Articles tagged with deadly

Wed, May 23, 2012

'Skyfall': Daniel Craig Is Classy, Sleek and Deadly as Bond — POSTER

By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff

You can almost hear the music starting up. The new poster for Skyfall is as classic Bond as ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15

By Ed Cropley

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed 15 members of the security forces in an ambush on Wednesday, a monitoring group said, and ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Deadly bombs in Syria's Idlib target security

By Oliver Holmes

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least eight people, mostly Syrian military personnel, were killed and about 100 wounded on Monday in bomb blasts ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

HIV-positive man fights charge that saliva was deadly

By Dan Wiessner

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A gay-rights group is urging New York state's high court to overturn the conviction of an ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Most Americans back gun lobby, right to use deadly force

By Deborah Charles

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans support the right to use deadly force to protect themselves - even in public places - and have a ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Errors cited in deadly Indiana stage collapse

By Susan Guyett

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A stage collapse that killed seven people at last summer's Indiana State Fair resulted from poor communication about ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Colorado governor suspends controlled burns after deadly wildfire

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper suspended prescribed burns used to mitigate fire danger on Wednesday after a controlled blaze apparently ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan

By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 37 people were killed in clashes ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Alexion drug offers hope for rare, deadly disorder

By Bill Berkrot

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An experimental therapy for a rare, often fatal genetic disorder appears to offer hope for infants and very ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Minnesota governor vetoes "deadly force" bill

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed a bill on Monday that would have significantly expanded the circumstances under which people could use deadly ...

Sat, March 03, 2012

Deadly tornadoes create huge insured loss risk

By Ben Berkowitz

BOSTON (Reuters) - Less than a year after a series of tornadoes caused some of the worse insured losses in U.S ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Tornado-ravaged areas hit by snowstorm, cold

By John D. Stoll

WEST LIBERTY, Kentucky (Reuters) - A winter snow storm added to the woes on Monday of tornado-struck Indiana and Kentucky, dropping ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

Safety violations blamed in deadly elevator accident

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A fatal elevator accident at a Manhattan office building in December apparently was caused a bypassed safety circuit that mechanics had ...

Sat, February 25, 2012

Minnesota's controversial deadly force bill advances

By David Bailey

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minnesota bill that could be sent to the governor next week would sharply expand the circumstances under which ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Phosphate enemas may be deadly in elderly: report

By Andrew M. Seaman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sodium phosphate enemas, used to relieve constipation, may cause older people to suffer kidney failure or ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Deadly bird flu studies to stay secret for now: WHO

By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland

GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Deadly bird flu studies to stay secret for now: WHO

By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland

GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Decision time for researchers of deadly bird

By Kate Kelland and Stephanie Nebehay

LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organization this week, they will ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Decision time for researchers of deadly bird flu

By Kate Kelland and Stephanie Nebehay

LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organization this week, they will ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Virginia would allow deadly force in self defense

By Matthew A. Ward

PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Citizens of Virginia could legally use deadly force in self defense against a home intruder under a ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Indiana fines company, union in deadly stage collapse

By Mary Wisniewski

(Reuters) - Indiana officials fined and cited the State Fair Commission, a stagehands union and a private company for safety violations on ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Sexual abuse silence "deadly" for Church: Vatican official

By Philip Pullella

ROME (Reuters) - Hiding behind a culture of "omerta" -- the Italian word for the Mafia's code of silence -- would be deadly ...

Sun, January 29, 2012

Florida highway reopens after deadly pileup

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida highway near Gainesville reopened on Monday, more than 30 hours after a horrific pileup that left ten people dead ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Fears of mutant virus escape halt bird flu study

By Sharon Begley

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Researchers studying a potentially more lethal, airborne version of the bird flu virus have suspended their studies because ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Reno Air Races organizers vow to continue despite deadly crash

By Ben Miller

RENO, Nev (Reuters) - Organizers of the Reno Air Races are going ahead with plans to hold their annual event despite a ...

Mon, December 26, 2011

No cause yet for deadly Conn. house fire

STAMFORD, Conn. — A fire swept through an advertising executive's Victorian home along the Connecticut shoreline, killing her three children and her parents.

Madonna ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

U.S., Pakistan share blame in border deaths: U.S. probe

By Missy Ryan and Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. probe on Thursday found both American and Pakistani forces were to blame for ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Recovery from deadly tornado gives Joplin economic boost

By Kevin Murphy

JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) - They started coming into Ink-A-Tak tattoo shop right after the tornado, seeking to fete their survival or memorialize ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

New York man pleads guilty after deadly rampage

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man accused of stabbing three people to death, killing a fourth victim with a car ...

Fri, November 25, 2011

Pakistan PM: No more "business as usual" with U.S.

By Qasim Nauman and Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister ruled out "business as usual" with the United States on Monday after ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

Rats help Colombia sniff out deadly landmines

By Julia Symmes Cobb

BOGOTA (Reuters) - In a laboratory on the grounds of a police-guarded complex, 11 white-furred rats wait their turn to impress ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Indiana grandmother jailed for not reporting deadly abuse

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - An Indiana grandmother was in jail on Thursday for failing to report her son's alleged abuse of her grandchildren, which led ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Reckless driving charge dropped in deadly Virginia bus crash

By Matthew A. Ward

CHESAPEAKE, Va (Reuters) - Virginia prosecutors on Friday dropped a misdemeanor reckless driving charge against the driver of a bus that ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Plane crashes at U.S. air race, at least 3 dead

By Ben Miller

RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - A vintage World War Two fighter plane crashed near the grandstand at a Nevada air race on Friday ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Couple pleads guilty in deadly Long Island pharmacy heist

RIVERHEAD, New York (Reuters) - A couple pleaded guilty on Thursday to criminal charges linked to the killings of four people including a teenage girl ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Officials triple number of homes charred in Texas fire

By Karen Brooks

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Some 1,386 homes have been destroyed in a monstrous fire burning southeast of Austin that has destroyed ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Seagal facing lawsuit over deadly police raid

The Under Siege star and officers from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department took part in the March (11) bust on Jesus Sanchez Llovera ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Mexico arrests 5 linked to deadly casino attack

By Dave Graham

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has arrested five suspected drug gang members in connection with the torching of a casino last week ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing

By Felix Onuah and Camillus Eboh

ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed by a car bomb that ripped through the United Nations ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Florida couple sentenced to prison in deadly python case

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A young Florida mother and her boyfriend were sentenced on Wednesday to 12 years each in prison on manslaughter charges stemming ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Scientists find weakness in deadly Ebola virus

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A protein that helps transport cholesterol inside cells may be a key to developing drugs to treat Ebola, a ...

Sat, August 20, 2011

First lawsuits filed over deadly Indiana fair collapse

By Susan Guyett

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The first wrongful death lawsuits have been filed as a result of the stage collapse at the Indiana State ...

Sat, August 20, 2011

Storms bring deadly weather, more due over weekend

By Daniel Lovering

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Severe storms hit the Midwest on Saturday and are expected later in the Northeast, where flash flooding killed at ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Gaddafi vows fight as world backs new leaders

By Samia Nakhoul and Mohammed Abbas

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters from hiding to fight on as Libya's new interim rulers ...

Wed, August 10, 2011

What happened on night of deadly Afghanistan helicopter crash?

By Paul Tait

KABUL (Reuters) - Late last Friday night, special forces troops from the NATO-led coalition launched an operation to capture a Taliban leader ...

Tue, July 19, 2011

South Texas heat deadly for illegal immigrants: officials

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The U.S. Border Patrol is deploying search and rescue units in the south Texas brush country in ...

Tue, July 05, 2011

Egyptian seeds most likely source of deadly E. coli

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - A single shipment of fenugreek seeds from Egypt is the most likely source of a highly toxic E. coli ...

Tue, July 05, 2011

EU bans Egyptian seeds over deadly E.coli outbreak

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe banned imports of some seeds and beans from Egypt on Tuesday after food safety investigators said a single ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Investigation probes whether border shootout was deadly

By Corrie MacLaggan

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S., Texas and Mexico officials are investigating whether any suspected drug runners may have been killed in ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Scientists warn of deadly shellfish in part of Alaska

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Public health officials warned Alaskans to avoid eating shellfish they harvest from the southeastern tip of the state ...

Sun, June 05, 2011

Alabama residents cope with stress after deadly storms

By Monique Fields

TUSCALOOSA, Ala (Reuters) - Emeel Salem Jr. cried as he drove through Tuscaloosa on Saturday for the first time since the April ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Deadly E. coli mixes common toxin with rare "glue"

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists probing the deadly E. coli strain in Europe are finding the bacteria combines a highly poisonous, but common ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

Despite advances in science, tornadoes take deadly toll

By James B. Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - It is one of the terrible paradoxes of this spring's deadly spate of U.S. tornadoes.

Engineers ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

Despite advances in science, tornadoes take deadly toll

By James B. Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - It is one of the terrible paradoxes of this spring's deadly spate of U.S. tornadoes.

Engineers ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

A year on, mystery shrouds Thailand's deadly unrest

By Martin Petty

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A 30-meter (98-ft) corrugated iron wall masks the remnants of a mysterious arson attack a year ago on Southeast ...

Thu, May 05, 2011

Deal struck in deadly Massachusetts bullying case

By Zach Howard

HADLEY, Mass., May 5 - Prosecutors and defense lawyers struck a deal on Thursday that resolves charges against all six Massachusetts teens ...

Tue, May 03, 2011

After deadly twisters, towns cope with multiple funerals

By Monique Fields

COTTONDALE, Ala (Reuters) - Mourners gathered at a church on Tuesday to say goodbye to a victim of last week's storms ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

Gun Law Changes In House Committee

ST. PAUL, Min (MNN) - A bill that would change the state's laws on gun permits and the right to use deadly force gets ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Duck boats return to Philadelphia after deadly accident

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Duck Boat tourist rides are set to resume in Philadelphia on Thursday for the first time since a deadly ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

New York cracks down on bus safety after deadly crash

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A state transportation crackdown in the wake of last month's deadly Bronx bus crash has taken 124 bus drivers and ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

New York cracks down on bus safety after deadly accident

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A state transportation crackdown in the wake of last month's deadly Bronx bus crash has taken 124 bus drivers and ...

Mon, April 11, 2011

Belarus hunts culprits after deadly metro bomb

By Andrei Makhovsky

MINSK (Reuters) - Police in Belarus carried out spot checks on roads and at stations and airports on Tuesday after a bomb ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Arthritis drug could help beat deadly skin cancer

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists seeking treatments for a deadly type of skin cancer say an existing arthritis drug slows the growth of ...

Mon, March 21, 2011

Trial stemming from deadly Deutsche Bank fire begins

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Monday in the manslaughter trial of three construction supervisors accused in the deaths of two firefighters in ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

Pakistan to boycott Afghan meeting over deadly U.S. strike

By Augustine Anthony

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan told the United States Friday it would not attend a meeting on Afghanistan later this month, angered by ...

Mon, March 14, 2011

Bus driver in deadly New York crash faces scrutiny

By Bernd Debusmann Jr.

NEW ROCHELLE, New York (Reuters) - Investigators of the weekend bus crash that killed 15 people on a New York highway ...

Wed, March 09, 2011

Longtime feud between Brooklyn neighbors turns deadly

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Longtime feuding neighbors who could be described as Brooklyn's version of the Hatfields and the McCoys were under investigation on ...

Sat, March 05, 2011

Test drive turns deadly with car salesman at wheel

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania car salesman who drove 100 mph during a test drive to show his customers "how it's done" but crashed ...

Tue, March 01, 2011

Being too fat raises risk of deadly breast cancer

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists know that being overweight increases the risk of breast cancers fed by estrogen, but being too fat may ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

Massey disputes U.S. allegation on deadly coal mine blast

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Massey Energy Co said federal investigators' claims that excessive coal dust at its West Virginia mine last year fueled the deadliest ...

Mon, December 27, 2010

NATO disputes Afghan authorities over deadly raid

By Hamid Shalizi

KABUL (Reuters) - The NATO-led force in Afghanistan disputed Monday an Afghan government accusation that foreign troops had violated a security deal ...

Sat, December 04, 2010

Deadly Israeli fire rages on despite global aid

By Haim Shafir and Ran Tzabar

HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - Israel struggled to contain a huge and deadly forest fire that raged on for a ...

Thu, November 11, 2010

WHO says deadly TB preventable, urges action

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) - Health authorities worldwide must do more to combat tuberculosis, which killed an estimated 1.7 million people last year ...

Thu, November 11, 2010

WHO says deadly TB scourge preventable, urges action

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) - Health authorities worldwide must do more to combat tuberculosis, which killed an estimated 1.7 million people last year ...

Mon, November 01, 2010

Weekend strokes more deadly - but why?

By Alison McCook

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Yet another study has shown that people who are treated for stroke over a weekend tend to ...

Thu, October 14, 2010

Scientists poised to wipe out deadly cattle disease

ROME (Reuters) - Scientists are poised to eliminate the deadly cattle disease Rinderpest, ending a malady that has devastated animal herds for centuries, the United ...

Wed, October 06, 2010

ATVs more deadly than motorcycles

By Nancy Lapid

WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters Health) - If you think an all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, is safer than a motorcycle, think again. People are ...

Thu, September 16, 2010

Air pollution linked to deadly cardiac arrests

By Lynne Peeples

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breathing in soot and other fine particles from the urban air may increase the risk of suffering ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

Duluth Police Officer Was Justified In Using Deadly Force

Scott County Attorney Pat Ciliberto, in reviewing the State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case in the shooting death of 17 year old Joseph Anthony ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they ...

Wed, September 08, 2010

Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they ...

Thu, September 02, 2010

Woman Sentenced For Deadly Drunk Driving Crash

(Minneapolis, MN)  --  A woman accused of killing an unborn baby while driving drunk will spend time behind bars.  Connie Stroud was sentenced to three ...

Tue, August 24, 2010

Drug combination helped kill deadly cancer in mice

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Adding an experimental drug to chemotherapy helped wipe out brain cancer cells in mice, offering a promising new treatment ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Deadly Russian heatwave declared over

By Alexei Anishchuk

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian meteorologists said on Wednesday Moscow's deadly heat wave was ending after two months of searing weather which ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Bond Set For Suspect In Deadly Car Wash Shooting

(Dakota County, MN)  --  Bail has been set for the man charged for a fatal car wash shooting in Rosemount.  Bond is one-point-five-million dollars without ...

Wed, August 18, 2010

Suspects In Deadly Bar Shooting Sentenced

(St. Paul, MN)  --  Two men tied to a fatal bar shooting last year are headed to prison.  Twenty-three-year-old Chue Yang was sentenced to more ...

Tue, August 17, 2010

Suspect In Deadly Car Wash Shooting Indicted

(Dakota County, MN)  --  The suspect in a fatal car wash shooting in Rosemount has been indicted.  Twenty-seven-year-old Jonas Gerald Grice was indicted on first ...

Thu, August 12, 2010

Two Sentenced For Deadly Drug-Related Shooting

(Minneapolis, MN)  --  Two men have been sentenced, in connection to a fatal shooting in a drug-related robbery in Minneapolis last year.  Kelvin Jerome Roberts ...

Fri, July 16, 2010

Mexico blames drug cartel for deadly car bomb

By Julian Cardona

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - A Mexican drug cartel is responsible for a cell phone-detonated car bomb that killed four people in ...

Wed, July 14, 2010

Suspect In Deadly Car Wash Shooting On Loose

(Rosemount, MN)  --  Police are looking for the suspect in connection to a deadly shooting at a Rosemount car wash Monday.  Authorities say 22-year-old Anthony ...

Fri, July 09, 2010

CORRECTED: Therapy may help some with deadly peanut allergy

By Rachael Myers Lowe

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Peanut allergy has proven to be a tough nut to crack. While there's still no ...

Fri, July 09, 2010

Slow, deadly road to peace for U.S. troops in Kandahar

By Jonathon Burch

KUHAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - As U.S. soldiers from Alpha Company stepped out of their outpost on a scorching July morning in ...

Wed, July 07, 2010

Therapy may help some with deadly peanut allergy

By Rachael Myers Lowe

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Peanut allergy has proven to be a tough nut to crack. While there's still no ...

Mon, June 14, 2010

Israel sets up inquiry into deadly Gaza ship raid

By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet approved on Monday an Israeli inquiry into a deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, responding ...

Sun, June 06, 2010

Deadly tornadoes rip through Midwest

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms tore through the Midwest on Sunday, killing at least seven people in Ohio and triggering the automatic shutdown of ...

Sat, June 05, 2010

Bristol drug extends survival in deadly skin cancer

By Bill Berkrot and Julie Steenhuysen

NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's experimental skin cancer drug ipilimumab added an average of four ...

Wed, June 02, 2010

Vaccine against deadly brain cancer shows promise

By Deena Beasley

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small, early-stage trial of a therapeutic brain cancer vaccine developed by ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Ltd showed that nearly ...

Mon, May 31, 2010

Thai opposition challenge PM over deadly crackdown

By Chalathip Thirasoonthrakul

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's parliamentary opposition accused Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of human rights abuses Monday in a no-confidence motion centered ...

Sat, May 29, 2010

Indian police hunt Maoists after deadly train crash

By Parth Sanyal

SARDIHA, India (Reuters) - Indian police were searching on Saturday for Maoist rebels believed to be responsible for a crash involving a ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Massey to reenter site of deadly mine blast

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Coal miner Massey Energy Co said on Thursday it plans to reenter the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia on ...

Fri, May 21, 2010

Deadly measles outbreaks threaten Africa gains: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) - Large and deadly outbreaks of measles in 30 African countries threaten to reverse gains made against the viral disease in the past ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

Teen Driver In Deadly Cambridge Crash Was Not Drinking

(Cambridge, MN)  --  According to preliminary findings, the 16-year-old driver of a car that crashed into an S-U-V, killing six near Cambridge had no alcohol ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Update On Deadly Cambridge Crash

(Cambridge, MN)  --  More information is coming out after six people died in a head-on crash west of Cambridge early Sunday.  The State Patrol says ...

Thu, April 22, 2010

Potentially deadly fungus spreading in U.S. and Canada

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A potentially deadly strain of fungus is spreading among animals and people in the northwestern United States and the Canadian province of ...

Wed, April 21, 2010

Bottled up anger can be deadly for heart patients

By Anne Harding

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with heart disease might want to take a careful look at how they handle their feelings ...

Tue, April 20, 2010

Kids' hospitalization for choking rare, but deadly

By Anne Harding

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new national study shows that while it's extremely rare for a child to be admitted ...

Fri, April 16, 2010

Deadly breast cancer had 50 mutations, study finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast tumors that killed an American woman with triple negative cancer had 50 separate mutations, including 20 that helped them spread, researchers ...

Thu, April 15, 2010

Deadly breast cancer had 50 mutations, study finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast tumors that killed an American woman with so-called "triple negative" cancer had 50 separate mutations, including 20 that helped them spread ...

Thu, April 08, 2010

Obama wants answers in deadly mine explosion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered U.S. mine safety officials to report next week on the cause of the deadly explosion ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

Massey shares drop after deadly mine explosion

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Massey Energy <MEE.N> fell nearly 10 percent the day after an explosion at one of its coal mines ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

Cheap and deadly, homemade bombs plague Afghan roads

By Deepa Babington

KANDAHAR (Reuters) - The signature weapon of the Iraq war has established itself as the Taliban's weapon of choice in Afghanistan ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

China says probing report on deadly faulty vaccines

By Ben Blanchard

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry is probing a report in a domestic newspaper that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province ...

Wed, March 03, 2010

Genes may help identify deadly yeast infections

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A test that looks for specific patterns of genes that are switched on may lead to a better way of diagnosing dangerous ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

Wars less deadly than they used to be, report says

By Patrick Worsnip

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Wars are less deadly than they once were and national mortality rates have continued to decline even during ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Deadly brain cancer not a single disease: study

By JoAnne Allen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most common form of brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme, probably is a set of diseases, rather than ...

Sat, January 09, 2010

Deadly ambush weighs on top Africa soccer event

By Henrique Almeida

LUANDA (Reuters) - Africa's biggest soccer tournament starts in Angola on Sunday, overshadowed by an ambush by separatist rebels on the ...

Fri, January 01, 2010

Pakistan government under pressure after deadly attack

By Augustine Anthony

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's government came under renewed pressure on Saturday to bring stability to the country after a suicide bombing ...

Sat, December 19, 2009

2009 a deadly year for Florida's manatees

MIAMI (Reuters) - A record number of endangered manatees died in Florida waters this year, according to the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Wed, December 09, 2009

Most of world exposed to deadly tobacco smoke: WHO

By Kate Kelland

LONDON (Reuters) - More than 94 percent of the world's people are not protected by laws against smoking, leaving them exposed ...

Wed, December 02, 2009

For some women, trans fats could be deadly

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women with heart disease, eating too many artery-clogging trans fats may increase their risk of dying suddenly from cardiac ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

Rogge trusts Russia's security after deadly bomb blast

MOSCOW (Reuters) - IOC president Jacques Rogge said on Tuesday he trusted Russia to provide all the necessary security arrangements for the 2014 Winter Olympics ...

Fri, November 27, 2009

Russia says bomb caused deadly train crash

By Denis Sinyakov

UGLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - A bomb caused a Russian train crash that killed dozens of people and injured 100 more, officials said ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Trauma especially deadly for uninsured

By Anne Harding

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As the U.S. continues to watch Congress thrash out a plan to try to cover those ...

Wed, November 11, 2009

Tainted food surprisingly deadly in adults: WHO

By Laura MacInnis

GENEVA (Reuters) - Millions of adults die every year from bugs and toxins in what they eat, according to new World Health ...

Wed, November 11, 2009

Tainted food surprisingly deadly in adults: WHO

By Laura MacInnis

GENEVA (Reuters) - Millions of adults die every year from bugs and toxins in what they eat, according to new World Health ...

Tue, October 13, 2009

U.S. striker Davies hurt in deadly car accident