LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics. More »
BEIJING (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took time out of his busy diplomatic schedule in China to meet with his half-brother, who lives in the southern part of the country -- but only for five minutes. More »
Two of England's biggest exams boards are still being too generous when awarding grades for GCSE science, Ofqual has said. More »
Insects with minuscule brains may be as intelligent as much bigger animals, it has been claimed. More »
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A small bar of dark chocolate a day can keep stress at bay, according to a small study by international researchers. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons are among the ugliest people in the world, according to a dating website that says it only allows "beautiful people" to join. More »
Sheets of "substitute skin" have been grown in the laboratory from human embryonic stems cells. More »
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's "Brother Metal," a 63-year-old monk who became famous for singing in a heavy metal band -- habit and all -- is hanging up his microphone, saying the devil made him too much of a celebrity for his own good. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the United States and China want next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen to culminate in a global accord that has "immediate operational effect." More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government took the first steps Wednesday to reverse a last-minute rule passed by the Bush administration which allowed coal mine operators to dump excavated material into streams. More »
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