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China urges support for its probe into disgraced leader Bo Xilai
China has urged support for its probe into disgraced leader Bo Xilai, a day after news of his dismissal and the detention of his...
Rick Santorum ends his bid for the White House
Republican Rick Santorum has ended his bid for the White House, leaving Mitt Romney as the presumptive nominee. The former Pennsylvania senator made the announcement...
Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai’s wife, suspected over murder of Neil Heywood
The wife of Bo Xilai, the Chinese politician once tipped as a future leader, has been detained over the suspected murder of British Neil...
ImMucin, the breakthrough cancer vaccine, shows promising results in human safety trial
ImMucin, a breakthrough vaccine that targets a molecule in 90% of all cancers has been tested on humans for the first time. Results from the...
Anders Breivik declared sane after a second psychiatric evaluation
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has been found sane enough to face trial and a jail term after a second psychiatric evaluation. The findings...
Mirlande Wilson is not the Maryland Mega Millions winner as three public school employees claimed their prize
Maryland Mega Millions jackpot winners have been identified as three public school employees who pooled their money to play. While they have chosen to stay...
North Korea poised to complete preparations for rocket launch
A Pyongyang official has announced that North Korea is poised to complete preparations for its rocket launch scheduled for later this week. A satellite will...
Disabled land rights lawyer Ni Yulan and her husband Dong Jiqin jailed in China
Disabled Chinese land rights lawyer Ni Yulan and her husband Dong Jiqin have been jailed a year after they were detained. Ni Yulan was sentenced...
Facebook will buy Instagram for $1 billion in the most expensive business deal in history
Facebook announces its decision to buy Instagram, one of the most popular photo-sharing smartphone app. Facebook is paying $1 billion in cash and stock for...
Barack Obama’s Facebook page swamped with comments from Hazem Abu Ismail’s supporters
President Barack Obama's Facebook page has been swamped with comments from supporters of Hazem Abu Ismail, a candidate in Egypt's presidential election. It follows news...
Collection of 200,000 Titanic-related records published online
A collection of more than 200,000 records relating to the Titanic has been published online to mark the 100th anniversary from the ship's sinking...
China sets up rare earth association to regulate the sector’s development
China has created a rare earth association in a bid to regulate the sector's development, as it continues to face criticism over its policies. Beijing has...
Five things Princess Basma of Saudi Arabia would like to change about her country
Princess Basma Bint Saud Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia spoke out during an interview with BBC about the many changes she would like to...
The Terrafugia Transition, world’s first flying car, has been put on display at NY Auto Show
Transition, a prototype car made by US company Terrafugia that is licensed to fly as well as drive, has been put on display at...
Titanic Memorial Cruise aboard of MS Balmoral ship to mark 100th anniversary
Relatives of some who died on the Titanic have set sail aboard of MS Balmoral to retrace the journey of the doomed liner to...
North Korea put rocket into position for next week launch
North Korea has made the arrangements to put into position a long-range rocket for a controversial launch next week - amid reports it is...
Pope Benedict XVI delivers his traditional Urbi et Orbi Easter message of peace
Pope Benedict XVI has delivered his traditional Urbi et Orbi (To the City and the World) Easter message of peace in front of tens...
President Asif Ali Zardari arrives in India in the first visit by a Pakistani head of state for 7 years
President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in India for the first visit there by a Pakistani head of state for seven years. Asif Ali Zardari...
Kashmir avalanche death toll has risen to 135
The death toll of Kashmir avalanche has risen to 135, the Pakistan army has said. Spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said 124 Pakistani soldiers and...
Anonymous hacked UK Home Office website in protest against government surveillance plans
Anonymous hacking group is alleged to have disrupted access to the UK Home Office website after an apparent cyber attack in protest against government...
Apple will become world’s first trillion-dollar company, Wall Street analysts predicted
Wall Street analysts have predicted that Apple will become the world's first trillion-dollar company when its shares top $1,000 each. Apple's shares were worth $633.38...
Joyce Banda is the new Malawi president
Joyce Banda has been sworn in as Malawi’s president following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika. Joyce Banda, who had been Malawi’s Vice-President since 2009,...
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race halted midway through because of a swimmer
The 158th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on River Thames, UK, had to be halted midway through because of a swimmer, with Cambridge winning...
Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light, died at 54
Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light, one of America’s most popular artist, died from what appear to have been natural causes at 54. Nanette, the...
Mali coup leaders agreed to stand down as part of a deal struck with regional bloc Ecowas
Malian coup leaders have agreed to stand down and allow a transition to civilian rule, as part of a deal struck with regional bloc...
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