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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has admitted to some missteps and errors in the first few days of the country’s search for missing flight Malaysia Airlines MH370. In an opinion piece in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal, Najib agreed that a contradictory and chaotic public message and a slow start to search and rescue operations in the initial days following the …

A new research has revealed that parents who are addicted to smoking can lead their kids towards heavy smoking very quickly and easily. Lead author Darren Mays, a public health researcher with the Cancer Prevention & Control Program at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center of Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C, said, “Our results suggest that for parents who …

Stephen Sutton, the 19-year-old, suffering from terminal cancer, has passed away his family has said. Stephen had gained the hearts of the nation and his fundraising for the Teenage Cancer Trust has now reached more than £3m, smashing his original £10,000 target. His mother said he ‘passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning’ in …

Senior health officials have come under fire over their expenses claims after it emerged that a handful of managers had spent £200,000 in a year on taxis, hotels and dining out. Nine board officials of NHS England spent £195,802 on travel, meals and hotels during 2013-14, the first year since the organisation was set up.

How’s that search for a purpose in life coming? Are you finding frustration rather than fulfillment? Well, if friends or family members suggest you let it go, don’t let them dissuade you. If your quest is successful, you’ll probably outlive them.

The late Michael Jackson’s “Xscape” album has topped the digital charts in more than 50 countries to date. After its release earlier this week, the album received a slew of positives comments from music critics and self-confessed Jackson fans.

After the community rallied around a Detroit teacher who was fired after she used a broom to break up a violent fight among two male students, Tiffani Eaton has her job back.

Twitter activism is a powerful strategy in many ways, namely the “Bring Back Our Girls” hashtag campaign that has reportedly seen some positive results. Some politicians, however, do not fully believe that Twitter can be used in such a way and have taken to mocking this campaign. The most recent addition to this came from conservative pundit Ann Coulter, who …

Country music icon Glen Campbell will probably never perform again, his wife said Monday. Kim Woolen claims Campbell’s Alzheimer’s disease symptoms have robbed him of his ability to recall lyrics and play the guitar.

At least 205 miners have been killed and hundreds more remain trapped underground after the explosion and fire in the coalmine in the western Turkish province of Manisa, according to the country’s energy minister. The survivor blames unsafe work practices at the site for the deaths.

A 57-year-old priest from New Jersey fell to his death on the northeast side of Mount Hood Tuesday morning, authorities said. The climber was identified as Robert J. Cormier, a Catholic priest from Jersey City, N.J. Another climber who witnessed the fall, which happened at about 8 a.m., said Cormier was on the summit and looked north, when he fell …