A chemical found in red meat helps explain why eating too much steak, mince and bacon is bad for the heart, say US scientists.

Dr. Kwesi Owusu is executive producer of theMaternal Health Channel television series. Born and raised in Ghana, he is a postgraduate from the London School of Economics, a filmmaker and the author of four books on culture published by Routledge.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan on Friday to apologize for a 2010 Israeli commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla that killed several Turkish activists, the Israeli and Turkish governments confirmed.

George Osborne has said he will "tackle the economy's problems head on" when he outlines his fourth Budget later.

In a message ahead of the annual statement, due at 1230 GMT, the chancellor said he would help "those who want to work hard and get on".

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has confirmed that he will stand in presidential elections on 14 April.

In a televised address, Mr Capriles accused the governing PSUV party of manipulating the recent death of Hugo Chavez.

A suspect in the notorious rape and murder of a female student in India's capital, Delhi, has been found dead in prison, his lawyer has confirmed.

Police say Ram Singh hanged himself in Delhi's Tihar jail, but defence lawyers and his family suspect he was murdered.

Fraudsters are targeting climate scientists with fake conferences in a bid to make cash and obtain details.

Scientists are sent e-mail invitations and directed to a fake conference website - often written using language taken from real scientific meetings.

In just over a day, rebels seized the Central African Republic's capital, forced the president out of the country and declared the nation had "opened a new page in its history."