Dr. Frank Artress looked down at his fingers. His nail beds were turning blue. He was running out of oxygen near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. A cardiac anesthesiologist, Artress knew the signs of high altitude pulmonary edema. He knew there was a 75..

In 2007, the European Union designated October 10 the "European Day against the Death Penalty" in order to highlight the importance of abolishing capital punishment. All EU member states have abolished the death penalty, and the EU is keen to promote ab

The ethics of the legal profession are being questioned in the fallout from investigations into the death of Nelson woman Debbie Ashton. The Nelson District Law Society said a complaint has been received against Nelson lawyer Mark Dollimore.

Studs Terkel, the Pulitzer-prize winning US author, activist and radio personality who created a vast oral history of 20th century American society, died Friday at his Chicago home, the radio station where he spent the bulk of his career said.

JEDDAH: A Saudi man who was convicted of torturing his nine-year-old daughter Areej to death was sentenced to death by a Jeddah court yesterday. The girl’s stepmother, who also took part in the murder, will be jailed for five years.