The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared before the international war crimes tribunal for the first time yesterday.

New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra yesterday joined forces with Dame Vera Lynn to launch the UK's annual Poppy Appeal.

Mental health professionals say use of the synthetic opioid Tramadol has risen sharply in Gaza since Israel's three-week Operation Cast Lead offensive.

A young war veteran dies after receiving cancerous lungs from a heavy smoker in a transplant.

US President Barack Obama's recent Nobel Peace Prize has generated much praise as well consternation around the world.