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Nanoparticles make blood platelets rapidly create healthy clots to slow bleeding.

The oldest modern human fossils are from a cave in the Annamite Mountains in northern Laos.

Aim of mission is to find out why evolution of Mars was different from earth's.

Absence of Meles Zenawi from African Union summit had raised speculation about his health.

Detectives release CCTV footage of man wanted for questioning after two women attacked in west London

Witnesses accuse police of heavy-handed arrest of suspect days after they were criticised for 'unnecessary force' on man who died in custody.

Broadmoor patient who killed two women and ate flesh treated to surgery courtesy of taxpayer.

Former Polly Peck International mogul Asil Nadir found guilty by Old Bailey jury on three charges after 17 years on the run.

Nazi memorabilia dug up from German soldiers' graves and sold in Britain.

Czech Republic police find arms cache in Ostrava home of 29-year-old after tip-off by neighbours.

Isra Black explains why judiciary should grasp the issue of assisted dying.

Finding could help understand why children of smokers face risk of bronchial diseases.

Leaving a car's engine running and unattended attracts a hefty penalty of Dh300 (£52).

Tougher sentencing guidelines signal crackdown on weapon dogs.

Resveratrol in red wine could help improve mobility and prevent life-threatening falls among older people.

Angry Muslims demand arrest of girl accused of burning verses from Koran in public.

Study finds that binge drinking is tied to higher status - causing students down the social pecking order to drink heavily in the hope of greater popularity.

Berlin demonstrators claim to be exercising freedom of speech, while Muslims see actions as deliberate provocation.

University of Liverpool scientists find that one strain of E.coli carries a toxin that causes DNA mutations and cancer.

Two government ministers among the dead in Sudan plane crash.

Scientists have developed a substance that absorbs CO2 based on molecules present in urine.

Car bombs explode early morning as Muslim worshippers prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.

The quake injures three people including a child and damages nearly 48 houses.

Muslims around the world observed Eid al-Fitr on 17 August with prayers and celebrations marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

What happened to Amelia Earhart? Plane fragments could finally solve one of aviation's most enduring mysteries.

New owls called the Camiguin Hawk-owl and the Cebu Hawk-owl because of their distinctive singing.

Indian government acts to calm panic gripping migrants from north-eastern India.

Harmful effects of maternal smoking on the fetal respiratory system begin early in pregnancy.

Questions are being raised on the use of guns against the miners who were armed only with clubs and spears.