America

Bogota: More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on...

Washington: The mystery behind the extinction of a huge flightless bird called Genyornis that flourished in the grasslands and woodlands of prehistoric...

Rio de Janeiro: Last January, long lines formed outside health clinics in Recife, a city in Brazil's northeast hit hard in recent years by outbreaks of...

Chicago: US health officials on Tuesday issued interim guidelines for health care professionals in the United States caring for infants born to mothers who...

Washington: The snowbound Washington area was resuming partial business on Tuesday as trains and buses restarted near-normal service, while federal offices...

London: Massive blizzards that paralysed much of the US East Coast in the past few days are likely to cause "multi-billion" dollar economic losses...

Geneva: The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is suspected of causing brain damage to babies in Brazil, is likely to spread to all countries in the Americas...

New York/Washington: Millions of residents, business owners and workers began digging out on Sunday from a massive blizzard that brought Washington, New...

New York/Washington: A winter storm dumped nearly 2 feet (58 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, DC, on Saturday before moving on to Philadelphia and...

Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended its travel warning to another eight countries or territories that pose a risk...