DPRK fires projectile into sea

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired a short-range projectile, presumed to be a ballistic missile, off its eastern coast on Monday, the Republic of Korea's Yonhap News Agency said.

Obama faces pressure to deal with Islamic State

The White House is coming under bipartisan pressure to develop a strategy to tackle growing threats from the Islamic State, with Germany and Australia deciding to supply weapons to Iraq's Kurdish fighters against IS forces.

Pakistani army retakes state TV from protesters

Pakistani soldiers and paramilitary forces secured the headquarters of state television channel PTV in Islamabad on Monday after a crowd of anti-government protesters stormed the building and took the channel off the air.

Putin urges EU to use 'common sense'

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the EU on Monday to show "common sense" and refrain from engaging in mutually destructive sanctions - his first public reaction to the threat of additional punitive measures over Russia's involvement in Ukraine.

China calls for calm in Ukraine crisis

China urged parties involved in the Ukraine crisis to stay calm on Monday and prevent measures that may escalate tensions, following European Union talks of new sanctions on Russia.

UK couple on run with ill son arrested

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

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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'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