... Print. * Depression affects 350 million people worldwide. * Biomarker means screening could find teenagers at risk. * Early intervention, treatment can limit mental illness. By Kate Kelland. LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - British brain scientists have identified ...

On Saturday, a Jacksonville, Fla. jury convicted Michael Dunn on three counts of attempted murder for shooting into a car full of teenagers in 2012. Jordan Davis, 17, was killed and Dunn faced a charge of first-degree murder, but the jury was unable to reach a ...

The world would be a safer place if Iran were stripped of its potential to build nuclear weapons. Talks opening in Vienna today are aimed at striking a comprehensive deal, restricting the number of Iran's advanced nuclear centrifuges and reviewing the status ...

On Monday, the United Nations released its first official inquiry into the history of atrocities committed inside North Korea. The 372-page report shines a bright light on one of humanity's darkest corners, revealing the “unspeakable” brutality of a regime against ...

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday accused Washington of plotting with anti-government protesters and expelled three US diplomats in retaliation. Maduro's order came on the same day that fugitive opposition leader Leopoldo ...

Apple may be working on some advanced medical features for its wearable devices The San Francisco Chronicle has learned. According to the publication, Apple “is heavily exploring medical devices, specifically sensor technology that can help predict heart ...

After the shocking claim made by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Mohmand Agency faction on Sunday that it had killed 23 Frontier Corps men in its custody, the four-member government-appointed committee decided not to meet the Taliban nominees on Monday as ...

App developers hoping to make a quick buck piggybacking on the Flappy Bird craze that somehow has been able to simultaneously entertain and frustrate scores of gamers will have to be at least a little more creative than building an obvious clone and ...

Chelsea Clinton called gay rights “the unfinished business of the 21st century” in remarks that closed Human Rights Campaign's annual conference on Sunday. “After all the incredible progress we saw in 2013 I think it's sometimes easy to think that progress ...

The SABC lost millions of rands as acting chief operations officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng purged senior staff, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Monday. Her latest report, titled "When governance and ethics fail", indicates Motsoeneng's involvement ...

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has asked centre-left leader Matteo Renzi to form a new government following the resignation of former Prime Minister Enrico Letta last week, an official from the president's office said on Monday.

The force of Gravity was strong at the British Academy Film Awards - but it was unflinching drama 12 Years a Slave that took the top prize. Steve McQueen's visceral, violent story of a free black man kidnapped into servitude in the 19th-century US South was ...

After the shocking claim made by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Mohmand Agency faction on Sunday that it had killed 23 Frontier Corps men in its custody, the four-member government-appointed committee decided not to meet the Taliban nominees on Monday as ...

Michael Dunn was found guilty of three counts of second-degree attempted murder, but the judge declared a mistrial on the first-degree murder charge. Prosecutors are already saying they plan to seek a retrial. Loading… Post to Facebook. Prosecutors to ...

ROME (AP) — Italy's president on Monday asked the brash young leader of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi, to try to form a new government after Renzi managed to oust the previous premier in a power grab. Renzi, the 39-year-old mayor of Florence, met ...

GENEVA Feb 17(Reuters) - United Nations human rights investigators on Monday issued a damning report cataloguing massive human rights violations in North Korea that they said amount to crimes of humanity which should be brought to the International ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran will continue to hold nuclear talks as it always honors its commitments, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution stated, but at the same time reiterated that the US enmity towards Iran will go on as the nuclear issue is just an excuse ...

GENEVA (AP) — An Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot locked his colleague out of the cockpit, hijacked a Rome-bound plane and landed Monday in Geneva, all in an attempt to seek asylum in Switzerland, officials said. The Boeing 767-300 plane with 202 ...

Petrol bombs, sticks, stones, bricks, sjamboks and knobkerries used by ANC supporters in the centre of Johannesburg on Wednesday symbolise how far this country falls short after 20 years of democracy. COLUMNISTS. Nomvula Mokonyane. A perspective ...

CROWDFUNDING WEBSITE Kickstarter has been breached by hackers that lifted users' personal details and encrypted passwords. The firm was notified of the hack by law enforcement officials. It wasted no time and alerted its members via email on Sunday.