In the latest study researchers at Imperial College, London, found that men with a history of gum disease had a 14% higher chance of getting cancer.
Group of Eight (G8) leaders could well cobble together some agreement next week on goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
High-profile hostage Ingrid Betancourt was shocked when aid workers supposedly transporting her to a new location turned out to be state soldiers.
Roger Federer moved to within two victories of a record sixth successive Wimbledon title when he crushed Croatia’s Mario Ancic 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
An African National Congress member has been stabbed several times by suspended ANC members in Vryburg, North West.
Chewing tobacco and snuff are less dangerous than cigarettes but the smokeless products still raise the risk of oral cancer by 80%, says the WHO.
South Africans are cutting down on having fun in order to save money, according to research released on Tuesday.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed cyclist Floyd Landis’s appeal against a doping test that stripped him of his Tour de France title.
The carefully constructed unity of the African National Congress Youth League was showing cracks on Sunday at its congress in Johannesburg.
Australia recovered from a sloppy start to crush an under-strength France 34-13 in their first Test at the Olympic stadium on Saturday.