Pig hearts one day may save humans

One day, cardiac patients may enjoy a new lease on life with pig hearts beating in their chests, said researchers reporting a major advance on Tuesday in cross-species organ transplantation.

Migrant arrivals in Greece slow, some still trying to leave Turkey

A deal between the European Union and Turkey appeared to show tentative signs of slowing the flow of migrants to the Greek islands on Wednesday, but many were still trying to cross the sea and the route remained far from sealed off.

Cruz's win invigorates anti-Trump camp

Republican Donald Trump emerged from Wisconsin as a damaged front-runner following a crushing primary loss to rival Ted Cruz, deepening questions about the billionaire businessman's presidential qualifications and pushing the Republican Party toward a rare contested convention nomination fight.

Polls open in referendum on EU-Ukraine trade deal

The Dutch opened voting on Wednesday in a referendum on a far-reaching free trade deal meant to foster closer ties between Ukraine and the European Union that has run into opposition in the Netherlands where many see it as evidence of unwanted EU expansionism.

Natural World Heritage sites at risk from industry

Industrial activity such as mining and logging threatens almost half of the world's natural World Heritage sites, from Australia's Great Barrier Reef to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru, the World Wide Fund for Nature, or WWF, said in a report on Wednesday.

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Asylum-seekers' fear of sea soothed by surfing program

They gather under the blazing sun and blue skies of an Australian beach, looking out at the water that once symbolized so much misery: Terrifying boat trips marked by sickness and death and the constant dread that their own lives might be nearing the end. But today, the sea will become their unlikely savior.

Survivor calls procedure 'barbaric' in new memoir

Hibo Wardere's childhood ended abruptly at six years old when she was led to a hut outside her Mogadishu home, pinned to the floor and subjected to the most brutal form of female genital mutilation.

State prepares to combat deadly heat

From stopping work at brick kilns on very hot days to issuing five-day advance warning of heat waves, the Indian state of Odisha is readying a pioneering action plan to prepare for increasingly deadly summer heat, officials said.

Minister: DiCaprio lacked full facts on forest

Indonesia's environment and forestry minister said Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio lacked complete information when he criticized the destruction of rain forests during a visit to a protected national park last month.

Food business thrives despite economic slump

Iraqi businessman Zaid Nazo has always been sure of his nation's deep passion for food and wasn't afraid to dream big when he transformed his small Baghdad coffee shop in 1999 into a casual dining and take-away restaurant. Today, the 41-year-old father of two has opened four branches and his chain is one of the most popular in Iraq.

Hanoi reports first cases of Zika in country

Mosquitoes have infected two women with the Zika virus in Vietnam, health authorities said on Tuesday, in the country's first cases of a disease linked in Brazil to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect.