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Pope Francis named Man of the Year by Vanity Fair
Pope Francis has been named “Man of the Year” by the latest Italian edition of Vanity Fair. The Argentinean pontiff, elected in March 2013, had...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleads not guilty as he makes first court appearance
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev made his first court appearance denying all 30 charges against him while he blew a kiss to his sisters. But to the disgust...
Huge python found in Australian charity shop
A 19 foot python has been seized after it fell from the ceiling of a charity shop in Australia. The python, weighing 37 lbs, was...
Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment but remains in a critical condition
South African President Jacob Zuma has announced Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment but remains in a critical condition. The former president and global statesman,...
Egypt issues arrest warrant for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie
Egypt's state prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for Mohamed Badie, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, and at least nine other senior figures. Mohamed...
Lac-Megantic train explosion: Canada launches criminal inquiry into derailment
Canadian authorities have launched a criminal inquiry into the derailment of an oil train that killed at least 15 people in the small Quebec...
Egypt: Newly appointed PM Hazem al-Beblawi begins forming new cabinet
Hazem al-Beblawi, Egypt's newly appointed prime minister, is beginning work on forming a new cabinet, a week after the army ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Hazem...
North Korea and South Korea start in-depth talks on reopening Kaesong Industrial Complex
North Korea and South Korea have started in-depth talks on reopening joint-project Kaesong Industrial Complex. The two Koreas agreed in principle to restart operations at...
Michelle Knight still refuses to meet with her mother
Michelle Knight has reportedly rejected all attempts by her mother for an emotional reunion after 11 years in captivity in the Cleveland horror house. More...
Royal baby: Queen Elizabeth will be first informed when Kate Middleton gives birth via encrypted call
After Kate Middleton gives birth to the royal baby, Prince William’s first call will be to his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on an encrypted...
Prince William borrows helicopter for when Kate Middleton goes into labor
With five days to go until Kate Middleton is due to give birth to their first child, Prince William has borrowed a helicopter once...
Pope Francis shuns new Mercedes popemobile in favor of borrowed 20-year-old Fiat Campagnola
Pope Francis is visiting the tiny island of Lampedusa, where instead of tooling around in the popemobile, he's making his rounds in a borrowed...
Edward Snowden accepts political asylum offer from Venezuela
According to a Russian politician, Edward Snowden has accepted an offer of political asylum from Venezuela. Unofficial spokesman for the Kremlin Alexei Pushkov tweeted today...
Metropolitan Kiril of Varna found dead on the Black Sea beach
Bulgarian Metropolitan Kiril of Varna and Pereslavl has been found on the Black Sea beach near Varna, the national radio reported today. A medical examiner...
Francesco Schettino trial adjourned until next week
The trial of Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off Italy last year, has opened and been...
El Mundo: PM Mariano Rajoy and other top Spanish politicians received illicit payments in Barcenas affair
Spanish newspaper El Mundo has published what it alleges are documents showing PM Mariano Rajoy and other top politicians received illicit payments. El Mundo said...
Colleen S. Burns: Brain-dead patient awoke as doctors prepared to harvest her organs
Colleen S. Burns, who was thought to be brain-dead, opened her eyes just in time as doctors at St. Joseph's hospital in Central New...
Beirut explosion: At least 37 people injured after a car bomb explodes in Beir el-Abed area
Dozens of people have been injured after a car bomb exploded in a stronghold of Lebanon's Shia militant group Hezbollah in Beirut. A Red Cross...
Zara Phillips will continue to compete in top class horse trials despite her pregnancy
Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Zara Phillips insists she will carry on competing in top class horse trials despite her pregnancy. Zara Phillips, 32, who was...
Michelle Knight in her first public appearance since 2002. Video
Cleveland kidnap victim Michelle Knight has broken her public silence to bravely face the cameras for the first time since her rescue from the...
Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight reveal themselves in YouTube video
Cleveland kidnap victims Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight appear healthy and happy as they recover from a decade in sickening captivity in...
Francesco Schettino: Costa Concordia cruise ship captain goes on trial
Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off Italy last year, is set to go on trial. Francesco Schettino,...
Osama bin Laden Pakistani report leaked to Al-Jazeera reveals how he avoided detection for ten years
A leaked Pakistani government report reveals that incompetence and negligence allowed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to live in Pakistan undetected for almost a...
Turkish riot police fire tear gas and water cannon at Gezi Park protesters
Turkish riot police have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters trying to enter Istanbul’s Gezi Park that was the focus of last...
San Francisco crash landing: Emergency responders may have run over one of Asiana victims killing her
One of the Chinese teenagers who were found dead in the Asiana Airlines wreckage may have actually survived the crash - only to be...
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