World News (Morning) for December 1st, 2008

06.21 Mon Dec 01 2008
Rice to offer US condolences on Mumbai visit - Obama prepares to announce top job for Clinton - World AIDS Day marked across the globe.

Bone marrow 'cure' for HIV

Aids graphic
14.41 Thu Nov 13 2008
Doctors claim they have effectively been able to remove a patient's HIV infection by giving him a bone marrow transplant.

World News (Morning) for October 7th, 2008

World News (Morning) for October 7th, 2008Reuters
06.13 Tue Oct 07 2008
Scores injured in Thai protest - More drugs police in Mexico - Next US presidential debate looms

Leona does her bit for charity

Leona Lewis
14.59 Mon Mar 10 2008
Leona Lewis has said the "horrors" she witnessed on a recent trip to South Africa to help HIV victims will never leave her.

Breakthrough HIV drug available on NHS

13.34 Mon Nov 19 2007
A new HIV drug has become available on the NHS which could transform the way the virus is treated in the UK.

George Michael pulls HIV interview

George Michael
17.22 Thu Sep 20 2007
Pop singer George Michael has asked documentary makers not to air an interview in which he reveals his fears about taking a HIV test.

HIV medics released

Libya medics
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
Six foreign medics convicted of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV have been freed.

Libya close to deal to free medics

Medics held in Libya
11.58 Tue Jul 17 2007
Libya is finalising a deal that may pave the way for the release of six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting children with HIV.

Medics' death sentences upheld in Libya

Six foreign medics held in Libya
11.05 Wed Jul 11 2007
A Libyan court has upheld death sentences on five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor for infecting children with HIV.

Elton wows fans in Kiev

Elton John
12.08 Sun Jun 17 2007
Elton John has dazzled fans in Kiev with a concert to raise awareness about HIV and Aids.

Contaminated HIV drug recalled

Scientist
06.58 Thu Jun 07 2007
A HIV drug has been recalled after a "human error" led to a higher than normal level of a chemical which can cause cancer.

Russia's Aids epidemic spreads

16.29 Tue May 15 2007
Russia's Aids epidemic is worsening as the virus spreads further into the heterosexual population, an expert has warned.

Elton joins Aids project in India

Sir Elton John
09.25 Wed Apr 18 2007
Sir Elton John has lent his superstar status to an international charity to highlight the fight against HIV and Aids in India.

Billion suffer without clean water

Women collect water in Malawi
12.31 Thu Mar 22 2007
A sixth of the world's population - more than a billion people - do not have access to clean drinking water, UN figures show.

Kelly Osbourne weeps at benefit gig

Kelly Osbourne
06.56 Mon Feb 19 2007
Kelly Osbourne fought back tears during a benefit concert after she revealed that a member of her family was HIV positive.