Rare Australian conjoined twins die
Australian conjoined twins Hope and Faith, who shared a body and skull but had separate brains and identical faces, have died almost three weeks after they were born in Sydney, medical officials said.
Girl's death raises Colombia bus fire toll to 33
The death toll from a Colombian bus fire rose to 33 children after a girl hospitalized with severe burns succumbed to her injuries, authorities said.
Mexican man, once world's heaviest, dies at 48
A Mexican man who was once the world's heaviest human when he weighed, weighing 597 kilos (1,316 pounds) at one point, has died at the age of 48, medical officials said.
McCartney to make full recovery from virus in Tokyo
Music legend Paul McCartney has been treated in a Tokyo hospital for an illness that forced him to cancel a tour of Japan but is expected to make a full recovery, his representatives said.
Khmer Rouge 'First Lady' hospitalised in Thailand: son
The former "First Lady" of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime has been hospitalised in neighbouring Thailand and is relying on a feeding tube and oxygen to survive, her son said.
China father beat daughter to death for copying
An 11-year-old girl in China was beaten to death by her father for copying a classmate's homework, state-run media said.
8 people injured in explosion at Semey factory
8 people have been injured in an explosion at the Flour and Combine Fodder Factory in Kazakhstan's Semey.
'Miracle baby' survives 11-story fall in US
A 15-month-old US boy has survived an 11-story fall from a balcony at his parents' apartment in Minneapolis, Minnesota, local media reported.
Samsung chief has emergency heart operation
The head of Samsung Group, South Korea's largest business empire, underwent an emergency operation Sunday after developing symptoms of heart failure, hospital officials said.
Peru man survives 1,500-meter fall with tangled parachute
A Peruvian air force NCO whose parachute malfunctioned during a training exercise survived a 1,500-meter (5,000-feet) fall with nary a broken bone.
Newborn baby girl found in garbage in Astana
A newborn girl has been found in a garbage bin wrapped in a plastic bag in Astana.
22 killed in attack on C.Africa MSF hospital: peacekeepers
At least 22 people including three staff members of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres were killed during a weekend attack by gunmen on a Central African hospital, a peacekeeper told AFP Monday.
Construction site accident in Astana, 18 injured
18 people have been injured in an accident at the Korkem construction site in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Condition of derailed train victims is satisfactory: Head Surgeon Kadyrov
Doctors have given information on the victims of the derailed Atyrau-Almaty train that were hospitalized after the accident.
Three foreigners dead at Kabul hospital as guard opens fire
A guard at a Kabul hospital run by a US charity opened fire on staff Thursday, killing three foreigners including a doctor, in the latest attack targeting international civilians in the Afghan capital.
Miley Cyrus hospitalized, cancels US concert
Pop star Miley Cyrus has been hospitalized and has had to cancel a concert in the US state of Missouri, the venue said.
Five students stabbed to death at Canada house party
Five students were stabbed to death in a rampage at a house party in Calgary, Canadian authorities said Tuesday, with the son of a police officer in custody.
Garcia Marquez in 'very fragile' condition: family
Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez is in "very fragile" condition and at risk of complications while recovering at his Mexico City home from a recent hospitalization, his family said.
Wind-ripped roofing knocks 10 y.o. into coma in Taldykorgan
A strong wind blew off parts of roofing from a school building in Taldykorgan and threw them at a 10-y.o. boy who was walking by leaving deep cuts in his belly.
One child dead, dozen hurt in US daycare center crash
A dozen children were injured and a girl killed when a car slammed into a daycare center Wednesday in Florida after being struck by a hit-and-run driver, police said.
