FDA: Cereal tied to at least 23 salmonella cases13.04.2008 13:04 - source: USATODAY.com At least 23 people in 14 states have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by ... Read more… |
Drug, device makers agree to public scrutiny13.04.2008 13:04 - source: USATODAY.com For years, the nation's largest drug and medical device manufacturers have courted doctors with consulting fees, free trips to ... Read more… |
Experimental drug blocks radiation damage13.04.2008 13:04 - source: USATODAY.com Scientists mimicked one of cancer's sneaky tricks to create a drug that promises to prevent a serious side effect of cancer treatment ... Read more… |
Legal fight over Zimbabwe recount13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Zimbabwe's opposition says it will mount a legal challenge against plans to recount 23 contested poll results. Read more… |
IMF head gives food price warning13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News The head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, warns of mass starvation if world food prices keep rising. Read more… |
Italians voting to choose new PM13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Italians vote in polls pitting centre-right Silvio Berlusconi against centre-left Walter Veltroni for prime minister. Read more… |
Deadly blast strikes Iran mosque13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Ten people are killed and 160 wounded in an explosion in southern Iran, local media say. Read more… |
Plan for Darfur peace talks in UK13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News London may host Darfur peace talks under proposals being put forward by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Read more… |
Singer shines light on sanitation13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News A musician from Mozambique who campaigns for clean water and sanitation gets a top environmental prize. Read more… |
Torch in low-key Tanzania visit13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News The Olympic Games torch continues its world tour in Tanzania, where less trouble is expected than elsewhere. Read more… |
Sicilian steps13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Italians retrace well-trodden path to polls Read more… |
Green shoots13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News The rise of the environmental activist in China Read more… |
Food and finance13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News IMF meeting tackles credit crisis and food prices Read more… |
Sigh of relief13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Olympic relay ends peacefully in Argentina Read more… |
Deal to end Kenyan crisis agreed13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Kenya's president and opposition leader strike a deal on cabinet posts, ending a long-running political crisis. Read more… |
Haitian senators vote to fire PM13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Haiti's Senate votes to dismiss PM Jacques-Edouard Alexis following rioting over the soaring cost of food. Read more… |
Small bombs hit south Philippines13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Two small bombs explode in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, but no injuries are reported. Read more… |
Macedonia to hold early election13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Macedonia will dissolve its parliament and hold early elections amid a row with Greece over its name. Read more… |
Sadr says US will always be enemy13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News US and Iraqi forces kill 13 militants in Baghdad's Sadr City, as a two-week blockade is lifted. Read more… |
Five Britons die in Ecuador crash13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Five young British women who were killed in a bus crash in Ecuador are named by the Foreign Office. Read more… |
G7 passes plan to ease credit woe13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News The G7 group of most industrialised nations passes a plan aimed at easing the global credit crisis. Read more… |
Map reveals key wildlife hotspots13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Scientists develop a technique that reveals biodiversity hotspots, which they say will help protect vulnerable species. Read more… |
Europe rejects anti-piracy plans13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Persistent file-sharers should not be thrown off the net, say European politicians. Read more… |
Naked model reveals all about her Freudian sleep13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News The subject of a painting by Lucian Freud - expect to break records at auction next month - tells the BBC it's a "bit of a shock". Read more… |
Kenyan Lel sets new London record13.04.2008 13:04 - source: BBC News Martin Lel sets a new course record to win the London Marathon, while Irina Mikitenko claims the women's race. Read more… |