...been taken to a hospital in Diphu, but those with serious wounds are being brought to the state's capital, Guwahati. Train services between Upper and Lower Assam have been disrupted but railway officials say they will restored within the day. None of the many...
...offices in central Bangkok. The group's leaders had told them to move to the domestic hub and the main Suvarnabhumi International Airport for their own safety after a grenade attack at Government House injured at least 49 of them on Sunday. The PAD also agreed...
... Page last updated at 04:37 GMT, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 Temperatures have fallen to -10C in Scotland overnight. [Pic: Ann McGrath] The UK is experiencing an Arctic blast with snow showers sweeping parts of the country in freezing temperatures. Snow showe...
...number of children believed to have died after drinking milk products contaminated with the industrial chemical, melamine. The health ministry had until now said four infants had died after consuming the toxic compound, used to give the appearance of enhanced...
...Caribbean communities are currently neglected when it comes to HIV. Lack of knowledge of and access to local sexual health services, fear of stigma and discrimination, uncertain immigration status, unemployment and poverty all affect peoples ability to find...
... Page last updated at 01:57 GMT, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 Russia has rejected claims the operation is aimed at "third countries" The Venezuelan and Russian navies have begun joint exercises in the Caribbean Sea, close to US territorial waters. The three-da...
... Page last updated at 01:47 GMT, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 Critics say the alarm infringes young people's rights The government is being urged to bring in rules banning a new anti-social behaviour device which emits a high-pitched noise. The Mosquito Mark 4...
...end of the scale are 19-year-old girls; at the other, women aged 32. The figures come from the NHS's Women and Children's Health service and are based on statistics concerning women who became first-time mothers last year. They state that around 300 16-year-old...
... Page last updated at 00:56 GMT, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 Anti-government protesters at the airport were attacked on the weekend A blast has killed at least one Thai anti-government protester and wounded 20 others at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport, emergency...
...with a hip, spine or wrist fracture are more likely to also be diagnosed with dementia, substance abuse or receive home care services. Osteoporosis is also linked to diet and lifestyle (smoking is a risk factor). This makes trying to work out if taking a...