4th baby dies in Romanian maternity hospital fire, as authorities search for clues
4th baby dies in Romanian hospital blaze BUCHAREST, Romania — A fourth baby died Tuesday and seven remained in critical condition following a fire at a Bucharest maternity hospital that the health minister called “one of the darkest tragedies” of Romania’s health system. Romanian mother weighing 528-pound (240 kilogram) dies months after giving birth more images EU population passes half-billion mark thanks to immigration, as birth rate falls
Immigrants drive EU population beyond half-billion UN expert warns that overcrowded prisons are breeding grounds for AIDS more images DNA hunt prompts exhumation of excuted Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena more images AIDS conference chief calls for universal access to treatment of deadly disease
AIDS conference chief lashes out at world leaders Ukrainian customs confiscate $60 million worth of cocaine in record drugs bust
Ukraine seizes record $60 million in cocaine Doctor: Polish man who had both hands transplanted simultaneously is doing fine
Polish man with both hands transplanted doing fine Polish feminists criticize breast cancer check slogan as sexist
CNN war zone photojournalist Margaret Moth dies from cancer; shot in face in Sarajevo in ‘92
Slovakia’s Bartecko has concussion after shoulder hit, taken to clinic in athletes’ village
Slovakia’s Bartecko injured by shoulder hit 528-pound (240 kilogram) woman gives birth to her first child in Romania
Obese woman gives birth in Romania BUCHAREST, Romania — A 25-year-old woman weighing 528 pounds (240 kilograms) gave birth to her first baby on Thursday in what one expert called a rare and risky case. WADA head says more than 30 athletes excluded from Vancouver Olympics for doping violations
WADA confirms more than 30 excluded from Olympics Russia and US agree to step up joint fight against drugs
Russia, US to step up drug fight MOSCOW — The U.S. has promised Moscow that it will step up efforts to combat Afghan drug trafficking to stem the flow of cheap heroin into Russia. Serbia to stop importing swine flu vaccines because of lack of demand more images Injured Lindsey Vonn is 18th, Marlies Schild wins WCup slalom a year after breaking leg
Injured Vonn is 18th, Schild wins WCup slalom Marlies Schild wins WCup slalom for 1st win after breaking leg, injured Lindsey Vonn 18th
Schild wins WCup slalom, injured Vonn is 18th Serbia orders 3 million swine flu vaccines from Swiss pharmaceutical company more images German prosecutors drop probe of Russian businessman linked to poisoned spy case
Germany drops probe linked to Litvinenko case Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak
Priest who lived and died with leprosy patients in Hawaii now a saint; seenPriest who lived with leprosy now a saint VATICAN CITY — A 19th-century priest whose courageous work with leprosy patients in Hawaii has been likened to the efforts of those battling the stigma of AIDS was elevated to sainthood Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, along with four other Catholics he hailed as heroes of holiness. Peculiar pageant in Hungary focuses on surgically enhanced beautiesHungary pageant for surgically enhanced beauties BUDAPEST, Hungary — It was a night for unnatural beauties. Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefits of plastic surgery in a country where artificial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye. AP interview: Russian drug control chief urges more aggressive US action on Afghan drugsRussia: US fight against Afghan drugs insufficient MOSCOW — Russia’s drug czar says U.S. and NATO anti-narcotics actions in Afghanistan are woefully insufficient and is calling for joint U.S.-Russian action against the Afghan heroin flooding into the former Soviet Union. UN report says Russia could face labor shortages, slowing economic growth as population fallsUN: Russia must adapt to shrinking population MOSCOW — Russia’s population has fallen by 6.6 million since 1993, despite the influx of millions of immigrants, a United Nations report said Monday, and by 2025 the country could lose a further 11 million people. US readies unprecedented tracking for swine flu shot side effects _ to sort true from falseSwine flu shot: Intense tracking for side effects WASHINGTON — More than 3,000 people a day have a heart attack. If you’re one of them the day after your swine flu shot, will you worry the vaccine was to blame and not the more likely culprit, all those burgers and fries? |
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