National / International News

The lives of the male masseurs of Mumbai

A US couple who reject medicine in favour of faith healing are charged with murder in their infant son's death, four years after another son's death.

Health unions say the state of NHS services for people who can't get to a GP in many parts of England is "lamentable".

The project "Skateistan" trains Afghan children how to skateboard - and gives them access to much-needed educational opportunities.

Tuition fees in England could be limited to £6,000 per year and remain cost-neutral to universities and the Treasury, research suggests.

Has the world's caffeine habit spun out of control?

More children may drown without better school swimming provision, the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has warned.

A handbag collection created using the stomach lining of a Highland cow has been designed by an Edinburgh student.

About 14,000 public sector employees have taken voluntary redundancy or early retirement in Scotland in the past two years at a cost of about £550m, a report says.

Reporting of historic child abuse has "significantly increased" since the Jimmy Savile investigation, a Scottish charity says.

Why so many new firms love awards

Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in a two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches.

A Manhattan judge upholds a lower court ruling that $210 million worth of unredeemed gift cards from the defunct book chain are no longer valid.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

A man has been killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot and wounded by police in Woolwich, south-east London.

Is it possible to kick-start science?

A man is killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot and wounded by police in London, with footage emerging of a man with bloodied hands shouting political statements near the scene.

The IRS bureaucrat showed up long enough at a House hearing into the scandal engulfing her agency to declare her innocence and her constitutional right to say no more.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

US Secretary of State John Kerry says Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iran are perpetuating President Bashar al-Assad's "campaign of terror" in Syria.

A Florida man was shot and killed as he became violent under questioning by Boston bombing investigators, FBI officials say.

What was billed as an informational meeting turned into a counseling session and a chance to recognize principals, teachers and support staff who stepped up in the crisis.

» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us