Cancer

Breakthrough could come "within months", according to researchers conducting clinical trials of new treatment.

Timur Moon Apr 28, 2013

Celebrity publicist dismisses 11 sexual assault allegations against him as "a load of nonsense".

Timur Moon Apr 27, 2013

X Factor stars who came second to Alexandra Burke in 2008 want to 'finish on a high'.

Toyin Owoseje Apr 24, 2013

Grease star cancels Las Vegas residency to be with older sister Rona after cancer diagnosis.

Toyin Owoseje Apr 23, 2013

Dublin doctors investigating how Clara McLoughlin fought off cancer and Down syndrome gene.

Hannah Osborne Apr 22, 2013

Runners set off on the race today wearing black armbands as police boosted their presence by 40 percent in the wake of the deadly bombings in Boston.

Tom Porter Apr 21, 2013

Storm Thorgerson created some of the most famous album covers in the history of rock, noted for their haunting, cinematic style.

Tom Porter Apr 20, 2013

Reports finds that accidents, infections and cancers are the bitter price of fame.

Hannah Osborne Apr 18, 2013

Campaigner whose 15-year-old son Kevin was killed in 1989 tragedy dies from cancer.

Ewan Palmer Apr 18, 2013

Dutch company seeking intrepid travellers for one-way ticket to build community of settlers on Red Planet by 2023.

Fiona Keating Apr 17, 2013

Grieving daughter carries urn containing father's ashes to Royal Bank of Scotland branch, to prove he is, in fact, dead

Staff Reporter Apr 17, 2013

Cairo Criminal court rules Mubarak is to be released over death of protesters but has to stay behind bars over corruption charges.

Umberto Bacchi Apr 15, 2013

Red Cross and hospital workers clash over cancer patient's corneas - as he sits there watching.

Dominic Gover Apr 15, 2013

Chavez's heir Maduro secures narrow win over Henrique Capriles with 50.7% of vote.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 15, 2013

The amount given away by the wealthy to good causes rose by 21 percent over the past year as the overall amount donated by the general public dropped.

Tom Porter Apr 14, 2013

Gruesome delivery for owner Tom Ricketts may be mafia-like warning or attempt to break 70-year-old curse on Chicago Cubs.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 11, 2013

Andrew Madoff says the stress of his father’s $65bn Ponzi scheme is killing him slowly.

Hannah Osborne Apr 11, 2013

Kim Kardashian's second gift to Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, ignored after earlier clothing snub

Staff Reporter Apr 10, 2013

Thatcher warned foreign minister Bob Carr that Asian immigrants would swamp Australia - as his Asian wife stood nearby.

Dominic Gover Apr 10, 2013

Researchers identify virus that kills prostate cancer cells, including hormone-resistant ones.

Hannah Osborne Apr 09, 2013

Norman Tebbit, who served under Thatcher, says death of former Conservative Prime Minister is a merciful release from her 'empty life'.

Hannah Osborne Apr 08, 2013

Horn heist believed to be one of biggest of its kind recorded in South Africa.

Tom Porter Apr 06, 2013

The 48th annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Staff Reporter Apr 06, 2013

Uruguay and Argentina relations knocked by slur President Mujica hoped nobody would hear.

Dominic Gover Apr 05, 2013

Amer Nassar, 17, and Nagi Biblisi, 18 were killed during protests over the death of Palestinian prisoner Maissara Abu Hamdiyeh

Umberto Bacchi Apr 04, 2013

Scottish author of The Wasp Factory reveals he has only s a few months to live.

Ewan Palmer Apr 03, 2013

Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh died of throat cancer in Israeli custody but Gaza's ruling party say he was martyred.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 02, 2013

Novartis' Glivec contains known substance and lacks genuine inventions, rules court.

Geetha Pillai Apr 01, 2013

American millionaire Forrest Fenn claims to have hidden over $1m in gold and jewellery somewhere in the United States.

Staff Reporter Mar 31, 2013

'He is responding to treatment and able to breathe without difficulty,' says South African President Jacob Zuma.

Timur Moon Mar 30, 2013