'Most ancient' solid cheese found in dug up Egyptian jar
Aug 17, 2018
Scientists have discovered that a solidified whitish substance in an ancient jar dug up in Egypt is "probably the most ancient archaeological solid residue of cheese ever found."
Tehran cafe run by disabled raises spirits, combats stigma
Aug 9, 2018
Popular cafe in Iranian capital entirely run by people with Down syndrome or autism raises spirits, combats stigma
Pakistan's new vaccination drive, 'final push' against polio
Aug 6, 2018
Health official: Pakistan launches week-long anti-polio campaign to vaccinate millions of children under 5 years of age
UN agency warns of another possible Yemen cholera outbreak
Aug 1, 2018
U.N. children's agency warns of a possible second cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen after airstrikes hit water facilities and other civilian infrastructure in the port city of Hodeida
Daily dose of national anthem in hospitals stuns Egyptians
Jul 11, 2018
Overdose of patriotism? Egyptian minister's decision to play national anthem in state hospitals met with scorn
Top Shiite cleric leaves Bahrain for treatment in Britain
Jul 9, 2018
Bahrain's ailing top Shiite cleric and opposition figure leaves island kingdom for medical treatment in Britain
A look in Iraq's courtrooms where IS suspects are tried
Jul 9, 2018
Few witness the proceedings as Iraqi courts try suspected IS members, issuing death sentences as a dizzying rate
Egypt media head to justify gag order on hospital coverage
Jul 7, 2018
Egyptian prosecutors have ordered the country's top media regulator to be summoned for questioning over his decision to issue a gag order on corruption allegations made against a children's cancer hospital
Out of the shadows: Rohingya rape survivors' babies arrive
Jul 5, 2018
Rohingya women pregnant from Myanmar military rapes suffer severe stigma; some aborted, others agonized over giving away unloved babies, one stuffed a scarf in her mouth to silence her screams of labor
The Latest: Iran says 230 people poisoned by untreated water
Jul 1, 2018
Iran's semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that 230 people have been poisoned by drinking polluted water in the county's southwest