Human embryo can now be grown in a lab beyond 7-day implantation deadline
The new technique will pave the way for further research into improving success rate of IVF treatment.
US Army officer sues Obama over Isis war authorisation
Captain Nathan Michael Smith claims Obama's decision to fight IS lacks proper authorisation from Congress.
Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's impending departure threatens political turmoil
The move is seen as an effort by the president to consolidate his powers as the head of the state.
FBI requests for customer data from internet and telecom firms rose 50% in 2015
FBI sent a total of 48,642 requests for customer records in 2015 to internet and telecom companies.
Researchers from US biotech firm to study if dead can be brought back to life
Bioquark Inc. has received permission from health watchdogs in the US and India to conduct the trials.
Obama to declare first national monument recognising historic gay rights movement in New York City
Barack Obama to designate a patch of green space opposite Stonewall Inn as national monument.
Water scarcity could seriously hurt major economies: World Bank
The Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia are predicted to be among the worst hit in the coming decades.
Australian siblings inherit rare insomnia that killed two generations in family
Fatal Familial Insomnia, a rare, incurable and fatal disease, prevents patients from getting deep sleep.
Cate Blanchett appointed UNHCR goodwill ambassador to raise awareness about refugee crisis
Prior to taking up her role as ambassador, Cate Blanchett visited Jordan to meet refugee families
British sculptor Barbara Hepworth's old school selling her artworks to fund new scholarship
Rocketing costs for insurance and security of the two artworks is raising pressure on the school's budget.
Iraq: 14 killed in 3 separate explosions in Baghdad
Islamic State (Isis) has claimed responsibility for the largest blast in which 11 people died.
Toddler shooting incidents in US on the rise
Toddlers shot people at a rate of one per week, which has gone up in 2016.
Saudi Arabia: Construction firm founded by Osama bin Laden's father lays off 50,000 foreign workers
Ousted workers of Saudi Binladin Group torch buses to protest against the layoffs.
Teenaged boy shot dead while playing with friends with air rifle in Suffolk
Police have arrested two teenagers, who were playing along with the deceased.
Romanian sex workers facing deportation plan to challenge UK immigration policy
Sex workers, primarily from Romania, will challenge deportation notices claiming that they are self employed.
British Airways plane intercepted by fighter jets after it enters Hungarian airspace unannounced
Hungarian authorities sent two Hungarian Air Force Gripen to identify the aircraft flying over their airspace.
Woman returns book to Auckland library after 67 years but escapes $24,600 fine
Librarian told the woman she will not be charged a late fine, because she was issued the book as a child.
Italian lesbian couple wins right to adopt each other's children
Many same-sex couples in Italy are awaiting a change in the country's laws on adoption.
Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi faces new corruption trial
Trial will be held in Milan, Monza, Pescara, Rome, Siena, Treviso and Turin.
Nairobi: Seven killed and many feared trapped after residential building collapses in Kenyan capital
The building in the Huruma area of Nairobi was inhabited by about 100 people, of whom 121 have been rescued.
Spain: Ad seeking waitress with 'nice breasts' and asking candidates to wear only undies for interview faces probe
The online ad, now removed, received more than 13,300 hits in the 12-hour span that it was online.
Living with the dead: 'Corpse hotels' in Japan's Kawasaki upset locals
'Corpse hotels' have emerged as a flourishing business following a crunch in crematoriums.
Huge haul of ancient Roman coins unearthed near Seville in Spain
Construction workers make rare discovery in Tomares.
National activists attack school children with disinfectant and ammonia at Moscow human rights event
About 20 protesters of the People's Liberation Front nationalist movement had gathered outside the event venue.
ClientEarth lawyers to challenge government's pollution control plans in fresh court battle
Campaigners alleged that government's plans are inadequate and will take too long to meet EU air quality rules.
Iraqi asylum seeker pleads guilty to 'sexual emergency' rape of boy at Vienna public pool
20-year-old male migrant told court he had not had sex for four months.
Baltimore: Police shoot at teenager for carrying BB gun resembling semiautomatic pistol
The boy's mother identified the teen as Dedric Colvin and said that he was shot in the shoulder and leg.
New research claims e-cigarettes are a safer alternative to tobacco products
Hazardous effects from long-term vapour inhalation are unlikely to exceed 5% of the harm from smoking tobacco.
Turkey: 10 people injured in latest suicide bomb attack in Bursa
A female suicide bomber blew herself up near the Grand mosque in the Turkish town of Bursa in the fifth such attack.
US gang-rape case: Man walks free after 25 years in prison as new evidence proves innocence
Darryl Pinkins was released from prison to be home just in time for his daughter's 26th birthday.
