'Blockbuster' drug for heart failure on the way

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New peace bid after bloody clashes

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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Google building delivery drones

Project is latest venture to emerge from company's secretive 'X' lab

Palestinian girl reporter becomes Internet sensation

Media around the world have been blamed for biased coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades. Depending on what version you see, you could get a completely different point of view. Now, an 8-year-old Palestinian girl, Jana Jihad, has decided to tell the story her way.