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Turkey's Interior minister Besir Atalay says security forces have detained eight people suspected of involvement in an attack on a wedding in southeastern Turkey. Atalay says the attack killed 44 people, correcting an earlier death toll of 45. Atalay says six...

In light of recent issues with vaginal slings, the F.D.A. process to clear medical devices faces new questions.

Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens agreed on Monday that the Coldplay song, 'Viva La Vida,' sounds like one of his 1973 songs, but he stopped short of saying he would sue for plagiarism.

Brown aides hold secret talks as another damaging backbench revolt loomsGordon Brown's aides have been in private talks with leaders of the Labour rebellion over the future of Royal Mail in an effort to avert another Commons revolt which could fatally weaken the prime minister's authority.The aides have been examining ­proposals to turn Royal Mail into a not-for-profit company on a similar model to Network Rail and the BBC Trust instead of pursuing a plan to sell a 49% stake to the private sector. Details of a possible change of heart came as ministers were told that up to 100 Labour rebels were determined to vote against Brown's original plan.After a weekend of turbulence ­surrounding Brown's leadership, in which Harriet Harman and Alan Johnson faced close questioning about their ambitions for the top job, the prime minister will try to right himself tomorrow with a policy speech on education, promising parents fresh powers to drive school improvement.But questions over Brown's abil

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Masked gunmen armed with assault rifles and grenades attacked a wedding party in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey, killing at least 45 people including many women and children, authorities said.

Health research grants are designed to encourage scientists to pursue bold ideas that could lead to breakthroughsCan tomatoes be taught to make antiviral drugs for people who eat them? Would zapping your skin with a laser make your vaccination work better? Could malaria-carrying mosquitoes be given a teensy head cold that would prevent them from sniffing out a human snack bar?These are among 81 projects awarded $100,000 grants today by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in a bid to support innovative unconventional global health research.The five-year health research grants are designed to encourage scientists to pursue bold ideas that could lead to breakthroughs, focusing on ways to prevent and treat infectious diseases, such as HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, pneumonia and diarrhoeal diseases.The foundation said grant recipient Eric Lam at Rutgers University in new jersey is exploring tomatoes as a antiviral drug delivery system.Researchers at the University of Exeter in Devon will se

Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a engagement ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people. Two girls survived after the bodies of slain friends fell on top of them during the onslaught.

Italy has said ties between the EU and israel must be strengthened. israel's controversial foreign minister is in Rome for the first stop of a.

Assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked ceremony in SE Turkey.

Cancer survivors who adopt 'extreme diets' to try to stop the disease returning are wasting their time and may even be harming their health, experts warn.Dietary regimes which urge cancer patients to drink only fruit and vegetable juice, avoid meat or dairy products or take large doses of supplements may be popular, but will not work, according to the World Cancer Research Fund.A significant, but unknown, number of the 2 million Britons who have been diagnosed with some form of the disease turn to alternative diets in a bid to prevent a recurrence once they have been given the medical all-clear, cancer charities say.Dr Rachel Thompson, science programme manager at the WCRF, which is renowned for its research into preventing the disease, said: 'People who have had cancer . often end up following diets that involve doing things like cutting out types of food or having lots of supplements. It is very easy to make bold claims about how different diets can stop cancer returning, but there i