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'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak
Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, as the number of cases rose to 20.
Afghanistan vows to avenge deadly Kabul bombing but says open to talks
A mass funeral for some of the hundreds of victims of a Pakistani strike on a Kabul drug treatment centre was held in Afghanistan on Wednesday, with the Taliban government promising retribution but leaving the door open for talks to end the conflict.
UK PM leads efforts to halt deadly meningitis spread
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday led urgent calls for young people who visited a nightclub at the centre of a deadly meningitis outbreak to come forward, as the number of cases rose.
Mass burials expected for victims of Kabul drug rehab centre strike
Afghans readied on Wednesday to bury their dead from this week's Pakistani air strike on a Kabul drug treatment centre, as an international NGO confirmed that hundreds were killed and wounded.
Greenland's teenage boxers throwing punches to survive
When the bell rang, William let out a cry drowned out by the crowd: that night, the Greenlandic teen was boxing for his mother, who killed herself two years ago.
Afghan govt says 'around 400' killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul rehab centre
The Afghan government said on Tuesday that about 400 people were killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in the capital, Kabul, in the deadliest attack in the recent violence between the two neighbours.
Afghan govt says 'around 400' killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul rehab clinic
The Afghan government on Tuesday said that about 400 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre in the capital, Kabul, in the deadliest attack in the recent violence between the two neighbours.
Rescue workers comb ruins of Kabul drug clinic after Pakistan strike
Rescue workers scrambled to recover bodies and survivors on Tuesday from a drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, after it was hit by a Pakistani airstrike, with the Taliban authorities saying hundreds of people were feared killed.
Kabul drug rehab clinic in ruins after Pakistan strikes on Afghanistan
Crowds gathered on Tuesday outside a drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in a bid for news of their loved ones after it was hit in a Pakistani air strike.
Mignoni returns as Toulon coach after mid-season 'breakdown'
Pierre Mignoni, who has resumed his post as Toulon coach after a sudden mid-season pause, said Friday he had suffered a "breakdown" and had learned that coaching could kill.
'We're not wombs': Japan women seek rights to sterilisation
When Kazane Kajiya voluntarily sterilised herself in the United States aged 27, she essentially "flipped the middle finger" at Japan's patriarchal society that had long pushed her towards motherhood.
Trump administration does about face on autism treatment
The Trump administration did an about-face Tuesday on an autism treatment it had promoted with great fanfare.
Japan approves stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's in world first
Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with the therapies expected to reach patients within months.
Real Madrid's Brazilian winger Rodrygo set to miss World Cup with knee injury
Real Madrid said Tuesday their winger Rodrygo Goes has suffered a severe knee injury, and it is expected to keep him out of the World Cup with Brazil this summer.
India moves closer to dengue vaccine as final trials underway
As dengue surges globally, an Indian vaccine candidate has entered the final stage of testing, raising hopes for one of the world's first single-dose shots against the deadly mosquito-borne disease.
EU says member states can use bloc's funds for 'safe' abortion access
The European Commission affirmed Thursday that member states can tap EU funds to pay for safe abortions in answer to a million-strong petition, but stopped short of steps to actively facilitate access across the bloc.
Starved of fuel, Cubans scramble to make ends meet
The US-imposed oil blockade on Cuba is upending the lives of everyday workers, who are switching jobs and ditching their cars to make due amid rolling blackouts and fuel shortages.
'No thanks': Greenland, Denmark reject Trump's hospital ship offer
Denmark and its territory Greenland on Saturday rejected Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader.
Skier Vonn's Italian hospital a hotbed of men, sister says
An Italian doctors' association on Friday praised US ski star Lindsey Vonn's sister for recognising the "beauty" of Italian emergency room medical staff after she posted some humorous advice on social media.
'Everything was removed': Gambians share pain with FGM ban in balance
Fatou Sanyang still experiences extreme pain she says feels like "hot water is being poured on me" decades after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a girl in The Gambia.
Canada makes push to attract skilled migrants, including for defence
Canada has launched a new program to attract highly skilled immigrants, including specialized military recruits, as it moves to overhaul a system the government says had become unsustainable.
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over scrapped climate rule
A coalition of environmental and health groups filed suit Wednesday against the Trump administration's repeal of a key scientific finding that underpinned federal climate regulations.
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over dismantled climate rule
A coalition of environmental and health groups on Wednesday filed suit against the Trump administration's repeal of a key scientific finding that underpinned federal climate regulations.
France and India hail growing ties as Modi hosts Macron
France and India celebrated their ties as a force for global stability, as President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a three-day visit focused on technology and defence cooperation on Tuesday.
Russian prosthetics workshops fill up with wounded soldiers
After losing his right leg on the battlefield in Ukraine, Dmitry, a former fighter with Russia's Wagner paramilitary group, is walking again thanks to a new prosthetic limb.
Russian poisonings aim to kill -- and send a message
Polonium, Novichok and now dart frog poison: the finding that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed with a rare toxin has revived the spectre of Moscow's use of poisons against opponents -- a hallmark of its secret services, according to experts.
France's Macron eyes fighter jet deal in India
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day visit to India on Tuesday, with talks focused on artificial intelligence cooperation and a potential multibillion dollar Dassault Rafale fighter jet deal.
Exiled Kremlin critic on fighting Putin -- and cancer -- from abroad
Russian opposition activist Khelga Pirogova defied the odds by winning election to a local council on behalf of late Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny's political movement in 2020.
One of Lima's top beaches to close Sunday over pollution
One of the most popular beaches in Peru's capital Lima will close for one day on Sunday, in a rare move by authorities who say that heaps of garbage left each weekend has made the cherished spot unusable.
WHO sets out concerns over US vaccine trial in G.Bissau
The World Health Organization on Friday voiced serious concerns over a planned US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn babies in junta-run Guinea-Bissau, questioning it on scientific and ethical grounds.
Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in
Cash-strapped and running out of options, a public hospital in southwestern France has turned to an unlikely source of rescue: potential patients.
Mike Tyson, healthy eating advocate for Trump administration
Boxing legend Mike Tyson, who tasted both glory and prison in a roller-coaster life and career, spoke out Wednesday about his new role as a healthy-eating ambassador for the Trump administration.