(CNN) -- The complete melting of a major section of west Antarctica's ice sheet appears inevitable, and the process could lead to higher end-of-century global sea levels than previously anticipated, researchers said Monday. Warm ocean currents and ...

WASHINGTON — As Iran and six world powers meet this week in Vienna to begin drafting language to resolve their nuclear standoff, negotiators say they are finally confronting a crucial sticking point to a permanent agreement — the size and shape of the ...

From a building ringed by barricades, Roman Lyagin, the self-styled chairman of the Donetsk election commission, yesterday announced the final result of Sunday's referendum on independence for the new “People's Republic” – cheerfully heedless of the ...

New Delhi: The BJP's Narendra Modi is set to become India's next Prime Minister, exit polls showed on Monday after voting ended for the mammoth general election that began on April 7. According to the exit polls, the BJP and its allies are set to sweep to a ...

The respiratory virus responsible for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) was confirmed in a second traveler to the US from the Arabian Peninsula on May 12, according to a statement from the CDC. The second case represents another ...

The respiratory virus responsible for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) was confirmed in a second traveler to the US from the Arabian Peninsula on May 12, according to a statement from the CDC. The second case represents another ...

Brussels: Seeking to curb increasing Russian influence which is stoking tension in eastern Ukraine, the European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on 13 more people that included Russian officials and Ukraine separatists. Also, two firms in ...

On the eve of WHO's emergency meeting on the MERS outbreak, another death due to the virus was reported in Jordan. The "killer bug," which emerged in 2012, still has no vaccine or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat it. (Photo : Michael R. Reilly). The Saudi ...

On the eve of WHO's emergency meeting on the MERS outbreak, another death due to the virus was reported in Jordan. The "killer bug," which emerged in 2012, still has no vaccine or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat it. (Photo : Michael R. Reilly). The Saudi ...

Music power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z are rumoured to be in the thick of an ugly feud with Solange Knowles, Beyonce's sister. International websites report that Solange, also an actress and singer like Beyonce, allegedly attacked Jay-Z in a hotel elevator at ...

ROME — A boat packed with hundreds of migrants trying to reach Europe sank in the Mediterranean Sea about 45 miles off the Libyan coast on Monday. At least 14 people died, but more than 200 were rescued in an operation led by the Italian Navy. Officials ...

Lagos - Conditions set out by Boko Haram's leader for the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls held hostage by the Islamists may lead to a deal that sees the girls freed, analysts said on Monday. In a new video obtained by AFP, the group's leader Abubakar ...

A new study casts more doubt upon the health benefits of resveratrol, the red wine antioxidant that has garnered so much interest from researchers and the public over the last decade. The compound, found in red wine and chocolate, two indulgences that ...

Leaked footage of Jay Z being attacked in a lift by Beyonce's sister Solange, has led to a flood of hilarious memes online. From a send up of Beyonce's On The Run tour poster to a fake conversation between Queen Bey, Jay Z and Jake Gyllenhaal - the ...

A new study finds that pregnant women who drive have a higher risk of a car crash, especially in their second trimester. The study was published in the Canadian Medical Assoc. Journal and authors feel the danger is from fatigue and sleep disruption.

US experts have been poring over video footage to try to trace more than 200 schoolgirls that were abducted. Nigeria has rejected an offer by the Islamist group Boko Haram to return the girls in a prisoner exchange. New video released by 'Boko Haram' ...

A new study casts more doubt upon the health benefits of resveratrol, the red wine antioxidant that has garnered so much interest from researchers and the public over the last decade. But the compound, found in red wine and chocolate, two indulgences that ...

Only one week ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said that in the present circumstances he regarded the presidential election scheduled by the Ukrainian government in Kiev for May 25 as "absurd". Last Wednesday, however, Putin ...

"Bahrain is still free of the deadly virus," said public health consultant Dr Wafa Al Sharbati. She urged people not to heed such claims and follow the ministry's official website www.moh.gov.bh/AR or its social media accounts. She cautioned citizens and ...

Only one week ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said that in the present circumstances he regarded the presidential election scheduled by the Ukrainian government in Kiev for May 25 as "absurd". Last Wednesday, however, Putin ...