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Common diabetes drug may treat ovarian cancer

Diabetic patients with ovarian cancer who took the drug metformin for their diabetes had a better survival rate than ...

New Yorker pushed onto subway track, hit by train

A man was pushed down the subway platform in Manhattan, New York city, on Monday afternoon, and killed by a train, ...

Another Saudi military aircraft crashed in less than 24 hours

A Hawk aircraft of Saudi Air Forces crashed during a training mission on Monday, but its pilot survived after using a ...

Grand Canyon as old as dinosaurs, study shows

The formation of the Grand Canyon in Arizona in southwestern region of the United States was pushed back by more than ...

UN General Assembly grants upgraded status for Palestine

The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to grant an upgrade of the Palestinians status at the United ...

NZ military platoon departs from Solomon Islands

The New Zealand government Thursday confirmed that the last platoon of New Zealand troops has left the international ...

UN chief calls for end to brutality against women

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday emphasized the importance of stopping brutality against women, saying ...

14 killed in fire at german workshop in Black Forest

At least 14 people were killed on Monday in a fire at a workshop for people with disabilities in the Black Forest of ...

Syrian opposition coalition to open office in Istanbul

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced Friday that the newly-formed Syrian opposition coalition would ...

N. China restaurant explosion kills at least 8

An explosion at a restaurant in north China`s Shanxi Province on Friday evening killed at least eight people and ...

Gaza doctor shocked to see dead son in hospital

The 46-year-old Palestinian doctor Majdi Na`eim was on duty in the emergency room at Shiffa Hospital in Gaza city when ...

"Touched by Love" actress Deborah Raffin dies

Deborah Raffin, a Hollywood film and television actress who was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her role as a ...

119 journalists already killed this year

A total of 119 journalists have been killed while on assignment so far this year, the Vienna-based International Press ...

One killed in Czech plane crash

A one-seat Czech military plane crashed near Prague on Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot, the military said. ...

Two military planes collide in Venezuela

Two military airplanes on Thursday collided in midair in the Libertador Aerial Base in Palo Negro, the Venezuelan ...