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How Prozac entered the lexicon

Tue, 2013-04-09 17:32
Twenty-five years after Prozac was introduced, the name has entered the cultural lexicon and helped define how people think of mental illness.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Children 'abused in conflict zones'

Tue, 2013-04-09 17:19
Save the Children says the majority of victims of rape and other sexual violence in many of the world's conflict zones are often children.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Two killed as train strikes car

Tue, 2013-04-09 17:10
Two people die as a train hits a car at a level crossing near Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Churchill poem to be auctioned

Tue, 2013-04-09 17:08
The only poem known to have been written by Winston Churchill as an adult is expected to fetch up to £15,000 when it is auctioned at Bonhams in London later.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Cuba to return US 'kidnap' parents

Tue, 2013-04-09 16:39
Cuban authorities say they will turn over a US couple accused of kidnapping their two sons from their grandparents and fleeing to Cuba by boat.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Volcanic ash triggers plankton bloom

Tue, 2013-04-09 16:32
The 2010 Icelandic volcanic eruption, which disrupted flights across Europe, also had a "significant but short-lived" impact on the North Atlantic, a study says.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Death penalty 'trending downwards'

Tue, 2013-04-09 16:31
A trend towards abolishing the death penalty continues in most countries, despite some resuming executions in 2012, Amnesty International says.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Quake risk from fracking 'minimal'

Tue, 2013-04-09 16:15
Researchers believe that hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas is not a major cause of earthquakes that can be felt.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Science 'javelins' spear big glacier

Tue, 2013-04-09 15:56
UK researchers develop an air-dropped projectile to put instruments in some of the most inaccessible places in Antarctica.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Senate to vote on gun control bill

Tue, 2013-04-09 15:42
The US Senate is set to hold a crunch vote on Thursday on whether to debate a gun control law, as a conservative blockade of the bill begins to splinter.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Charities want more national parks

Tue, 2013-04-09 15:42
Two charities are calling for the establishment of at least seven more national parks in Scotland.
Categories: International News, National / International News

'Sharp fall' in business failures

Tue, 2013-04-09 15:38
The number of Scottish business failures has dropped sharply, according to new figures released by KPMG.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Lords urge independence 'clarity'

Tue, 2013-04-09 15:33
Both the UK and Scottish governments are told to be "more open" about what happens after the independence vote.
Categories: International News, National / International News

US blacklists Honduran 'drug lord'

Tue, 2013-04-09 15:31
The US Treasury freezes the assets of an alleged Honduran drug lord accused of smuggling cocaine to Mexico's powerful cartels.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Jet2 resumes flights at NI airport

Tue, 2013-04-09 15:19
The airline Jet2 resumes flights at Belfast International Airport, after it suspended its operations earlier this week due to safety concerns.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Malaga owner blames racism for exit

Tue, 2013-04-09 14:59
Malaga owner Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani claims his side's dramatic Champions League defeat at Dortmund was "an injustice and racism".
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Saudis build 1,000-mile border fence

Tue, 2013-04-09 14:07
Saudi Arabia is building a fence, over 1,000 miles long, in order to seal off its troubled frontier with Yemen.
Categories: International News, National / International News

KPMG quits audit roles over claims

Tue, 2013-04-09 13:36
KPMG, one of the world's largest accountancy firms, has resigned as auditor to Herbalife and Skechers amid claims against a former employee.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Galatasaray 3-2 Real Madrid (3-5 agg)

Tue, 2013-04-09 13:31
Real Madrid survive a late onslaught from Galatasaray to reach the Champions League semi-finals with a 5-3 aggregate win.
Categories: International News, National / International News

UK child well-being: Problems and progress

Tue, 2013-04-09 13:23
Benefit cuts will widen 'prosperity gap' says Mark Easton
Categories: International News, National / International News
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