The rise of superbugs, stoked by misuse of antibiotics and poor hospital hygiene, is enabling long-treatable diseases to once again become killers, the World Health Organisation warns. In a hard-hitting study of antimicrobial resistance - when bacteria adapt ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's board signed off on a $17 billion (10.07 billion pounds) two-year aid program for Ukraine on Wednesday to help the former Soviet republic's economy recover after months of turmoil. The IMF aid ...

BEIJING: A powerful bomb went off at a railway station in Urumqi, capital of China's disturbed Xinjiang area, while Chinese president Xi Jinping was visiting the region on Wednesday. State media said "the number of casualties remains unclear". State media ...

An attorney for V. Stiviano, the woman at the center of the Donald Sterling scandal, said she had permission to record the Clipper's owner and doesn't know who leaked the tape to TMZ. Calabasas lawyer Mac Nehoray declined to state the purpose of the ...

Facebook users will get more privacy control with a new Anonymous Login feature and some changes announced Wednesday in how the existing Facebook login works. Loading… Post to Facebook. Facebook unveils 'anonymous logins' | Talking Tech on ...

In this image provided by Duke University, a lab research analyst does research relating to a new blood test on Sept. 17. Duke University researchers are hoping to cut the dangerous overuse of antibiotics and speed the right diagnosis. Associated Press.

LONDON (Reuters) - There was one Chelsea player smiling after the club were knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday - goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois who is on loan at the Spanish side. Courtois made a string of saves to ...

MASTIC BEACH, N.Y. — Yale is the pick for the son of Ghanaian immigrants who made U.S. national headlines after being accepted to all eight Ivy League schools. In a move usually reserved for highly-recruited athletes, a suburban New York high school ...

As Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) join their comrades worldwide in commemorating this year's International Workers' Day, they should seize the opportunity to meditate on the fate of the Nigerian worker in a rapidly ...

As Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) join their comrades worldwide in commemorating this year's International Workers' Day, they should seize the opportunity to meditate on the fate of the Nigerian worker in a rapidly ...

As Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) join their comrades worldwide in commemorating this year's International Workers' Day, they should seize the opportunity to meditate on the fate of the Nigerian worker in a rapidly ...

An explosion rocked a railway station in China's far-western minority region of Xinjiang, and the state broadcaster said three people were killed and 79 people were injured. The attack Wednesday came as President Xi Jinping wrapped up a four-day visit to ...

Hate crimes have crossed over due to more efficient policing, but also because perpetrators know it is in Israel that they must battle for the public's mind and heart. By Chaim Levinson | May 1, 2014 | 1:28 AM ...

The iPad and MacBook Air have always competed with each other in terms of on-the-go computing, but the two have always been separated by price. No matter the specs of your dreamy iPad, you could never get an ultra-slim MacBook for the same price ...

The iPad and MacBook Air have always competed with each other in terms of on-the-go computing, but the two have always been separated by price. No matter the specs of your dreamy iPad, you could never get an ultra-slim MacBook for the same price ...

Power to the people (and Facebook). CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address at the f8 Facebook Developer Conference on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Margot). One of the most important revelations at Facebook's developers conference on ...

A rotting blue whale carcass sits on the shore in Trout River, N.L., on Sunday, April 27. Don Bradshaw, NTV News/The Canadian Press. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence by the sponsor.

A rotting blue whale carcass sits on the shore in Trout River, N.L., on Sunday, April 27. Don Bradshaw, NTV News/The Canadian Press. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence by the sponsor.

British actor Bob Hoskins has died at the age of 71. His varied career ranged from noir drama "Mona Lisa" to animated fantasy "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." Loading… Post to Facebook. Bob Hoskins: Not a household name but a familiar face on ...

Atletico Madrid's Arda Turan, left, Koke, center, and Diego Godin celebrate after the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Wednesday, April 30, 2014.