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18:05 08/07/2014Is this one of Queen Boudicca's victims? : 'Extremely rare' jawbone found among burnt debris under a department store in EssexThe jawbone dates back to around 60AD, and was unearthed among burnt building debris under the town’s High Street.
09:09 08/07/2014Michael Schumacher files: Swiss firm 'investigated'Schumacher's manager, Sabine Kehm, said last month that his medical files had been "clearly stolen" and were being offered for sale.
18:34 07/07/2014Elephant cries tears of joy after being freed from suffering on American Independence DayEvery day, the majestic animal was forced to hold out his trunk and beg for a few coins from passers-by – surviving only on plastic and paper for food.
09:10 07/07/2014Nigerian women and girls 'escape from Boko Haram'They were among 68 abducted last month near the town of Damboa in north-eastern Borno state.
09:10 05/07/20148 trapped in Honduras gold mineScores of Red Cross volunteers, firefighters and others have been trying to free the miners since a landslide blocked a tunnel late Wednesday.
18:35 04/07/2014Do people choose pain over boredom?People are unhappy in their own company and some prefer painful experiences to their own thoughts, a new study claims.
10:10 04/07/2014Israel moves forces near to Gaza as boy's funeral delayedIsrael says the move is part of its response to mortar and rocket fire from Palestinian militants from Gaza.
09:20 03/07/2014South Sudan hunger crisis 'to affect four million'South Sudan's president has already warned of "one of worst famines ever.”
16:30 02/07/2014You can learn a foreign language in your sleep, study showsSubliminal learning in your sleep is usually dismissed as pseudo-science at best and fraud at worst, but a team of Swiss psychologists say you can actually learn a foreign language in your sleep.
09:34 02/07/2014Today is World Sports Journalists DayThe occasion is celebrated to urge members of the sporting media to strive for excellence in their professional work.
09:09 02/07/2014Hong Kong police arrest democracy protesters at sit-inThe sit-in came after tens of thousands of protesters marched on Tuesday in what was described as the city's largest democracy rally in a decade.
17:53 01/07/2014Be thankful, save more: Study says gratitude helps us reach financial goalsA new paper in the June issue of “Psychological Science” finds that thankfulness triggers patience and a willingness to hold out for greater monetary gain.
09:16 01/07/2014Nigeria 'raids Boko Haram cell linked to abductions'The cell leader Babuji Ya'ari was arrested, a military statement said.
19:18 30/06/2014Bosnian slaves have been exploited at constructions of Ministry of Youth and Sports of AzerbaijanProsecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina has declared about the arrest of 13 members of an organized criminal group which in 2007-2009 had taken out hundreds of workers to Azerbaijan, where in...
16:07 30/06/2014Allowing others to cheer you up can enhance self-esteem – studyThe study, which involved 113 undergraduate students with a mean age of 20.3, indicates that self-esteem is in some way a choice, based on an affinity for the positive.
09:21 30/06/2014Italy finds 30 bodies in migrant boatThe migrants appeared to have been asphyxiated.
09:07 28/06/2014Golden Gate Bridge board approves anti-suicide netSince the bridge opened in 1937, more than 1,400 people have killed themselves by jumping off the bridge, including a record 46 suicides in 2013.
17:52 27/06/2014Criminal case opened against Yerevan Deputy Police ChiefArmenia’s Special Investigation Service (SIS) has opened a criminal case against Deputy Chief of Yerevan Police Valery Osipyan.
16:16 27/06/2014Women who give birth after the age of 33 live longerGenetic variants that mean women remain fertile for longer may be the key.
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