India cyclone evacuation hailed a success

Image copyright EPA Image caption Efforts to reduce loss of human life have been called a success India has hailed as a success its evacuation of more than a million people to safety to avoid…

Christians are most persecuted group

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The report comes less than two weeks after bombings at three churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday The persecution of Christians in parts of the world is at near…

Gay men on HIV drugs zero risk

Image copyright Getty Images Further evidence that taking anti-HIV drugs stops gay men passing on the virus to sexual partners has been called a "powerful message" which needs to be spread more widely. A study…

Marathon runners called fat and slow

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPacer Liz Ayres says slower runners were called "fat" and "slow" by contractors.One of the official pacers at the London Marathon has said she and fellow runners…

UK can cut emissions to nearly zero

Image copyright PA Image caption Recent protests have helped change attitudes towards climate change, the report's authors say The UK should lead the global fight against climate change by cutting greenhouse gases to nearly zero…

Primitive humans lived at high altitudes

Image copyright Jean-Jacques Hublin, MPI-EVA, Leipzig Image caption The Xiahe mandible was found in 1980 in Baishiya Karst Cave Scientists have found evidence that an ancient species of human called Denisovans lived at high altitudes…