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Dallas tornado tosses trucks across the skies as dangerous twister targets Texas
Millions of people from Dallas and Forth Worth are being urged to seek shelter immediately as dramatic news footage shows trucks and other massive...
Small plane crashed into a Publix supermarket in Florida
A small plane with two persons on board crashed into a Florida shopping mall and burst into flames last night, injuring at least five...
One Goh named as suspect in Oikos University shooting
One Goh has been named by police as the man believed to have shot dead seven people and injured three others at Oikos University...
California: at least 5 people killed in a shooting at Oikos University
At least five people are believed to have been injured in a shooting at a Christian university in Oakland, California, police say. US TV footage...
Hungary’s President Pal Schmitt resigned amid plagiarism scandal
Hungarian President Pal Schmitt has announced his resignation, after being stripped of his doctorate over plagiarism. Pal Schmitt, 69, elected in 2010, said "my personal issue...
Russia: at least 32 people killed after an UTair passenger plane crashed in Siberia
An UTair passenger plane having 43 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off in Siberia, Russian officials say. Thirty-two people were killed and 11...
More than 600 ice floe anglers rescued in Russia
More than 600 Russian anglers stranded on an ice floe in far east have been rescued. The operation to airlift them off the ice involved...
Mali: Tuareg rebels took control of the garrison town of Gao
Tuareg rebels have taken control of the Malian garrison town of Gao, including the largest military base in the north of the country. Capt. Amadou...
Mali: strategic garrison town of Gao attacked by Tuareg rebels
Strategic Mali garrison town of Gao have been attacked by Tuareg rebels with heavy weapons, hours after another town, Kidal, fell to them. Two army...
Mega Millions: Maryland, Illinois and Kansas ticket holders won the biggest jackpot in world history
Lottery officials has announced that three ticket holders have got all six numbers in the $640 million Mega Millions lottery draw - putting them...
China: six bloggers arrested and 16 websites shut down over coup rumors
Six Chinese bloggers have been arrested and police shut 16 websites after rumors were spread that military vehicles were on the streets of Beijing,...
France: police arrested 19 suspected Islamists and seized weapons in a series of dawn raids
French police have arrested 19 suspected Islamists and seized weapons in a series of dawn raids, President Nicolas Sarkozy told Europe 1 radio. The raids...
Japan prepared to shut down a North Korean rocket if necessary
Japan announces that will shoot down a North Korean rocket if necessary, as new satellite images appeared to show preparations for the April launch. Japanese...
Spain general strike: nationwide violent protests over government austerity measures
Spanish riot police have clashed with protesters in Barcelona on the day of a general strike called in protest at the government's labor market...
US planned food aid to North Korea has been suspended after violation of a missile test moratorium agreement
The United States has confirmed the decision to put on hold planned food aid to North Korea. The decision comes after Pyongyang announced a new...
JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas made emergency landing in Texas
JetBlue domestic flight 191 from New York to Las Vegas has made an emergency landing amid a medical scare over the captain, the airline...
Video of Toulouse shootings filmed by Mohamed Merah sent to Al-Jazeera office in Paris
A disturbing video of the Toulouse shootings was sent to Al-Jazeera office in Paris, but the Arabic TV network has said it will not...
First Kenyan oil discovery after Tullow Oil drilling
Kenya has announced discovery of oil for the first time in the country after exploratory drilling by Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil. President Mwai Kibaki said...
James Cameron is back to ocean surface after he reached Mariana Trench
James Cameron has triumphantly resurfaced from the Earth's deepest point - Mariana Trench - where only two men have ever been before. James Cameron, Avatar...
James Cameron begins diving to the bottom of Mariana Trench
James Cameron begins an attempt to become the first person in 50 years to visit the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of Pacific Ocean. Film director...
CY Leung was declared Hong Kong’s new chief executive after a turbulent campaign
CY Leung is the newly elected leader of Hong Kong after an unusually turbulent campaign. Self-made businessman CY Leung, 57, was elected by a committee...
Dick Cheney gets heart transplant after waiting more than 20 months on the transplant list
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has finally had a heart transplant on Saturday after waiting more than 20 months on the transplant list,...
ISS crew took refuge in Soyuz escape capsules in space junk alert
International Space Station (ISS) crew took refuge in two Soyuz escape capsules as a piece of space junk drifted nearby. The debris - a discarded...
EU aproves attacks on Somali pirates land bases by extending Atalanta Operation mandate
The EU has agreed to expand its mission against Somali pirates, by allowing military forces to attack land targets as well as those at...
Whitney Houston cause of death: accidental drowning and drug abuse
Whitney Houston died from accidental drowning, but drug abuse and heart disease were also factors, a coroner has ruled today. Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey said...
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