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Fifty years ago a surgeon in Cape Town successfully transplanted the heart of a woman into the chest of a dying man

Some mistook his zucchetto for an Islamic skullcap and said he could be a Muslim leader

The students were punished for writing vulgar words about the head teacher and another student

At least 15 people have been treated for injuries in storm accidents, reported a spokesperson

Study is the first to compare bones of women who lived 7,000 years ago to women of today

Authors of the report also noted that refugee flows had already begun to decline in EU

It is clear that Trump is continuously trying to malign the Muslim image

Social media users have been demanding the prince to be held accountable for his actions

North Korea has tested Hwasong 15 missile, capable of carrying a 'super-large heavy warhead' to any target in the US

'i.Con' can also detect sexually transmitted diseases

'I had no wish to get married a second time, but I wanted to set the example. If I don’t start, then who will?'

Some areas are grappling with roaches others have the most bed bugs and rats

Praljak drank from a brown bottle at the hearing

The book helped "crystallise" the way Britons celebrate Christmas

Uber failed to disclose a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million users

Vasudev Nanaiah booked into budget hotels with oversized bags to put the televisions in when he left

Officials hope the decision will avoid purchases of Viagra on websites operating illegally

Footage was posted by Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First

Friday's massacre took place in a western region of the Sinai Peninsula, which borders Israel and the Gaza Strip

The fire department director said four people, including two Chinese nationals, managed to escape from the mine

Putin is famously guarded about his private life and has fought to keep his two daughters away from the public eye

Girl claims her father, brother and two uncles raped her for eloping with a man

She recognised the view of her bedroom window on the girlfriend's Instagram account

The Catholic leader is on a four-day trip in mainly Buddhist Myanmar

The visit was clouded by media reports questioning her clothing line as well as a snub by the US secretary of state

The group was examining cases of peasants apparently being forced off their farms

Indonesia is prone to natural disasters and is often hit by floods and landslides

International monitors, in contrast, say at least 20 and possibly 40 people have been killed since late September

Religious scholar says sex education should focus on what is sex permissible (halal) and what is not (haram)

The yeti is a creature of folklore in the Himalayan region that has become a part of Western popular culture

Of the nine men in the car, four were killed and the rest were hospitalised in Kavala

13 photos from events around the world

Maggi, Nestle India's single-largest revenue earner, was banned in June 2015 for six months across India

'I need to see what benefit there is for Honduras from having a base like Palmerola'

Oil-rich South Sudan dissolved into civil war in 2013 and is riven by rivalry between rebels, military and militias

A European Commission to determine 'fair shares' of asylum-seekers that countries would be expected to take in

President Joko Widodo implored residents living in a zone, deemed at risk to seek refuge in emergency centres

Kohinoor spent 10 minutes with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel in April 2016

"In NATO, we are under permanent attack in cyber," says top NATO general

Dhoni is visiting IoK as chief-guest of Indian army-sponsored cricket tournament

Aden has been hit by a spate of bombings that have killed hundreds of people, some claimed by Al-Qaeda and some by IS

It's a question of when, not if, a US official has said

China hopes all parties act cautiously to preserve peace and stability

Early on Wednesday morning, Nasralla's original five-point lead had thinned to under 1.5 percentage points

In Saudi Arabia, she is expected to reiterate her support for the kingdom's fledgling social reform programme

While Erdogan is not charged with any crime, corruption revelations could prove embarrassing to him and his circle

The most serious charges against Saipov carry the death penalty

Saudi Arabia and Iran back rival sides in the wars and political crises throughout the region

Opening up America’s stockpile to Ukraine is not in Washington’s national security interest

The pope is set to hold a meeting with Buddhist leaders later Wednesday