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The UK ranks 21 among 145 nations with a health grade of 76.84 percent.

European leaders agree to take action against spiralling borrowing costs of Spain and Italy.

Two other students are in critical condition while five others have been admitted to a hospital.

The downtrend in the euro (EUR) seems set to last in the coming weeks as the single currency continues to come under pressure due to political uncertainty, sovereign debt crisis, and deepening recession in the eurozone.

The euro continued to weaken against the British pound to reach a near-two-year low on Wednesday, after the release of dismal economic data showing that the region is heading towards a deepening recession.

Though considerable progress has been made to tackle eurozone crisis, it remains single largest threat to world economy.

Scientists believe they have found evidence to the hiding place of Leonardo Da Vinci's lost painting Battle of Anghiari in Italy

Foreign Secretary William Hague explained that there was only limited opportunity to free the hostages whose lives were in danger.

While Italians are saying they were kept in the dark about the mission, Downing Street says they were kept in the loop.

British engineer Chris McManus and Italian national Franco Lamolinara killed during rescue operation by joint forces of Nigeria and Britain.

The deadly winter is sweeping the European continent for the past several weeks with many countries in the region recording temperatures much lower than the winter averages.

The body of a woman was found in the submerged part of the Costa Concordia shipwreck on Saturday, bringing the death toll in the tragedy to 17. Another 15 people are still missing after the disaster that struck the cruise ship on Jan. 13. The luxury liner was carrying about 4,200 people, including the crew.

Maritime history has more than one instance of Schettino-like captains who put their lives before that of the passengers or simply left people to the mercy of fate.

The captain appeared to be evasive to the orders of port officials to supervise the rescue efforts, according to the transcripts.

Latest pictures from inside sunk cruise ship come as black box recordings reveal that Captain Francesco Schettino ignored repeated requests to return to the ship.

It is said that there has been ill omens ever since Costa Concordia was launched almost six years ago.

Francesco Schettino, the ship's captain, was arrested on Saturday night and is being questioned by the magistrates, Reuters has reported quoting the Italian police.

Italian coast guard officials on Saturday morning confirmed three deaths in the Costa Concordia cruise-ship tragedy that occurred on Friday night. Earlier, Italian media had reported eight deaths. Passengers were having dinner when the 290-meter (950-foot) vessel ran aground.

Eight people are dead and more than 30 injured as the result of a cruise ship with more than 4,000 aboard running aground near Italy after hitting a reef near the Isola del Giglio on Friday night, Italian media reported.

A four-year-old former stray is believed to have become the richest cat in the world.