North Korea and US seek to reboot nuclear dialogue

North Korea and the US will hold new talks in Geneva to discuss ways to restart regional talks on disabling North Korea nuclear weapons programme.

LHC sets brilliant new record

The world's biggest atom smasher has set a new world record for luminosity, a key measure of performance and power, Cern said on Friday.

Tie my kangaroo tail on, sport

Thousands of strange inventions are on display at the world's biggest invention fair, including a kangaroo tail for chairless humans who need a rest.

'Big Bang' collider sets particle beam record

The "Big Bang" experiment at Cern scored a world record on Monday by accelerating beams to the highest energy ever achieved in a particle collider.

UN talks hope to improve climate data and aid poor

About 150 nations met in Geneva on Monday to discuss how to plug gaps in climate information to help the world cope with global warming.

Swine flu: WHO to consult experts on pandemic decision

The WHO will on Thursday consult its emergency committee of flu experts, which could recommend the declaration of a swine flu pandemic.

Sri Lanka death toll unacceptably high, says UN

The UN said on Friday that the number of deaths in Sri Lanka's civil war in recent months was "unacceptably high", but declined to give figures.

WHO chief says world should prepare for severe flu

Countries should be ready for more serious H1N1 flu infections and more deaths from the newly discovered virus, the WHO said on Friday.

Swine flu cases spread in Asia, Americas

Mexico's swine flu death toll has risen by four as the virus continues to spread through Latin America and makes inroads in Asia.

Swine flu spreads in Japan as WHO prepares to meet

Japan said on Sunday that 13 more students had tested positive for swine flu, as officials gathered in Geneva for talks on how to contain the virus.

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