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One of the commonest surgical procedures in gynaecology greatly increases the risk that a woman will give birth prematurely in…

A rare ancient Egyptian burial cloth more than 3,000 years old is to go under the hammer on Thursday in…

 A US Navy engineer pleaded guilty Monday to attempted espionage for Egypt after offering details on the layout of the…

Australian authorities work within the law to stop asylum-seeker boats, Prime Minister Tony Abbott insisted Tuesday, after reports officials have…

An ambitious attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a solar-powered plane is facing a "moment of truth" after two weeks…

Bangladesh's highest court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence against the country's second highest ranked Islamist leader for committing war…

Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded a Syrian drug trafficker and a national convicted of murder, taking to 100 the number…

Bailed out Cyprus said on Monday it was seeking investors to manage and develop its largest port of Limassol as…

Three Tunisian police and a suspected jihadist were killed on Monday in clashes in the center of the country, the…

Kanani and Sylvia, brother and sister aged nine and eight, were grazing the family cattle in rural Uganda when they…