BERLIN (AP) - They were feasts of sublime asparagus - laced with fear. And for more than half a century, Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from her husband. Then, a few months after her 95th birthday, she revealed the truth abo... [Full Article]
LONDON (AP) - A long-delayed inquest into the poisoning death of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko will likely not start on schedule, the British judge overseeing the case said Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Ever since Tycho Brahe suddenly died in 1601, there has been a mystery about whether the Dane whose celestial observations laid the groundwork for modern astronomy fell victim to natural causes or was murdered. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Cruelty to animals has long been a problem in Russia, with animal protection laws loosely enforced and packs of stray dogs, uncared for by the state, left to roam the streets of Moscow. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
The Czech Republic has taken an unprecedented emergency measure and banned the sale of spirits with more than 20 percent alcohol content as it battles a wave of methanol poisonings that has already killed 19 people. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has appointed a senior judge to hold an inquest into the death of Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian agent turned Kremlin critic whose death from polonium poisoning in London in 2006 soured relations between London an... [Full Article]
The wife of a disgraced Chinese political leader has been charged with murdering a British businessman, Chinese media reported Thursday in the latest twist in a scandal that has sent shockwaves through the highest echelons of power in China. (Source:... [Full Article]
Australia's Olympic badminton preparations suffered a blow when three of the team were hit by a bout of food poisoning at their pre-Games training camp in England. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
A UN agency has expressed concern that torture may have been used to extract confessions over the alleged serial poisoning of Afghan schoolgirls, which experts say is more likely to be mass hysteria. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Twelve factories in eastern China were closed down after children living nearby were found to have high levels of lead in their blood, state press reported Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
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