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UK couple on run with ill son arrested

[2014-09-02 07:39]

The grandmother of a British boy with a severe brain tumor has accused UK authorities of cruelty for seeking an arrest warrant in Spain after the boy's parents removed him from a hospital against medical advice and fled there.

Treatment of blacks scrutinized in LA following high-profile cases

[2014-09-02 07:39]

The treatment of blacks by the Los Angeles Police Department is in the spotlight again after several high-profile cases sparked allegations of abuse: a young, unarmed man killed, a woman beaten and a producer arrested without cause.

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[2014-09-02 07:39]

'Blockbuster' drug for heart failure on the way

[2014-09-01 07:06]

An experimental drug from Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis reduced deaths from chronic heart failure by 20 percent compared with an existing treatment, according to the results of a vast new study.

Batteryless pacemaker in pipeline

[2014-09-01 07:06]

Swiss engineers, famous for making the world's finest watches, are turning their hands to cardiology with a prototype batteryless pacemaker based on a self-winding wristwatch.

Smart shoes give wearers directions

[2014-09-01 07:06]

Wizard of Oz heroine Dorothy Gale only had to click her ruby red slippers together, and they would spirit her home to Kansas.

Poland's Tusk named EU's new chief

[2014-09-01 07:06]

Italian foreign minister Mogherini to take over as bloc's top diplomat

Top German spy: Islamic State more brutal than al-Qaida

[2014-09-01 07:06]

Some young Muslims are attracted to the Islamic State group because of its brutality, which makes it appear "more authentic" than al-Qaida, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency said in an interview on Sunday.

Los Angeles 'water police' on lookout for faucet offenders

[2014-09-01 07:06]

Los Angeles isn't the world's wettest city at the best of times. But a record drought has triggered extra measures - now including "water police" checking on overzealous sprinkler users and the like.

Philippine troops pull 'greatest escape' in Golan

[2014-09-01 07:06]

Under cover of darkness, 40 Filipino peacekeepers made a daring escape after being surrounded and under fire for seven hours by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights, Philippine officials said Sunday, leaving 44 Fijian troops still in the hands of the al-Qaida-linked insurgents.

'Meaningful' talks urged on E. Ukraine

[2014-09-01 07:06]

Putin is not calling for a separate state in the region, Kremlin says

New peace bid after bloody clashes

[2014-09-01 07:06]

Pakistan's government said on Sunday it is trying to reopen talks with opposition groups after bloody overnight clashes between police and protesters outside the prime minister's residence left two dead and hundreds injured.

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