Women’s health is being increasingly threatened by the "over-medicalisation" of pregnancy in both poorer parts of the world and high-income countries such as the UK, say experts.

New clashes have erupted in Tunisia after police opened fire and killed four people overnight, oppostition officials say.

New Zealand marine scientists are thawing the corpse of the largest squid to be caught, in an attempt to unlock some of the secrets of one of the ocean’s most mysterious beasts.

Christmas was an opportunity for another angry, anti-American speech from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, but just another working day for United Nations inspectors trying to determine whether he is hiding nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.