Lab says it has not been approached by French judges on way to Ramallah to dig up remains in poison probe.
Mexico, Ecuador and Peru on tsunami watch, but no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Judge rules Michelle Kosilek, serving life in male prison for murder, should be allowed sex-reassignment surgery.
Wreck of capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, which remains half-submerged off Italian Island, could be be transformed.
Death toll rises to 52 in India's fireworks hub.
Chinese visitor arrested for swallowing gem after asking for closer inspection.
Erdogan accuses Assad's regime of mass murders and says Turkey does not have 'luxury to remain indifferent'.
New study suggests that people can be overweight yet have no greater risk of cardiovascular disease or cancer.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, however, concedes that sanctions have badly hit country's economy.
The investigation into possible Polonium poisoning as the cause of death for Yasser Arafat continues as three French judges are preparing to travel to Ramallah to seek the exhumation of Yasser Arafat's body.
Findings contradict past studies that showed vitamin D has beneficial effect on cholesterol.
It's that time again and with an election looming the women come out to support their political menfolk and it was US first lady Michelle Obama's turn to woo the crowds at the last night of the democratic convention.
Middle-aged gunman opens fire in hall where Quebec separatist party leader Pauline Marois gives victory speech.
Contract to buy three of five main islands from private owners may only increase tensions.
US first lady portrays Obama as a caring family man and one who initiated change in the US in run-up to husband's debate with Mitt Romney.
District governor Hamesha Gul among injured in attack on mourners blamed on Taliban.
Co-owner branded the shop Hitler as tribute to grandfather, and was not aware of Holocaust.
Daughter and acting president of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights condemns 'international silence' over rights abuses.
Suspected 'price tag' attack on Latrun monastery by right-wing Israeli extremists follows forced evacuation of Migron settlement.
The remains include bones of several extinct animals including mastodons and mammoths.
Pakistan interior ministry's secret report warns of plans by Pakistan Taliban to attack twin cities Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer met with the Syrian leader Bashar al- Assad as part of his three day trip today to discuss the protection of the civilian population.
Tooth decay affects 60 to 90 percent of children and the majority of adults in industrialised countries.
Griselda Blanco, also known as The Godmother, was notorious for her ruthlessness.
Senior cabinet ministers expected to be spared but Andrew Lansley and Caroline Spelman at risk.
Assad's regime has made it clear that Brahimi will not succeed unless the outside world stops supporting the rebels.
Steven Hassan, former member of Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church and now an advocate of exit counselling, tells IBTimes UK about his time as a 'fanatical Moonie'
Violence erupts at goldmine outside Johannesburg as flames of protest fanned by populist Julius Malema.
More than 25,000 children living in makeshift camps are in danger as violence increases, warns charity War Child.
Fatima Nabeel, first female presenter with headscarf, appears on Egyptian state TV - 50 years after ban imposed.