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Black civil rights activist Malcolm X’s death anniversary has been marked with a commemoration ceremony at the site where he…
A Turkish military convoy have entered into northern Syria and evacuated a historic Ottoman tomb and the soldiers guarding it.…
Most of the Great Lakes surface has frozen for the second consecutive winter. Nearly 81% of the lakes' surface area…
Rescuers are trying to refloat about 90 stranded pilot whales after more than 100 died on a beach on New…
Chinese and the US researchers suggest that the innermost core of the Earth has another, distinct region at its center.…
The U.S. government just gave first-time homebuyers and other budget-minded house shoppers a big boost with a sweeping rule change…
The International Court of Justice has ruled that neither Croatia nor Serbia committed genocide against each other’s populations during the…
To understand the difference between the European vs US Forex trading markets it is essential that you first understand the…
Auschwitz survivors have gathered at the site of the former Nazi death camp to mark the 70th anniversary of its…
Mountain-size asteroid 2004 BL86 will pass in the vicinity of Earth on January 26, 2015. The space rock is roughly…
Brazil's three most populous states are experiencing their worst drought since 1930, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira has said. The states…
According to US scientists, 2014 was the warmest year on record, with global temperatures 0.68C (1.24F) above the long-term average.…
SpaceX says its experiment to bring part of its Falcon rocket down to a soft landing on a floating sea…
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to an $84 million settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta…
SpaceX has postponed an experiment to bring part of its Falcon 9 rocket down to a soft landing on a…
Pope Francis has delivered his second "Urbi et Orbi" - to the city and the world - Christmas message, highlighting…
A Christmas Eve Mass has been held by in Bethlehem, the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Christian pilgrims from across the…
December 21 is the shortest day of 2014 in the northern hemisphere. The moment is marked at 22:03 GMT by…
A new record has been set for the world's deepest fish, British researchers have announced. The bizarre-looking creature, which is…
South Carolina Judge Carmen T. Mullen has overturned the conviction of 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. executed for murder in the…
UN delegates at Lima talks in Peru have reached an agreement on how countries should tackle climate change. They have…
Pope Francis has declined to meet the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama because of the "delicate situation" with China,…
Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi have received the Nobel Peace Prize awards. The Nobel committee described…
Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov has revealed that he bought James Watson's Nobel Prize gold medal, and intends to return it…