DNA flaw boosts cancer risk from diabetes: study
A DNA flaw may explain why people with Type 2 diabetes are more prone to blood cancers than the rest of the population.
Boeing stocks dive after 787 fire at Heathrow
Boeing stocks plunged nearly 5 percent on Friday after a fire and a "technical issue" on separate 787 Dreamliners in Britain stoked fresh safety concerns about the new high-tech jetliner.
What's in a name? More than you think, experts say
A name can influence everything from your school grades and career choice to who you marry and where you live.
Air pollution boosts lung, heart risks: studies
Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution boosts the risk of lung cancer, even at concentrations below the legal maximum.
New gene sequencing yields healthy baby
Scientists said Monday they had used a new-generation gene sequencing technique to select a viable embryo for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) that yielded a healthy baby boy.
Art collector Saatchi divorcing TV chef wife after row
British art collector Charles Saatchi told a newspaper on Sunday that he is divorcing his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, following an incident in which he grabbed her by the neck outside a London restaurant.
Jordan vows 'credibility' as Britain sends Abu Qatada home
Jordan on Sunday vowed "credibility and transparency" in dealing with radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada after Britain deported him to Amman to face terror charges.
Britain's royal baby will have surprising family tree
Even before the birth of the new British royal baby to Prince William and his wife Kate, genealogists are looking into its family tree, and are coming up with many surprises.
More modern monarchs choose not to rule until death
Retirement is not traditionally on the cards for queens, kings or popes, but in recent months many are choosing to step aside instead of labouring on until death.
Samruk-Kazyna mulls cooperating with British companies
Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund’s group of companies has signed memorandums of cooperation with British businessmen.
'Cousin marriage' doubles gene risk for babies: study
First cousins who marry run twice the risk of having a child with genetic abnormalities, according to the findings of a study in the English city of Bradford, published Friday in The Lancet.
El Greco sets new record at London auction
El Greco's 400 year-old painting "Saint Dominic in Prayer" on Wednesday broke the record for a Spanish Old Master, selling at a London auction for £9,154,500 ($14,000,000, 10,750,000 euros).
Mother-to-be Kate faces Diana comparisons
As Prince William's wife Catherine prepares to give birth to a new heir to the throne, she faces renewed comparisons with her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, whom she never met.
Ecuador says hidden microphone found in London embassy
A hidden microphone was found in Ecuador's embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up.
Cameron admits watching Borat before visiting Kazakhstan
Great Britain’s Prime-Minister David Cameron has admitted watching Borat movie several hours before flying to Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan signs strategic partnership agreement with Great Britain
This will be the first strategic agreement between the countries, Nursultan Nazarbayev said before the signing.
Nazarbayev and Cameron discuss incident with armless Kazakhstan artist
Kazakhstan President and British Prime-Minister have discussed the incident that happened with the visa of disabled artist from Kazakhstan Karipbek Kuyukov.
Higgs evidence mounts one year on, so too the suspense
A year since the discovery of a subatomic particle set the science world aflutter, evidence is mounting it may be the elusive Higgs boson even as researchers warn the suspense is far from over.
World bets on British royal baby name, sex and everything else
Will it be a girl called Alexandra, or a boy called Wayne? No one outside Buckingham Palace knows but it has not stopped punters from around the world betting on Britain's royal baby.
Cameron unveils oil and gas plant in Kazakhstan
"We're in a global race for jobs and investment. This is one of the most rapidly emerging countries in the world," the prime minister told the BBC in Atyrau on Monday.