Obesity Rates Triple In Developing World

The number of overweight and obese people has reached almost one billion in the developing world - overtaking rates in industrialised countries, a report has found. The report by the UK's Overseas Development Institute said the number of obese people...

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France In 1984 Bomb Plot To Test UK Security

Libya Warned UK Ahead Of WPC Fletcher Murder Updated: 8:33am UK, Friday 03 January 2014 Warnings the Libyan People's Bureau in London had a stockpile of weapons and "assassins" were downplayed ahead of the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher, it has emerged....

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Cambodia: Deadly Crackdown On Garment Workers

Three people have been killed in Cambodia as police opened fire to try to quell a protest by garment factory workers. Workers armed with sticks, rocks and Molotov cocktails clashed with armed police in the capital Phnom Penh. Deputy police commissioner...

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Kenya: Grenade Attack At Tourist Resort Bar

Ten people have been wounded after attackers hurled a grenade into a bar-restaurant in a popular coastal tourist resort town in Kenya. The explosive was thrown by one of two men on the back of a motorbike at customers at a crowded bar called Tandoori...

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Antarctica: Shokalskiy Rescue Bid Launched

The latest attempt to rescue the passengers on a research ship trapped by Antarctic ice since Christmas Eve has resumed after being delayed by ice. At 5.30am local time the MV Akademik Shokalskiy's expedition leader Professor Chris Turney confirmed...

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Pakistan: Musharraf Suffers 'Heart Problem'

Pakistan's former president, Pervez Musharraf, has been taken to hospital after reportedly suffering a heart problem on his way to court. The country's ex-military ruler felt unwell while he was heading to a hearing in his treason case under heavy security,...

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WikiLeaks: Assange Dad Assad Visit 'Unapproved'

Wikileaks has said it was unaware of and did not approve a delegation to Syria which met with President Bashar al Assad, and reportedly included Julian Assange's father. It came after Australia's Wikileaks Party announced it was to to take part in the...

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Schumacher Showing 'Slight Improvement'

Michael Schumacher has shown "slight improvement" after a surgical procedure but is not out of danger, doctors treating him have said. The operation to remove the largest of a series of blood clots in the racing driver's brain took around two hours,...

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Kim Jong-Un: Uncle's Killing Removed 'Filth'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has hailed the elimination of "factional filth" after the execution of his uncle last month. In his New Year message, broadcast on state television, Mr Kim said: "Our party took resolute action to remove ... scum elements...

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Video Of North Dakota Train Crash Fireball

A huge explosion sparked by an oil train crash in North Dakota has been caught on camera, as hundreds of residents were urged to leave the area. No injuries have been reported There were fears of smoke overwhelming the town of Casselton after...

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Right-To-Life Family Wins Jahi Court Order

A family in California have won an 11th-hour court order to keep a brain-dead girl on life support until at least January 7. A judge ordered that 13-year-old Jahi McMath should be kept alive beyond a prior court-appointed deadline, which was set...

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Michael Schumacher's Family In Hospital Vigil

Michael Schumacher's family are keeping a bedside vigil at the hospital where he is fighting for his life, as footage emerged of him being airlifted from the scene of the accident. The Formula One world champion is in an induced coma and medics have...

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Chaparrastique Volcano Spills Smoke And Ash

Authorities in El Salvador have evacuated an area near the Chaparrastique volcano after the mountain fired hot ash and gas three miles into the air. Civil Defence Director Jorge Melendez said a yellow alert had been issued and investigators had been...

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Michael Schumacher 'In Critical Condition'

Former motor racing world champion Michael Schumacher is in a coma following a skiing accident in France. The 44-year-old German suffered a "serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation," according...

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Volgograd: At Least 14 Dead In Bus Bombing

At least 14 people have been killed in an explosion on an electric bus in the Russian city of Volgograd, according to reports. Investigators have described the blast, during the morning rush-hour on a trolleybus, as "an act of terror". Russian investigators...

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Canada Ice Storm: Thousands Without Power

Thousands of households have been left without power in Toronto after a severe ice storm blanketed much of Canada. Power companies have been working around the clock to restore electricity, moving from house to house and clearing broken branches and...

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YouTube Videos Add To Missing Doctor Mystery

YouTube videos of a doctor who disappeared three weeks ago talking to an unidentified love interest are being examined by investigators searching for her. Teleka Patrick, who was serving her residency in Michigan, was last seen on December 5. After...

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Israel Fires Shells In Response To Rockets

Israel has fired 20 artillery shells into Lebanon in response to two rockets that were launched in the opposite direction. The Lebanese rockets landed in a field near the town of Kiryat Shmona, the Israeli military said in a statement, causing no injuries...

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