The link between smoking and lung cancer is one of ‘direct cause and effect’, a special report by the Medical Research Council has found. The report, published today, studied the dramatic
Police in New Hampshire say a macabre mammal spotted in a town cemetery is likely a mangy fox — not a “zombie dog” or mythical beast as some have speculated. A
CHINA A tornado and hailstorm killed at least 98 people as it swept over a city’s outskirts of the city of Yancheng in Jiangsu province, destroying buildings, smashing trees and
Local authorities say a long-distance bus has smashed into a guardrail in central China, sparking a fire that killed 35 people and injured 20 others. A total of 55 people were aboard
A lawyer for an ex-motorcycle gang leader who has been granted a retrial on murder charges in a 2011 shootout with a rival gang at a Nevada casino wants to revisit the
Hacking away in the midday sun, 49-year-old farmer Daniel Lazuba remembers vividly his life before one of Africa’s most active volcanos erupted 14 years ago. “All of this was corn before,”
When he realized he wasn’t going to make it as a guitarist, Hiroaki Suga set out to find the origin of life, and ended up creating a new way to
AP: Live coverage on Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union (all times are UK time): Just in: Germany's Merkel says EU is strong enough to find "right answers" to
Financial markets and bettors put their money on Britain’s voting to remain a part of the European Union yesterday in a historic referendum that threatens to undermine the experiment in
Asians remain the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, according to new information from the Census Bureau. The nation’s Asian population grew at 3.4 percent between July 2014 and 2015,
The Labour Government has admitted Britain exploded a nuclear device in the United States a few weeks ago. It is thought the underground trial at America’s desert test range in Nevada
A New Jersey black bear that walks upright on its two hind legs and has become a social media darling has re-emerged and has been captured on video months after
The World Health Organization says it will carry out emergency yellow fever vaccination campaigns along the border between Angola and Congo amid fears of a mounting epidemic. The WHO also said
A survey from a Scottish eye care company could be sparking a controversy similar to last year’s debate over the color of a dress. Optical Express said on its website that
CHINA STATE media say a powerful tornado has killed 78 people and destroyed a large number of buildings in the eastern province of Jiangsu. The reports said the tornado formed
The “dump Trump” movement is gaining followers among delegates to next month’s Republican National Convention, an effort that could tarnish Donald Trump’s coronation even if it ultimately fails. Several hundred Republican
Campaigners on both sides of the crucial vote today on whether or not Britain should remain in the European Union crisscrossed the country yesterday, their last day to win support
The Chancellor, Anthony Barber, has announced his decision to temporarily float the pound. The news comes only a day after the bank lending rate was increased by 1% - and four
A mystery is brewing in Atlanta, where someone stole an ocean of beer. A brewery in the city says nearly 3,300 cases of beer went missing when two of its refrigerated
Golfer Rory McIlroy became one of the most high-profile sports stars to opt out of theRio de Janeiro Olympics because of concerns about the Zika virus, saying yesterday it is “a risk I am unwilling to take.” “After speaking with those closest to me,
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