OFFICIALS KNEW ABOUT INDIA'S FIRST ZIKA CASE FOR MONTHS. BUT THEY DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY.

Felipe Dana AP Officials in India knew about the country's first case of Zika virus infection months ago... READ MORE›

[PHOTOS] ETHIOPIA'S TEDROS RETURNS HOME AFTER HISTORIC WHO DG POLLS

He was met by a high-level government delegation that included the current health minister, Prof. Yifru Berhan and foreign affairs state minister, Hirut Zemene... READ MORE›

NEWLY ELECTED WHO CHIEF REITERATES ONE-CHINA PRINCIPLE

Tedros told the Chinese minister that it was his first bilateral meeting after being elected and he will continue to lead the WHO to further cooperation with China... READ MORE›

SUICIDE RATE IS HIGHEST IN EUROPE

Almost 800,000 deaths by suicide occurred in 2015, according to World Health Statistics, a publication from the World Health Organization WHO ... READ MORE›

CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY CALLS FOR IRELAND TO LEGALISE ABORTION WITHOUT RESTRICTION

In a series of subsequent ballots on Sunday the Assembly set out its support for fundamental liberalisation of Ireland's strict regime on abortion... READ MORE›

CITIZENS' ASSEMBLY VOTES IN FAVOUR OF CHANGING RULES ON ABORTION IN IRELAND

Citizens' Assembly votes in favour of changing rules on abortion in Ireland... READ MORE›

SEAWORLDS LAST KILLER WHALE CALF BORN AT SAN ANTONIO PARK

The birth at the San Antonio, Texas theme park comes a year after SeaWorld's decision to stop breeding orcas... READ MORE›

BABY BOY MAKES THREE! APRIL THE GIRAFFE GIVES BIRTH BEFORE 1.2 MILLION ONLINE

April gave birth to a healthy male calf Saturday at the privately owned Animal Adventure Park before an online audience of more than a million viewers... READ MORE›

BABY BORN IN RESCUE CHOPPER AFTER PERU FLOODING

EP Edward Albuquerque Cordova, who rescued Pingo, said in a video released by the Peruvian Army that she had already been in labor for two days... READ MORE›

AS THE WORLD WAITS FOR APRIL THE GIRAFFE TO GIVE BIRTH, ANOTHER LONG-NECK STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT

Female giraffes, called cows, have an average gestation period of about 15 months, or 453 to 464 days, according to Animal Planet... READ MORE›

1 IN 10 U.S. WOMEN WITH ZIKA WHILE PREGNANT HAD DEFORMED FETUS OR BABY, CDC REPORTS

Confirmed infections in the first trimester posed the highest risk -- with about 15 percent having Zika-related birth defects, said the CDC Vital Signs report... READ MORE›

FANS OF APRIL, THE PREGNANT GIRAFFE, CONTINUE ANXIOUS WAIT FOR LIVE-STREAMED BIRTH

Importantly, it added Www.aprilthegiraffe.com is your source for all things April... READ MORE›

HAS YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS AFFECTED YOUR CARE FROM THE NHS

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GIBRALTAR DISPUTE IS A 'SERIOUS CONCERN', SAYS DAVID CAMERON

The latest tensions between Spain and the British territory began 10 days ago after Gibraltar boats began dumping blocks of concrete into the sea near the territory... READ MORE›

It is the most detailed medical examination your baby will have during pregnancy... READ MORE›

ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION 'THROUGH SEX' REPORTED IN US

A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US... READ MORE›

LEFT-WING PARTY IN MADRID MASS RALLY

Bangkok post buoyed by greek vote spain's podemos calls mass rally 6 hrs ago... READ MORE›

FOR MANY IN SPAIN A HERALDED ECONOMIC RECOVERY FEELS LIKE A BUST

Spain lost about 16 percent of its jobs, more than any other eurozone country... READ MORE›

BABY SELLING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARRESTS IN MALAYSIA

A woman and two men were arrested on Wednesday after police raided clinics and homes on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›

PREMATURE BABY 'LEFT TO DIE ALONE IN ROOM FOR DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL WASTE' AT NHS HOSPITAL

A premature baby was left to die in a sluice room at a failing NHS Trust hospital in Manchester... READ MORE›

TRAIN GUNMAN 'DUMBFOUNDED' BY TERRORIST TAG, SAYS WAS HUNGRY

As details emerged of the gunman's early adult life in Spain lawyer Sophie David said her client... READ MORE›

EBOLA OUTBREAK: HUSBAND OF SPANISH NURSE PLACED IN QUARANTINE

Ebola outbreak Spread of deadly disease across Europe is 'unavoidable', warns WHO chief... READ MORE›

FRENCH TRAIN GUNMAN 'DUMBFOUNDED' BY TERRORIST TAG

As details emerged of the gunman's early adult life in Spain lawyer Sophie David said her client... READ MORE›

REFUGEE TRIPPED BY CAMERAWOMAN IS WELCOMED IN SPAIN

The school used its annual budget for publicity to rent an apartment for the family in the Madrid suburb of Getafe... READ MORE›

75 ARRESTED IN EUROPEAN CRACKDOWN ON ART TRAFFICKING

In the southern Spanish city of Murcia, the police recovered about 500 archaeological pieces, including 19 stolen from the city's archaeological museum in 2014... READ MORE›

75 ARRESTED IN EUROPEAN CRACKDOWN ON ART TRAFFICKING

In the southern Spanish city of Murcia, the police recovered about 500 archaeological pieces, including 19 stolen from the city's archaeological museum in 2014... READ MORE›

BULL GORES SEVERAL PEOPLE AT ANNUAL ANDAMARCA FESTIVAL IN PERU

The ritual at the Feast of the Holy Spirit of Andamarca tests Peruvians bravery and courage Kiran Moodley is editorial video manager at The Independent... READ MORE›

PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOLSTER LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

We need good information, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, said at an event to announce the new partnership... READ MORE›

CDC REPORTS 279 PREGNANT WOMEN WITH ZIKA IN U.S.

More than 270 pregnant women in the U.S. are also infected with the Zika virus, and are worrying about whether their babies will suffer birth defects... READ MORE›

SUN SURF AND HORSES KEEP A TRADITION ALIVE

This year, some of Sanlucar's races were also included for the first time in the betting schedule of the national horse racing lottery... READ MORE›

GREEK GRANDMOTHER BECOMES WORLD'S OLDEST SURROGATE MOTHERA

A 67-year-old Greek grandmother has given birth to her daughter's baby girl, becoming the world's oldest surrogate mother... READ MORE›

SPANISH LOOK TO HAVANA TO REPAY OLD DEBT

She grew up in the Galicia region of northwestern Spain, the source of thousands of Spanish emigres to Cuba, including Fidel Castro's father... READ MORE›

BRITAIN ACCUSES SPAIN OF 'VIOLATING ITS SOVEREIGNTY' AS POLICE CHASE DRUG TRAFFICKERS INTO GIBRALTAR'S WATERS

Video Britain accuses Spain of 'violating its sovereignty' as police chase drug traffickers into Gibraltar's waters... READ MORE›

CRACKDOWNS ON FREE SPEECH RISE ACROSS A EUROPE WARY OF TERROR

Paradoxically, the puppeteers say in their defense, the police proved their point that Spain's antiterrorism laws are being misapplied, used for witch hunts... READ MORE›

AID GROUPS AIM TO PUT MENTAL HEALTH ON WORLD AGENDA

Good mental health care is scarce in many parts of the United States, but it is nonexistent in most of the world... READ MORE›

SCRUTINY FALLS ON A SPANISH MOSQUE AFTER FOILED TRAIN ATTACK

A photograph of him then shows Mr. Khazzani with a beard, rather than being cleanshaven as in a police image from his arrests in Madrid... READ MORE›

800 POTENTIAL ISIL TERRORISTS BACK IN EUROPE 'PREPARED TO DO ANYTHING'

Fourteen Isil suspects were arrested in Spain and Morocco after a joint operation between the two countries' security forces, Spain's interior ministry said on Tuesday... READ MORE›

SPAIN ARE GOING TO ENFORCE SIESTAS AND A LOT MORE

Madrid's Mayor Manuela Carmena has set up a controversial website Reuters Another development might leave those that voted for Ahora Madrid, Ms Carmena's party feeling uncomfortable... READ MORE›

SYRIAN FATHER AND SON TRIPPED BY REPORTER FIND REFUGE IN SPAIN

The journey has been exhausting and very stressful Mr Mohsen told the newspaper El Mundo before setting off from Munich on Wednesday... READ MORE›

CATALONIA EX-LEADER STANDS TRIAL AND THOUSANDS OF SEPARATISTS PROTEST

When the former leader, Artur Mas, entered a Barcelona courtroom Monday morning, an estimated 40,000 separatists protested outside the building, according to the police... READ MORE›

ENGLAND RUGBY A YEAR BEFORE THE WORLD CUP

Human rights groups and the European Union have strongly criticized Spain for violations of both Spanish and international law, including beatings of migrants and summary expulsions with no due process... READ MORE›

'GIBRALTAR IS BRITISH,A AND IT IS GOING TO STAY BRITISH FOREVER'

As Spanish nationalists rattle their sabres the Rock's Chief Minister tells Alistair Dawber the debate is over Alistair Dawber is The Independent's Spain correspondent... READ MORE›

EBOLA OUTBREAK: SPANISH NURSE IS FIRST PERSON TO CONTRACT DISEASE OUTSIDE WESTERN AFRICA

Spain's Health Minister Ana Mato confirmed that the nurse was placed in isolation after attending the Alcorcon hospital on the outskirts of Madrid displaying a fever... READ MORE›