Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday. The device is already on sale in ...

The European Union is ready to unilaterally impose new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner confirmed Sunday. Asked by journalists whether there was a consensus within the EU for unilateral sanctions against Iran, Kouchner replied "broadly yes, but we have to talk about what kind of sanctions. "And first we should devote our ...

Helicopter gunships pounded Taliban hideouts in Pakistan's northwestern tribal district Sunday, killing at least 13 militants, officials said. The shelling destroyed three militant hideouts and two houses of Taliban commanders in the Orakzai region, military and administration officials said. The gunships targeted hideouts in Ferozkhel, a village on the outskirts of Kalyal, the main town in Orakzai region, administrative ...