Scientists in Scotland say cooling the brain of patients who suffer a stroke could dramatically improve their recovery.

A new vaccine against pneumonia is being rolled out in Africa which, experts say, could eventually save more than half a million lives a year globally.

World number two Vera Zvonareva defeats unseeded Iveta Benesova 6-3 6-1 to book her Australian Open last-eight spot against Petra Kvitova who beat Flavia Pennetta in three sets.

British athletes Richard Whitehead and Hannah Cockroft both win gold at the International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championships.

The two top officials behind India's Commonwealth Games are sacked with immediate effect, amid a huge fraud inquiry into last October's event.

The South-Eastern Trust apologises after one of its care assistants admitted to abusing a 70-year-old woman with Alzheimer's Disease.

A decision on the future use of the Olympic Stadium, scheduled for Friday, is postponed.

Leaked documents released by Al Jazeera TV suggest Palestinian leaders made private offers on previously non-negotiable issues in the peace process.