
Two Italian nuns kidnapped by Somali gunmen in a cross-border raid into Kenya in November have been freed.
Venezuela seizes Stanford bank after online run
Venezuela seized a local bank owned by Allen Stanford on Thursday to stem massive online deposit withdrawals as the impact of a U.S. fraud case against the Texan billionaire spread through Latin America.
BA flight crash lands in London
On Friday evening a British Airways passenger jet with 72 people on board crash-landed at London City Airport. All passengers were evacuated to safety, the Associated Press reported.
1937 Bugatti Found in Garage after 50 Years Sells for $4.53 Million
A 1937 Bugatti sports car that was found in an English doctor's garage for almost 50 years was sold at an auction in Paris on Feb. 7, for about $4.4 million, the associated press reports reported.
Italian woman dies in the midst of a right-to-die debate
On Monday a 38-year-old woman who ignited a fierce right-to-die debate that convulsed Italy and dragged in the Vatican died after spending 17 years in a vegetative state.
New Rubik's Cube, 360
New Rubik's 360, is not a cube. Two-time British Cube-solving champion Dan Harris, 24, from Gorleston, Norfolk, has tested Rubik's 360 on the Sunday Telegraph.
World's biggest snake discover
Researchers have found fossils of the world's biggest snake ever from northeastern Colombia, a behemoth that stretched 42 to 45 feet long, reaching more than 2,500 pounds from nose to tail tip.
Small, hot earth-like planet discovered
A small, hot earth-like planet has been discovered by astronomers led by the French Space Agency using the COROT space telescope, detected outside the Solar System, which has a surface to walk on.
Octuplets born at the same time are doing well
The Worlds second octuplets live are doing well after a Californian woman gave birth to eight babies at the same time, in Los Angeles, CA on Monday.