Health
Asia steps up defences as China virus hits 291 people, kills six
Asian countries on Tuesday ramped up measures to block the spread of a new virus as the death toll in China rose ...Eating chili peppers may prevent fatal heart attacks and stroke
Chili peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality ...Smog forces schools shut in Iran
Air pollution forced schools to close on Sunday in parts of Iran including Tehran, state media reported, as the capital lay under ...UN ends Haiti peacekeeping operations, urges end to crisis
The UN Security Council ended 15 years of peacekeeping operations in Haiti, voicing regret that the country is still saddled with huge ...World at risk of pandemics that could kill millions, panel warns
The world is facing a mounting threat of disease pandemics that could kill millions and wreak havoc on the global economy, a ...Israel in suspense after exit polls show tight race
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz awaited results from the country\'s general election after exit polls showed ...South Korea confirms first swine fever outbreak
South Korea reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs ...Two Ebola drugs found to increase survival rates
Scientists were a step closer to an effective treatment for Ebola after two drugs in a clinical trial were found to significantly ...AIDS deaths down a third since 2010: UN
HIV-related deaths last year fell to around 770,000 -- some 33 percent lower than in 2010 -- the United Nations said, but ...Hunger on the rise worldwide as 821 million affected, says UN
More than 821 million people suffered from hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide last year, the United Nations reported -- the third ...