Iraq wants to put torturers on trial

Prisoners are seen at a Baghdad prison in 2005. Iraq’s human rights ministry says it wants to put on trial torturers who benefit from full immunity despite what it says are dozens of proven cases of abuse in the country’s prisons.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - Iraq’s human rights ministry says it wants to put on trial torturers who benefit from full immunity despite what it says are dozens of proven cases of abuse in the country’s prisons.

Fears grow for lost baby whale who thought yacht was mum

An ABC TV framegrab shows a baby humpback whale trying to suckle from an yacht near Sydney. Fears are growing for the survival chances of a lost baby humpback whale who tried to suckle from an Australian yacht in the belief it was its mother.(AFP/HO/File/Abc Tv)AFP - Fears were growing Tuesday for the survival chances of a lost baby humpback whale who tried to suckle from an Australian yacht in the belief it was its mother.

New study backs angioplasty through the wrist

AP - The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.

US likely to slip into recession : UBS economists

A trader looks at a computer monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 5. UBS bank economists have said the United States is likely to slip into recession in the coming months as the cushioning impact of sharp interest rate cuts and tax rebates wears out.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AFP - The United States is likely to slip into recession in the coming months as the cushioning impact of sharp interest rate cuts and tax rebates wears out, UBS bank economists said Tuesday. For more check hitspot.com.