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Barack Obama’s home-brewed honey beer recipe revealed by White House
The White House has decided to release details of one of its most closely guarded secrets - the recipe for President Barack Obama's home-brewed...
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Pirate Bay co-founder, arrested in Cambodia
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, co-founder of the popular file-sharing Pirate Bay website, has been arrested in Cambodia, the local police have announced. Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was...
Maple syrup stolen from Canadian storage facility
Millions of dollars worth of highly prized maple syrup has been stolen from a Canadian storage facility, Quebec police have said. The Federation of Quebec...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for Tony Blair and George W. Bush to be tried over Iraq war
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said that Tony Blair and George W. Bush should be taken to the International Criminal Court in The Hague over...
Meles Zenawi funeral: thousands of Ethiopians attend long-serving PM burial
Thousands of Ethiopians are attending the state funeral in Addis Ababa of country's long-serving Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died last month. Meles Zenawi's flag-draped...
Roman Catholic Church is 200 years behind, says Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini in his last interview
Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini has described the Roman Catholic Church as being "200 years behind" the times. Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini died on Friday, aged...
Top 10 most expensive and cheapest places to live in America
The New York boroughs of Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn nabbed three spots on the list of the 10 most expensive cities to live in...
Labor Day 2012: special events and getaways
Since 1884, the first Monday in September has been a holiday in the US, as a tribute to workers. Canada has the same, while many...
New York Labor Day Weekend 2012
Labor Day is one of the oldest holidays in the United States, and is a part of the "big six" federal holidays. Here you can...
Margaret Thatcher’s outfits to be sold at auction
Seven outfits worn by Margaret Thatcher during the 1970s in the early part of her career are being auctioned at Christie's on Monday. They form...
Labor Day weekend: Cape Cod beaches closed after multiple reports of sharks
A number of popular Cape Cod beaches have been closed after multiple reports of sharks, including deadly great whites, swimming not far from the...
Neil Armstrong funeral: private service held in Cincinnati for the first man to walk on the Moon
A private funeral service has been held for astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong died last Saturday aged...
Hurricane Isaac: Mitt Romney visits storm-damaged Louisiana
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has visited an emergency centre in hurricane-damaged Louisiana, a day after accepting the Republican nomination for US president. Mitt Romney attended...
Armenia severs diplomatic ties with Hungary after the release of Azeri killer Ramil Safarov
Armenia announces it is severing diplomatic ties with Hungary after the release of Azeri army officer Ramil Safarov convicted of murdering Armenian soldier Gurgen...
Marbella wildfire triggers thousands of evacuations
Firefighters are battling a huge wildfire raging near the wealthy resort of Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol. At least one person has died and...
Anne Sinclair confirms separation from Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Anne Sinclair, wife of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has indirectly confirmed that they have separated, after he was embroiled in a sex scandal. After...
Philippines 7.9-magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake offshore. The quake had a depth of 33 km...
New Jersey Pathmark shooting: gunman shoots at least two dead before being killed in firefight with police
Three people have been shot dead after a gunman walked into a New Jersey Pathmark store and killed two staff members including an 18-year-old...
Harvard University students investigated over mass exam cheating
More than one hundred students at Harvard University are being investigated for allegedly helping each other cheat in an exam, officials say. Up to 125...
Pentagon may sue No Easy Day author Matt Bissonette for divulging military secrets
The Pentagon announces it may sue former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonette, who has written a first-hand account of the May 2011 raid that killed...
Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning released from jail after ten years
Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning, who was convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by Yahoo, has been released from jail. Wang Xiaoning...
Mitt Romney officially accepts GOP nomination
Mitt Romney has accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Florida where he has pledged to “restore the promise” of America. Mitt Romney,...
Labor Day 2012 Super Sale at Concord Mills
What better way to celebrate Labor Day than at Concord Mills during our Labor Day Super Sale starting on August 31st and running through...
Labor Day 2012 sales, coupons and bargains deals
This year, Labor Day falls on Monday, September 3, meaning a full weekend of sales and super end of summer savings. Take advantage of anywhere...
Hurricane Isaac: 60,000 people ordered to evacuate Louisiana
Over 60,000 people have been ordered to evacuate an area in the south-east of Louisiana because a dam has been damaged by Hurricane Isaac. People...
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