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Vladimir Putin assassination plot foiled: two suspects arrested in Odessa, Ukraine
Ukraine’ security services have thwarted a plot to kill Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, according to Russian officials. Two suspects were detained in the Ukrainian...
Baby Yoga with Lena Fokina shocked millions around the world
Images of babies as young as two weeks old being flung around a wacky Russian therapist’s head have shocked millions around the world. The therapist...
Domnica Cemortan gave her first full interview since Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster
Domnica Cemortan, the Moldovan blonde tour rep who was accused of causing the sinking of the Costa Concordia by romantically distracting Captain Francesco Schettino...
World’s first quadruple limb transplant performed in Ankara hospital
Surgeons at Hacettepe University Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, have today performed the world's first ever quadruple limb transplant, attaching two arms and two legs...
Silvio Berlusconi’s bribery case thrown out as expired
Italian judges have thrown out a bribery case against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, because it expired under the statute of limitations. Silvio Berlusconi was...
Secret bible-book unearthed in Turkey – some believe it is a fake and only dates back to the 16th century.
A secret handwritten book found in Turkey, in which Jesus is said to predict the coming of the Prophet Muhammad to Earth, has sparked...
Angela Merkel gets a beershower
German Chancellor Angela Merkel got a beershower.
Duke of Palma Inaki Urdangarin in court over corruption
Inaki Urdangarin, the Duke of Palma and the Spain's King Juan Carlos’ son in law, has arrived at court in Mallorca to face a...
Man pushes woman on to the tracks at Leicester Square on the London Northern Line
A crazed commuter launched an apparently random attack on a young woman, pushing her on to the tracks of the London Underground. The victim struck...
Rossiya passenger jet which lost a wheel on take-off from Berlin has landed safely in St. Petersburg
A Rossiya Airlines passenger jet which lost a wheel on take-off from Berlin has landed safely in St Petersburg, Russian media report. The Russian An-148...
Dutch Prince Johan Friso is in coma and he may never wake up, say Austrian doctors
Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands, who was injured in an avalanche in Lech, Austria, last week, is in a coma and may never...
CERN faster-than light neutrinos experiment may be down to a faulty connection
Faster-than-light neutrinos experiment that might have been the biggest physics story of the past century may instead be down to a faulty connection. In September...
Germany urged by Council of Europe to end sex offenders surgical castration
Council of Europe has urged Germany to end the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders. The Council of Europe's anti-torture committee said such voluntary treatment,...
EU court asked to rule on ACTA legality
The EU's highest court has been asked to rule on the legality of ACTA, the controversial anti-piracy agreement. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been...
BBC defends its decision to show extensive coverage of Whitney Houston’s funeral
The BBC issued a statement in a lengthy defense of its decision to show extensive coverage of Whitney Houston’s funeral. BBC was forced into the...
Serbia: rapid thaw caused Danube ice chaos in Belgrade
A rapid thaw caused a real chaos on the River Danube in the Serbian capital Belgrade, where ice damaged boats, pontoons and floating restaurants. The...
Zachery Jack Avery, 5-year-old boy living as a girl with his parents and NHS support
Five-year-old Zachery Jack Avery’s wardrobe contains a purple tutu, a silky mauve blouse and a floral patterned skirt. Zachery Jack Avery is one of the...
DSK held in custody as suspect in a prostitution ring inquiry
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF boss, is being questioned by French police as a suspect in a prostitution ring inquiry, a prosecutor announced today. Dominique...
Russia: ancient plants brought to life after 30,000 frozen years
Russian scientists have grown plants from fruit stored away in permafrost by squirrels over 30,000 years ago. The fruit was found in the banks of...
Pictures of Peter Skyllberg’s car, the Swedish man who survived for two months at – 30 C eating snow
Pictures from inside the car of Peter Skyllberg, the Swedish man who survived in his snow-covered car on nothing but snow for two months...
Prince Pierre Casiraghi of Monaco hospitalized after a brawl in Double Seven nightclub in Manhattan
Monaco’s Prince Pierre Casiraghi, son of Princess Carolina, has been hospitalized after a vicious nightclub brawl in Manhattan, it has emerged. The brawl broke out...
Zelboraf for metastatic melanoma was approved by the European Commission
Zelboraf (vemurafenib) has received approval from the European Commission to be used as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with BRAFV600 mutation-positive inoperable...
Lab-grown meat created by Dutch scientists using stem cells
Dutch scientists have created strips of muscle tissue using stem cells with the aim of producing the first lab-grown hamburger later this year. The aim...
Swedish man trapped in his car survived for two months only with snow at sub-zero conditions
A Swedish man survived for two months in his snow-covered car on nothing but snow after he was trapped in sub-zero temperatures. The man, 44,...
Dereck Chisora arrested in Munich after a brawl with fellow boxer David Haye
British boxer Dereck Chisora has been arrested by German police after a brawl with fellow boxer David Haye in Munich at the post-fight news...
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