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Norwegian couple, British-American clinch Nobel Medicine Prize

British-American researcher John O'Keefe on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize with a Norwegian couple,…

Rockslide injures 14 pilgrims as Hajj ends

A rockslide in Mina on Sunday almost marred the 2014 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, which…

South Africa begins trial of wealthy Briton for wife-killing

Claims that a gay man desperate to escape an arranged marriage hired hitmen to kill…

Father of schoolgirl killer commits suicide

The father of a 16-year-old Japanese schoolgirl who confessed to decapitating a classmate earlier this…

121 die of Ebola in one day, worst ever

Sierra Leone has recorded its worst day ever since the Ebola virus stole into the…

Brazil's election: Rousseff , Neves to battle in run-off

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff will face Social Democrat Aecio Neves in a run-off election, after…

Brazilians re-elect clown with 1 million votes

Brazilians re-elected a clown named Tiririca (Grumpy) to Congress on Sunday with one million votes,…

Duncan, Ebola patient in Dallas battling to live

The Liberian diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was fighting for his life at…

Convicts, corruption suspects run for office in Peru

Some 21 million Peruvians are voting Sunday in regional and municipal elections, with many candidates…

Catholic bishops worldwide begin synod on marriage, family

Pope Francis on Sunday opened a landmark synod of bishops from around the world which…