Stem Cells Used to Cure Blind Woman

Surgeons in London have used human embryonic stem cells in a pioneering attempt to cure a blind woman with age-related macular degeneration.

Afghan government forces are gathering to try to recapture the city of Kunduz, which was seized by the Taliban on Monday.

Face-to-face talks between President Obama and the Russian leader Vladimir Putin have failed to resolve deep differences on how to tackle the conflict in Syria.

(Photo: Simulated view from eye with age-related macular degeneration. Credit: SPL)