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Gaza rally marks Hamas 25th anniversary
Tens of thousands of people have gathered to attend a rally in the Gaza Strip to mark the 25th anniversary of the Palestinian Islamist...
Mel Greig and Michael Christian are taken off air following Jacintha Saldanha’s death
The death of Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who took a hoax call about the Duchess of Cambridge, was a "tragedy", Australian 2Day FM radio...
Jacintha Saldanha’s family tell of their devastation at her suspected suicide
The family of Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse found dead in a suspected suicide just two days after transferring a hoax call about Kate Middleton,...
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport shut down after electrical fault
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Hungary has been shut down after the control tower developed electrical problems. Flights are being diverted to Vienna, Bratislava...
David Petraeus persuaded by Fox News to run for president in 2012
Fox News chairman Roger Ailes allegedly sent political analyst Kathleen McFarland to Afghanistan to tell then-General David Petraeus that he should run for president...
Jill Kelley plans to write a tell-all book about David Petraeus scandal
Jill Kelley, the Florida socialite at the centre of CIA director David Petraeus downfall, is planning a tell-all book, according to friends. Jill Kelley, 37,...
Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who took Kate Middleton hoax phone call, found dead near hospital
Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who transferred a prank phone call from two Australian radio presenters about Kate Middleton, has died in a suspected suicide...
Khaled Meshaal, exiled Hamas political leader, in his first visit to Gaza Strip
Khaled Meshaal, the exiled political leader of Hamas, has called his first visit to the Gaza Strip his "third birth". He said his previous two...
Cadger Dubstep Christmas Lights House 2012: Bangarang and Cinema Mix by Skrillex
The Cadger family from Idaho is showing their Christmas spirit through their annual light display - but they aren’t using any old holiday jingle. The...
Japan tsunami warning issued after 7.3 earthquake hits eastern coast
Japan has issued a tsunami warning after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's eastern coast. The quake was felt in the capital Tokyo, media...
North Korea rocket launch to be tracked by US warships
The US is moving navy ships into position to track North Korea’s rocket due to launch later this month. The warships were moved to achieve...
National Christmas Tree Lighting 2012: Barack Obama joined by his family to the annual tree-lighting ceremony
President Barack Obama and his family have flipped the switch for the 90th annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree, marking the holiday season...
Antisa Khvichava, Georgian woman who claimed to be the world’s oldest living person, dies aged 132
Antisa Khvichava, a Georgian woman who claimed to be the world’s oldest living person as she lived through the Russian Revolution, has died at...
Activists strip off and storm San Francisco City Hall as officials approve ban on public nudity
Naked protestors stormed San Francisco City Hall to show their anger after a controversial ban on public nudity was narrowly approved by city officials. San...
DSK celebrates avoiding assault charge posing with three blonde models at a Paris nightclub
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has celebrated his six million dollar pay-off to New York hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo, who accused him of trying...
Kate Middleton pregnant: Prince Charles thrilled at Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy
Prince Charles today said he was “thrilled” at Kate Middleton's pregnancy, after the beaming Duchess of Cambridge left hospital following four days of treatment...
ECB cuts euro growth forecasts
The European Central Bank (ECB) has revised down its eurozone growth forecasts for 2012 and 2013 as "economic weakness extends into 2013". ECB President Mario...
Kazbek Gekkiyev, Russian TV journalist, shot dead in North Caucasus
Russian television journalist Kazbek Gekkiyev has been shot dead in the North Caucasus. Kazbek Gekkiyev, 26, was a newsreader on state-controlled local television in the...
Kate Middleton pregnant: Duchess of Cambridge leaves hospital after three nights
Pregnant Kate Middleton smiled this morning as she left hospital after four days of treatment for severe morning sickness. The Duchess of Cambridge told reporters...
Tanks deployed outside presidential palace in Cairo
The Egyptian army has deployed tanks and armored troop carriers outside the presidential palace in Cairo after clashes between supporters and rivals of President...
John McAfee arrested in Guatemala accused of entering the country illegally
John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally. John McAfee, 67, crossed the...
Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch and All The East dies in neighboring Lebanon aged 92
Ignatius IV (Hazim), the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Syria, has died in neighboring Lebanon at the age of 92. Syria's state news agency, Sana, reported...
Cathay Pacific flight attendant who felt tempted to throw coffee on Paetongtarn Shinawatra loses her job
Cathay Pacific says a flight attendant who felt tempted to throw coffee on Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has...
Besse Cooper, world’s oldest person, dies aged 116
Besse Cooper, the US woman listed as the world's oldest person, has died aged 116. Besse Cooper died peacefully on Tuesday at a nursing home...
Branislav Milinkovic, Serbian ambassador to NATO, commits suicide in Brussels car park
Branislav Milinkovic, Serbian ambassador to NATO, has died after jumping from a multi-storey car park in Brussels airport. The Serbian government confirmed that Branislav Milinkovic,...
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