Volcano billows giant plume for 2nd day in Chile
2011-06-06 10:30:39
A volcano in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted for a second day Sunday.
Volcano erupts in Chile, forcing exodus
2011-06-05 09:38:20
The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile erupted Saturday, sending a huge plume of smoke and ash into the sky and prompting officials to evacuate about 600 people living nearby. There were no reports of injuries.
Photos: Fashion Rio Summer 2012
2011-06-05 11:08:02
A model presents a creation from Nica Kessler's collection during Fashion Rio Summer 2012 in Rio de Janeiro June 4, 2011.
NASA to use salt to foresee future climate
2011-06-03 17:32:12
With the help of a new salinity- measurement instrument, scientists will use salt to foresee Earth's future climate, NASA said
E. coli cucumber blame brings loss to Spanish agriculture
2011-06-03 09:43:06
Although German laboratory on Tuesday ruled out Spanish cucumbers as the source for spreading fatal enterohamorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) which has killed at least 16 people within Europe, the previous blame has brought a loss of 200 million euros ($287.5 million) to Spanish agriculture and farmers as nearly the whole Europe and Russia have banned the import of vegetables and fruits from Spain.
Outbreak in Europe blamed on 'super-toxic' strain
2011-06-03 09:21:13
Scientists have blamed Europe's worst recorded food-poisoning outbreak on a "super-toxic" strain of E. coli bacteria that may be brand new.
Kids of divorce score worse in math
2011-06-02 14:33:42
Children of divorced parents often fall behind their classmates in math and social skills and are more likely to suffer anxiety, stress and low self-esteem, according to a new study.
Congratulations times 6! Sextuplets born in US
2011-06-02 14:26:29
A statement from Abington Memorial Hospital says sextuplets were born there on Wednesday.
Russia bans EU vegetables due to E.coli fears
2011-06-02 13:33:09
Russia banned imports of raw vegetables from the European Union on Thursday because of the E.coli outbreak centred in Germany, Russian media cited the head of the consumer protection agency as saying.
Two-drug therapy may treat certain type of breast cancer
2011-06-02 13:02:27
A new study by US researchers shows that a significant percentage of participants with HER2-positive breast cancer had their tumors entirely or almost completely eradicated after taking a combination of two drugs - lapatinib and trastuzumab.
Smoking gun elusive in deadly E. coli outbreak
2011-06-02 10:01:25
European health officials tracking one of the worst E. coli outbreaks on record might never know where it came from. It's a sad fact of life in food poisoning cases: There often is no smoking gun.
European food contamination kills 17
2011-06-02 06:49:24
The number of people hit by a massive European outbreak of foodborne bacterial infections is one third higher than previously known and a stunningly high number of patients suffer from a potentially deadly complication than can shut down their kidneys, officials said Wednesday.