6 kilogram tumour removed from Kazakh womanTengrinews.kz - A malignant tumour weighing six kilograms was removed by doctors of Zhambyl Regional Multidisciplinary Centre of Oncology and
Kazakhstan makes first brain tumor surgeryNational Center for Neurosurgery in Astana has successfully remove a brain tumor located close to motor cortex - the first such surgery in Kazakhstan.
28 August 2014
Surgeons remove 232 teeth from Indian teenagerSurgeons in Mumbai have removed 232 teeth from the mouth of an Indian teenager in what they believe may be a world-record operation, the hospital said.
24 July 2014
Italian cruise ship hulk to rise from the wavesAn unprecedented operation to refloat the shipwrecked Costa Concordia was set to begin Monday in Italy, with salvage workers attempting to raise the rusty liner from its watery grave on the shores of a rugged Tuscan island.
14 July 2014
Exxon may take over as Kashagan operatorExxon Mobil, an American major multinational oil and gas corporation and world’s third largest company by revenue, may take over as Kashagan's new operator.
07 June 2014
Rare Australian conjoined twins dieAustralian 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.
27 May 2014
Sudan's Bashir has knee operationSudan's President Omar al-Bashir underwent a knee operation on Sunday, his press secretary said, amid uncertainty over whether the leader will seek to extend his 25 years in power.
12 May 2014
Samsung chief has emergency heart operationThe head of Samsung Group, South Korea's largest business empire, underwent an emergency operation Sunday after developing symptoms of heart failure, hospital officials said.
Syria foreign minister has heart op in BeirutSyrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, who led the regime's negotiating team at failed peace talks this year, underwent a successful heart operation in neighbouring Lebanon on Friday, Syrian television reported.
15 March 2014
US charges three more people in Silk Road website caseUS authorities said Friday three more people were charged in connection with the operation of Silk Road, the online black market bazaar for drugs, hacker tools and other illicit goods.
22 December 2013
British experts warn of rise in genital cosmetic surgeryBritish gynaecologists warned on Friday that increasing numbers of teenage girls and women are undergoing genital cosmetic surgery, driven in part by unrealistic images of how they should look based on pornography.
18 November 2013
Baby born to brain dead mother in HungaryA healthy baby boy was born in eastern Hungary after his brain dead mother was kept alive for about three months to bring him to term, a hospital said Wednesday.
US military interrogating wanted Al-Qaeda suspectThe US military was holding and secretly interrogating an alleged Al-Qaeda operative Monday, after weekend raids on Libya and Somalia which also targeted an elusive Islamist Shebab commander.