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Kmart’s Thanksgiving Day hours spark outrage
Kmart’s decision to open at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day and stay open through Friday (41 hours) sparked anger among its customers. People have threatened...
Raffaele Sollecito appears in Florence court for Meredith Kercher murder retrial
Raffaele Sollecito, who was convicted and later cleared of killing British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007, has appeared in court in Florence,...
Michelle Knight on Dr Phil: “I was tied up like fish”
Michelle Knight, who was held in captivity in Ariel Castro’s house for 11 years, has revealed on Dr Phil show that she was hung...
US Election 2013: Chris Christie re-elected as New Jersey governor
Republican Chris Christie was easily re-elected governor of New Jersey. Chris Christie was declared the unofficial winner by the US media just minutes after the...
US Election 2013: Terry McAuliffe wins Virginia governor race
Democrat Terry McAuliffe beat Republican Ken Cuccinelli in a very close race for Virginia governor's seat. Republican Chris Christie was easily re-elected governor of New...
NYC Election 2013: Bill de Blasio to become city’s first Democratic mayor since 1993
With almost all votes counted, Bill de Blasio will succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg to become the first Democrat leading New York City in two...
China: Explosions at Communist Party office in Taiyuan
At least one person died following a series of small blasts outside a provincial office of the ruling Communist Party in Shanxi province, northern...
Michelle Knight on Dr Phil: Ariel Castro used puppies to lure her
Michelle Knight revealed that Ariel Castro used the promise of a puppy to lure her into his Cleveland home where he held her hostage...
US Election 2013: New Jersey and Virginia to pick governors
US voters are heading to the polls in the first major round of elections since President Barack Obama won a second term one year...
New York City election 2013: Bill de Blasio takes commanding lead over Joe Lhota in opinion polls
New York City is choosing a successor to three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent. Tuesday's races are seen as an early test of the Republican...
How Wisconsin skydivers and pilots escape as their planes crash in midair
Nine skydivers and two pilots escaped as their planes crashed in midair, turning one of the aircraft into a "fireball". Four skydivers were preparing to...
Michelle Knight reveals her ordeal in Ariel Castro’s house on Dr Phil
Michelle Knight, who was held in Ariel Castro’s Cleveland home for about a decade, says an orange extension cord was used to tie her...
Democratic Republic of Congo claims victory over M23 rebels
The Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed victory over M23 rebels in the east of the country. A government spokesman said the last remaining rebels...
North Korea admits submarine chaser No 233 sinking
In a rare admission of military failure, North Korea has revealed that one of its warships sank last month, killing a number of sailors. North...
India launches its first mission to Mars
India is preparing to launch its first robotic spacecraft towards Mars. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will lift off at 09:08 GMT atop an Indian-built...
Michelle Knight singing for her son at Cleveland’s Boo-You-Bash
Cleveland kidnapping survivor Michelle Knight performed Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On in honor of her son Joe at Boo-You-Bash event. Her son was taken...
Michelle Knight height is 4 ft 7 in
Michelle Knight, one of three women who survived more than a decade of captivity in Ariel Castro's Cleveland house, was so emaciated that the...
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus sign book deal with Washington Post
Two of the Cleveland kidnapping victims - Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus - are collaborating with a Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Washington Post reporters...
Michelle Knight on Dr Phil: Cleveland kidnapping victim shares her story
Michelle Knight, one of the three Cleveland victims held captive for about a decade by kidnapper Ariel Castro, will speak on the Dr. Phil...
Inaki Urdangarin’s properties impounded amid corruption scandal
A judge in Spain has ordered properties belonging to King Juan Carlos' son-in-law Inaki Urdangarin to be impounded amid a corruption scandal that has...
Four men charged over Nairobi’s Westgate mall attack
Four men have been charged over Nairobi’s Westgate mall attack, in which more than 60 people were killed, police say. The four foreigners have been...
Pervez Musharraf’s bail approved by Pakistani court
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's bail over the 2007 army operation to oust militants from Islamabad's Red Mosque has been approved by a Pakistani...
US Congress and White House reject clemency for Edward Snowden
The US Congress and the White House have rejected clemency for former NSA analyst Edward Snowden. "Mr. Snowden violated US law. He should return to...
Mohamed Morsi trial begins in Cairo
Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi has arrived in court in Cairo where he is due to go on trial, state media say. Mohamed Morsi and...
John Kerry in first Egypt visit since Mohamed Morsi was ousted
Secretary of State John Kerry has called for an end to all violence in Egypt and urged moves to full democracy on his first...
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