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LYON, France -- The first words after surgery of a woman who received the world's first partial face transplant were "thank you," according to one of the doctors who carried out the operation. Doctor Bernard DeVauchelle told reporters Friday the 38-year-old patient, whose identity has not been disclosed, regained consciousness 24 hours after the operation. The director-general of the hospital in Amiens where the controversial operation took place said surgery was required because the case of  ...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's interior minister warned on Friday that terrorists may target the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and pledged to deploy a 9,000-strong security force to protect the event. Giuseppe Pisanu told parliament that Italy had received numerous threats from Islamist militants and needed to stay on high alert ahead of a general election, slated for April 2006. "We have to continue ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The country's highest court said on Friday it would rule next week on whether victims of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) can claim compensation from airlines. The House of Lords will give its decision on December 8 in the landmark test case to determine the liability of airlines for victims of the potentially fatal condition. A group of eight people are seeking to sue British Airwa ...

By Natalia Reiter and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Poor European Union newcomers signalled on Friday they could accept a small cut in the aid they receive from EU coffers to allow a breakthrough in the bloc's tough budget negotiations. The EU's 2007-2013 budget was the main topic of talks between leaders of the four biggest new members -- Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia -- with Prime Minister Tony Blair in Budapest. The talks failed to produce a breakthrough but were d ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI on Thursday asked for help in apprehending members of the "Gate Cutters Jewelry Crew," which authorities say has made off with more than $5.1 million in jewelry and gems from 56 stores along the East Coast. The agency has offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the crew's members. It also released photos, sketches and surveillance video in hopes of catching the sophisticated ring that has burglarized closed jewelry stores in s ...

RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) -- A convicted murderer was put to death Friday in the nation's 1,000th execution since capital punishment resumed in 1977. Kenneth Lee Boyd, who was convicted of killing his estranged wife and father-in-law, received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. "The execution of Kenneth Boyd has not made this a better or safer world," his attorney, Thomas Maher, said. "If this 1,000th execution is a milestone, it's a milestone we should all be ashamed o ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Do you live on a lane, a road or a drive? The address could boost the value of your home by as much as 50,000 pounds, the Woolwich said on Friday. Surveyors who valued more than 3,000 three-bedroomed homes during the summer for Woolwich said their average price was 184,000 pounds. However, that figure rose to 215,000 pounds if the house was located on a "Lane" and fell to 165, ...

LAHORE (Reuters) - Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar struck twice to reduce England to 30 for two in their second innings on the fourth day of the third and final test on Friday. At tea England, who trail 1-0 in the series, were 84 for two with Ian Bell on 42 and Paul Collingwood on 22. Shoaib dismissed Marcus Tresothick for a duck with the second ball of his opening over then caught and bowled captain Michael Vaughan for 13 after lunch. Earlier Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq ran himself ou ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Children at primary schools across England have produced the best ever results in English and Maths the government said on Friday as critics again condemned school league tables as misleading and unfair. The results of the Key Stage 2 tests -- taken by 11-year-olds -- showed that 79 percent had achieved the benchmark level 4 in English and 75 percent reached that grade in Maths, both up a percentage point from the previous year. However the figures were still below the 85 pe ...

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Detectives hunting the killers of a policewoman gunned down in Bradford said on Friday they believed their two chief suspects were probably trying to flee the country. Detective Superintendent Andy Brennan, who is heading the inquiry into the killing of police constable Sharon Beshenivsky on November 18, said he suspected the men were being shielded by friend ...