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The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.

When an Atlanta hospital closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had to scramble to find treatment.

After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, the U.S. is concerned that Iraqis won’t be able to maintain the facilities once the Americans have left.

If it survives an appeal, the verdict late Thursday would be the nation’s largest award of damages to an individual suing a tobacco company.

German law enforcement officials arrested 17 on Friday in connection with what was described as the biggest match-fixing scandal yet uncovered in European soccer.

For girls, the season’s hottest toy is a set of fake hamsters; for boys, a series of battle cards and action figures inside small spheres.

Officials from six countries and the European Union expressed disappointment that Iran had not accepted a deal to export most of its enriched uranium.

Any Hershey offer would need to be at least $17 billion and would break from the financial conservatism that has long defined the American chocolate giant.

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan.

The successful operation of the the Large Hadron Collider marked the resumption of a $9 billion quest to investigate the universe when it was less than a trillionth of a second old.

The Chinese government has held an American oil geologist on suspicion of stealing state secrets for nearly two years, prompting President Obama to raise the issue during his visit to Beijing.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country.

Top names from the worlds of TV, music and theatre are taking part in this year's Children In Need show.

It’s a measure of Oprah Winfrey’s outsize stature that the news that she would shut down “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in September 2011 buckled the media world.

Students occupied campus buildings at Berkeley and Santa Cruz on Friday, the day after a 32-percent increase in tuition was approved by the University of California Board of Regents.

UK troop levels in Germany could be scaled back if the Tories win power, the shadow defence secretary has said.

'I'm dying from lung disease, but I keep fighting'

Chelsea fans might be celebrating being top of the Premier League but they are struggling to give smoking the red card.

Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.

Police should visit each victim of crime no matter how minor the offence, the home secretary says.

US prosecutors ask for charges against one of five Blackwater guards accused of killing up to 17 Iraqi civilians to be dropped.

Bogus callers posing as council staff are luring homeowners into a council tax scam, say council leaders.

The south west of Scotland remains on flood alert with more rain forecast to hit the area over the weekend.

Banks are still finding "sneaky ways" to make money out of people, says the consumers' association Which?.

US chocolate maker Hershey considers launching a solo bid of at least $17bn (£10bn) for UK firm Cadbury, reports say.

The e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university will undoubtedly raise questions about the actions of some scientists.

Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini leaves hospital after undergoing wrist and pelvic surgery, but is unlikely to play again this season.

Tributes are paid to a 14-year-old boy who died in a quad bike accident in Maghera on Thursday night.

The leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago is sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison.

An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.

Hundreds of people in Cumbria are forced to spend the night away from their homes after the county's devastating floods.

Is Oprah's talk show move the end of an era?

A body found after a bridge collapse in what the Environment Agency says is "unprecedented" flooding is that of missing Pc Bill Barker.

Will Clinton's approach to Afghan leader pay off?

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid worked Thursday to nail down the votes needed to move to a final debate on health-care legislation, but a tepid assessment of the public insurance plan he crafted emerged as the latest potential obstacle to the passage of the far-reaching changes.

When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday for a dinner meeting, they had little indication of what Afghan President Hamid Karzai planned to discuss, or whether questions about corruption and governance...

Colin Banks can talk to you about World War I and World War II planes until you're not interested anymore. He likes to TiVo aerial dogfights on the History Channel. The 17-year-old can't drive the distance from Maryland to Richmond by himself, but he's flown it.

Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.

The Pentagon is launching an urgent review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of service members who pose a threat to their fellow troops.

Women can delay having their first Pap test for cervical cancer until they turn 21 and many can wait longer to go back for follow-up screenings, according to new guidelines released Friday by a major medical group.