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Australia: PM Julia Gillard rescued after becoming trapped in a restaurant by angry protesters
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and leader of the opposition Tony Abbott had to be rescued after becoming trapped in a restaurant by angry...
JFK’s final recordings released by presidential library
John F. Kennedy's presidential library has released the final 45 hours of his private recordings, representing the last months of JFK's life. The recordings include...
McDonald’s Twitter campaign failed after #McDstories hashtag has been hijacked
McDonald's became the subject of an outburst of vitriolic hatred on Twitter when critics hijacked a promotional hash-tag created by the fast-food giant. The critics...
Buenos Aires: Union flags burned outside the UK embassy in protest over Falkland Islands dispute
Around 100 left-wing activists have protested by burning Union flags outside the British embassy in Buenos Aires on Friday to demand Argentina break off diplomatic...
US Senate Leader Harry Reid postpones anti-online piracy bill vote
Democrat Harry Reid, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, announced he will postpone a vote on a contested anti-online piracy bill. This decision follows protests by...
RoseMarie Terenzio, JFK Jr’s assistant, reveals she urged Carolyn Bessette to board that ill-fated flight
RoseMarie Terenzio, John F. Kennedy Jr.’s assistant, has revealed how she talked his wife Carolyn Bessette into taking the flight the couple perished on...
FIFA says beer MUST be sold at 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Football's world governing body, FIFA, has insisted beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. FIFA General...
Indian teacher Parijat Saha’s shock at his $9.8 billion bank balance
Parijat Saha, a teacher from India, got the shock of his life when he checked his bank account online and found 490 billion rupees...
Nuckin Futs won the right to use the name, despite outrage
Nuckin Futs, a nutty snack company from Australia, has won the right to use the name, despite an official ruling that it was offensive. A...
Burger King launches home delivery service
Fast-food giant Burger King has announced plans to launch a home delivery service. Burger King, the US second largest burger chain, has been quietly testing...
European Commission warns Hungary of legal action over new laws
The European Commission warns Hungary that it faces legal action if it fails to change reforms to its central bank, data protection and judiciary. Hungary’s...
Apple stops iPhone models sales in China after iPhone 4S launch was disrupted by large crowds
Apple has decided to halt the sale of all iPhone models from its stores in China, after large crowds disrupted the launch of the...
Barack Obama stripped off to play quarterback in Hawaii
President Barack Obama stripped off for some beach football to round off his Christmas holidays in Hawaii. While his Republican rivals were deep in preparation...
Kim Jong-Un birthday documentary aired by North Korean television
North Korean television has aired a documentary to honor what is reported to be the birthday of its new leader, Kim Jong-Un. The footage shows...
“Bill Clinton had a scary appetite,” the former White House pastry chef remembers
Bill Clinton is known as a vegan now, though he was once a ravenous diner with an insatiable hunger, Roland Mesnier, the former White...
InIcons is to sell Steve Jobs foot-tall collectible figure
InIcons, a Chinese company, is prepared to launch a scale model of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. The “collectible figure” is 1:6 scale and...
100 years in 10 minutes. A century of world history from 1911 to 2011.
A YouTube video presents 100 years of world events from 1911 to 2011 into a 10-minute clip using authentic footage. The video clip, uploaded by...
Hungary: 30,000 people protesting against new constitution
Over 30,000 people have been protesting in Budapest over Hungary's controversial new constitution, a day after it came into force. The country's governing Fidesz party...
Orthodox Archimandrite Ephraim, imprisoned on Christmas Eve without trial
The abbot of the prestigious Vatopedi monastery in Mount Athos, Greece has been imprisoned pending trial for alleged fraud and embezzlement. Archimandrite Ephraim, 56, is...
North Korea hailed Kim Jong-Un as the new leader after Kim Jong-Il’s funeral
North Korea has hailed Kim Jong-Un as "supreme leader of the party, state and army" after his father’s funeral. Kim Jong-Un took centre stage at...
North Korea has started the two-day funeral services for late leader Kim Jong-Il
North Korea has started the two-day funeral services for late leader Kim Jong-Il with a huge procession in the capital, Pyongyang. Television footages showed tens...
Noah Kravitz has been sued by his former employer for taking Twitter followers when he left his job
Noah Kravitz's former employer, Phonedog, want him to hand back his Twitter following when he left the company. The landmark case opens up legal questions over...
Facebook turns its users into company sponsors
A Facebook update will make users to become unwitting corporate ambassadors under plans by the company to allow the site's main news feed to...
Sears and Kmart forced to close over 100 stores due to poor Christmas sales
Two of the U.S. biggest superstores, Sears and Kmart, are being forced to close over a hundred shops because of poor Christmas sales. It was...
Richard Nixon had a gay affair with a Mafia member? A new biography by Don Fulsom
It’s well known that the former US president, Richard Nixon, carpet-bombed Cambodia, spewed out anti-Semitic slurs and crude misogynistic jokes in the White House...
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