Violinist plays during brain op as surgeons test her dexterity  A violinist helped surgeons avoid damage to her brain during surgery to remove a tumour by playing her instrument, the UK hospital where she underwent the innovative procedure has said.

China virus toll passes 1,000 as Xi visits frontline hospital The toll from China's deadly coronavirus outbreak passed 1,000 on Tuesday after President Xi Jinping called for more "decisive" measures to tackle the outbreak in a rare visit to a frontline hospital.

Iran says it unintentionally shot down Ukrainian plane due to 'human error' Iran's armed forces said Saturday they unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week blaming "human error".

Hospitals and health departments ordered to supervise testing

The health ministry has asked local health departments and hospitals to review and improve supervision on testing.

Party leader, President receives Malaysian Prime Minister Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng hosted a reception for visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Iran probes seized UK-flagged tanker, Britain to hold emergency meeting Iran warned on Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf depends on an investigation, as Britain prepared for an emergency security meeting on Tehran's action.

One dead as helicopter crash-lands on Manhattan building A helicopter crash-landed on top of a high-rise in midtown Manhattan Monday, starting a fire and leaving one person dead as the entire building shook from the impact.

Violent clashes rage south of Libya's Tripoli Violent clashes raged on Tuesday south of Tripoli, marking an uptick in fighting as the UN envoy for Libya warned of a "long and bloody war".

Bomb blast hits tourist bus near Egypt pyramids A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt's famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding some of them, including South Africans, in the latest blow to the country's tourism industry.

Polish mayor stabbed at Gdansk fundraiser

A knife-wielding assailant stabbed the mayor of the Polish port city of Gdansk in front of hundreds of people at a charity event on Sunday, leaving the politician fighting for his life.