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Why do the Italians live longer than us? - Fergus Walsh asks

US President Barack Obama invites a group of Republican senators for dinner to advance stalled budget negotiations, the White House says.

The amount of salt in our diet could be driving our own immune systems to rebel against us leading to diseases such as multiple sclerosis, very early research suggests.

Deep brain stimulation could improve the quality of life and weight of people with severe anorexia, a small study suggests.

More than two million people in the UK have left jobs to care for disabled, sick or elderly loved ones, a survey by Carers UK suggests.

One of Scotland's largest teaching unions is urging its members to vote for strike action over changes to their pensions.

Google has offered a $20m grand prize to the first privately-funded company to land a robot on the moon and explore the surface.

Teenagers in England are to be offered the chance to take new courses in engineering and construction as part of an overhaul of vocational education.

Teenagers are selecting "easier reads" in their book choices, rather than more challenging classics, according to a survey published for World Book Day.

When President Obama signs an updated version of the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday afternoon, the law will include new requirements for how colleges and universities handle allegations of sexual assault.

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When President Obama signs an updated version of the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday afternoon, the law will include new requirements for how colleges and universities handle allegations of sexual assault.

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How a war photographer captured life in Iraq

The shocking act that helped shape the way Britain's heritage is now loved and protected.

Is the era of the 'anti-American' bogeyman at an end?

Hyundai and Kia benefit from woes of European car makers

The Street View cars have been roaming Britain again

Around half of the UK's deer population needs to be shot each year to stop extreme devastation to the countryside, scientists claim.

A "floating" glass pavilion will be created as part of plans to revamp London's Southbank Centre.

Iraqi and U.S. officials interviewed for the report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction said the $60 billion the U.S. spent on reconstruction efforts in Iraq "should have accomplished more." The findings could portend what lies ahead for the U.S. in Afghanistan where it is also engaged in reconstruction.

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Venezuelan authorities have declared seven days of mourning following the death of President Hugo Chavez.