It seems like every other day there is a news story on twins - here we bring you links to some of the many interesting twin-specific news stories from around the world.


CONCEPTION AND BIRTH:

Twins Trishna and Krishna
Twins Trishna and Krishna go home (Australia) - December 2009
Christmas came early last year for separated twins Trishna and Krishna, who were released from Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital and went home in separate strollers (photos). .

Woman 'pregnant with 12 babies' - August 2009
A Tunisian teacher says she is pregnant with a record-breaking 12 babies — but doctors have warned there is little chance any of them will survive.

Twins have two different fathers (USA) - May 2009
A US mother had some explaining to do after DNA tests revealed her twin boys have different fathers.

Mum has twins after 'fatal' heart attack (UK) - April 2009
A British woman gave birth to healthy twins just minutes after doctors told her husband she was having a fatal heart attack.

Octuplets were product of six embryos, mother says (USA) - February 2009
The California woman who gave birth to octuplets said in an interview broadcast on Friday that her babies were the product of six implanted embryos, the same procedure used to conceive her six other children.

Baby girl born from full ovary transplant (USA) - December 2008
Doctors in St. Louis said they have successfully transplanted a full ovary from a volunteer, allowing her infertile twin sister to give birth to a healthy baby girl.

Study clarifies steroid beneift in pre-term births (USA) - December 2008
A one-time set of steroid injections for pregnant women at high risk of giving birth prematurely can head off major problems for the baby, but more injections give no further benefit, Canadian researchers said.

Some women unaware of risks of delaying motherhood (USA) - November 2008
Many women may not be fully aware of the potential consequences of waiting until later in life to have a baby, a UK study suggests.

Woman has twins from 13 year old sperm (Taiwan) - November 2008
A Taiwan woman has given birth to healthy twins using the 13-year-old frozen sperm of a former testicular cancer patient, local media said on Saturday, setting a record for the country.

Madagascar to tackle taboo on having twins (Madagascar) - October 2008
A victim of superstition on her Indian Ocean island home, 29-year-old Zaely never knew her twin sister, who was raised by somebody else.

Black and white twins two-in-a-million (Germany) - July 2008
Twins with different skin colours — one black, one white — have been born in Germany in what is thought to be a one-in-a-million occurrence.

Reproductive tourism a growing worry, experts say (UK) - July 2008
Thirty years after British doctors delivered the world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, fertility experts say they must tackle a growing problem of reproductive tourism that puts women and babies at risk.

Ethics take centre stage at fertility conference (Spain) - July 2008
A U.S. researcher's argument that twins should be the goal of in vitro fertilization drew opposition from many researchers who warned of the risks of multiple pregnancies.

Woman gives birth to twin grandchildren (USA) - June 2008
A 52-year-old woman gave birth to her own twin grandchildren after serving as a surrogate mother for her daughter and son-in-law.

C-sections increasing US premature births: study (USA) - May 2008
Premature births of U.S. babies have been climbing since the mid-1990s and the increase is being driven by Caesarean section deliveries, according to a study recently published.

Nigeria’s ‘land of twins’ baffles fertility experts (Nigeria) - November 2007
Igbo-Ora, a sleepy farming community in southwest Nigeria, welcomes visitors with a sign proclaiming "The Land of Twins".

FAME:

Brange twins turn One (USA) - July 2009
In July last year, the world reacted with elation when Brad and Angelina welcomed their two children, Knox and Vivienne.

Ricky Martin shows off twin boys (USA) - December 2008
Ricky Martin is showing off the first photos of his twin boys, who were born last summer to a surrogate mother.

‘Double Shot’ of Ikki love at MTV (USA) - November 2008
MTV is giving a pair of bisexual twin sisters their "Shot at Love" in the third season of the dating competition series.

Jolie breast-feeding photo: triumph or trouble USA - October 2008
A magazine cover photo of Angelina Jolie breast-feeding one of her newborn twins may have turned the superstar actress into a role model for new mothers.

Economics and accuracy lost in ‘Brangelina’ baby rush (UK) - July 2008
Even the most hardened celebrity watchers were taken aback by reports of an $11 million deal for exclusive rights to the first photographs of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's newborn twins.

‘Housewives’ kids grow up and get recast (USA) - July 2008
With "Desperate Housewives" jumping ahead five years for its upcoming fifth season, four newcomers have stepped in to play the kids of Lynette and Tom Scavo (Felicity Huffman and Doug Savant).

Pitt-Jolie twins conceived via in vitro (USA) - July 2008
The perfect twins born earlier this month in Paris to the world's perfect couple, were no accident.

PETA wages war on 'Hairy-Kate' and 'Trashley' (USA) - December 2007
The world's most controversial animal rights group has launched a stinging attack on the Olsen Twins over their refusal to stop wearing fur.

Hospital apologises for overdosing Quaid twins (USA) - November 2007
The head doctor at the LA hospital that administered Dennis Quaid's newborn twins with an overdose of blood thinner has said the error was "preventable".

LIFESTYLE:

Nine year old London twins to start high school (UK) - March 2010
A pair of nine-year-old twins are to become two of the youngest pupils to ever be admitted to a UK secondary school.

Archibald entry captures twins' fighting spirit (Australia) - March 2010
ARTIST Anna Minardo concedes that it is not always easy to find a subject to paint for the coveted Archibald prize, and this year her choice is likely to be one of the more controversial.

Facebook row twins in Oxford crew for Boat Race (UK) - March 2010
The American twins who sued the founder of Facebook for stealing their idea will join the Oxford crew for the 156th Boat Race against Cambridge on April 3.

Identical twins wed in confusing ceremony (Russia) - July 2009
A pair of identical twin sisters have married two identical twin brothers in a military ceremony in Russia.

Two men and two babies (Australia) - May 2009
They are not your average suburban couple, but they do have the great Australian dream. A nice house, a big backyard and the kids to play in it. And, a few days ago, their dream really did come true.

Lesbians lose Australian court battle over twins (Australia) - July 2008
An Australian lesbian couple have lost a controversial court battle after trying to sue their doctor for having healthy twins from an in vitro fertilisation procedure (IVF), with doctors praising the verdict.

Twin, separated at birth, sues for mix-up (Spain) - May 2008
A Spanish twin, separated from her family for 28 years, is suing the Canary Islands for a mix-up at the maternity hospital which led to her being taken home by the wrong mother.

Twins take on cystic fibrosis in ‘The Power of Two’ (USA) - February 2008
When identical twins Anabel Stenzel and Isabel Stenzel Byrnes were born with cystic fibrosis in 1972, they were not expected to live to adulthood.

Married UK twins forced to break up (UK) - January 2008
Twins who were separated at birth and raised by different families met later and married but were forced to break up when they discovered their true identities, a British legislator says.

Cyberspace - a shiny new store-front for apparel firms (USA) - January 2008
Fiona Jones used to be an avid shopper till she gave birth to twins.

CRIME:

Confused German court frees heist suspect twins (Germany) - March 2009
Twins arrested in January under suspicion of having robbed Berlin's best-known luxury department store have been freed after confusion over which one of them was the culprit.

Twins escape hanging over id confusion (Malaysia) - February 2009
A pair of identical twins escaped being convicted and hanged on drugs charges in Malaysia, due to confusion over which one of them was the culprit.

Kray twins auction raises 111,000 pounds (UK) - January 2009
An auction of items once belonging to the gangster Kray twins, who controlled London's East End with a vice-like grip in the 1960s, raised 111,000 pounds ($157,000), well above expectations.

Colombian police kill cocaine-smuggling ‘twin’ (Columbia) - April 2008
Police killed a drug lord known as one of the "twins" who controlled Colombia's biggest emerging cocaine gang staffed by former right-wing militia fighters in a shootout.

RESEARCH FINDINGS:

Surrounded by friends? It’s all in your genes (USA) - January 2009
Are you a social butterfly, or do you prefer being at the edge of a group of friends? Either way, your genes and evolution may play a major role, U.S. researchers report.

Family lifestyle equals genes in obesity risk (USA) - December 2008
Obesity can run in families, but family lifestyle has just as much to do with teenagers' weight as their genes do, new research shows.

Academic achievement of twins compared with singletons (UK) - September 2008
Are twins at an intellectual disadvantage compared to children who are single births? Not any more.

Genes may link birth weight, diabetes in adulthood (Sweden) - September 2008
A large study of Swedish twins indicates that a common genetic cause underlies both low birth weight and the propensity to develop type 2 diabetes.

Marriage problems? Husband’s genes may be to blame (USA) - September 2008
The same gene that affects a rodent's ability to mate for life may affect human marriages, Swedish and U.S. researchers report.

Happiness could be inherited, research finds (UK) - March 2008
You can't buy happiness but it looks like you can at least inherit it, say British and Australian researchers.

Nature tops nurture in childhood obesity: study (UK) - February 2008
Diet and lifestyle play a far smaller role than genetic factors in determining whether a child becomes overweight, according to a British study of twins recently published.

Excercise keeps you younger, study finds (UK) - January 2008
Exercise may hold the key to youth, according to a study just published which showed people who keep fit are up to nine years biologically younger than those who do not.