A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin – drugs that are still taken by millions of people to lower cholesterol.

Environmentalists have warned bluefin tuna are on their way to extinction after a international meeting trimmed catch quotas but upheld continued hauls.

A Texas woman lied about having breast cancer and spent $10,800 raised at a benefit to have her breasts enlarged, US authorities say.

The man believed to be Britain’s most notorious serial sex attacker was arrested last night by the Metropolitan Police.Known as the “Night Stalker”, the man is thought to be responsible for 108 offences in south and south-east…

American prodigy Michelle Wie won the first LPGA Tour title of her career on Sunday, fulfilling the promise of a decade at Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

The US space agency was readying the space shuttle Atlantis for a Monday launch to deliver a stockpile of spare parts for the nearly completed ISS.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The family of a Yale student found stabbed to death off campus in 1998 has learned that DNA evidence in the unsolved murder was contaminated by a former…

Veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen is honoured for his outstanding contribution to showbusiness at the Variety Club Awards.

Man-made ponds may cause arsenic contamination of ground water affecting thousands in Bangladesh, a new study says.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the Palestinian leadership against “unilateral action” after plans to seek UN recognition of their independence.