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Duchess of Alba in floral bikini enjoying sunshine break with Alfonso Diez in Formentera
Duchess of Alba and her husband Alfonso Diez were today spotted enjoying a sunshine break on the island of Formentera. The two, accompanied by a...
Turkey: bomb attack kills at least 7 people close to a police station in Gaziantep
At least seven people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a bomb attack in Gaziantep, south-eastern Turkey, security sources and media say. The...
Austrian Freedom Party condamned for anti-Semitic cartoon posted by Heinz-Christian Strache
Far-right Austrian politician Heinz-Christian Strache has caused anger after posting a cartoon on Facebook, likened to anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda. Heinz-Christian Strache posted a caricature of...
Chinese beach-goers wear nylon masks to keep off blazing sun
Beach-goers in Qingdao, in China's north-eastern Shandong province, are donning slightly scary nylon masks to protect themselves when they take to the sand. The mask,...
Pussy Riot hunt continues in Russia
Russian police are searching for other members of the punk band Pussy Riot who took part in the anti-Putin protest in Moscow's main cathedral. The...
Lonmin Marikana platinum mine reopens but fewer than a third of staff turns up
Workers have trickled back to Lonmin platinum mine in South Africa where police shot dead 34 striking workers last Thursday, but not in enough...
Congressman Todd Akin’s rape remark sparks outrage in US
A row has erupted in the US after Congressman Todd Akin said women's bodies were naturally able to prevent pregnancy in the case of...
Greece: wildfire sweeps across Chios island
Firefighters in Greece are battling a large forest fire sweeping across the eastern Aegean island of Chios. The fire began in the early hours of...
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2012: 1928 Mercedes Benz wins Best of Show
Considered the most prestigious event of its kind, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance ("a competition of elegance") is the conclusion of a week long festival...
Prince Philip discharged from Aberdeen hospital after five nights
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for a bladder infection. Prince Philip, 91, spent five nights at the...
Burma abolishes pre-publication censorship
Burma has decided to abolish pre-publication censorship of the country's media, the information ministry has announced. The Press Scrutiny and Registration Department (PSRD) said that...
Gu Kailai given suspended death sentence over Neil Heywood murder
Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has been given a suspended death sentence for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. Gu...
Bashar al-Assad in rare public appearance at al-Hamad mosque
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has made his first appearance in public since a bomb attack in Damascus last month killed several senior officials. State TV...
Typhoon Kai-Tak kills at least 27 people in Vietnam
Typhoon Kai-Tak has killed at least 27 people as it swept across northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, officials have said. Typhoon Kai-Tak made...
Julian Assange makes his first public statement since entering Ecuador’s embassy in London
Julian Assange has urged the US to end its "witch-hunt" against WikiLeaks, in his first public statement since entering Ecuador's London embassy. Julian Assange also...
China: anti-Japanese protests across the country over disputed islands
Anti-Japanese protests took place in cities across China after Japan's nationalists raised their country's flag on disputed islands. Thousands of people took to the streets...
A Good Man by Mark Shriver reveals Kennedy clan secrets
Mark Shriver, who is a prominent member of the Kennedy clan, has pulled the curtain on some family secrets in his new book about...
Why is Ecuador protecting Julian Assange?
The Ecuadorean government said it had granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asylum because it shared his fears of political persecution and the possible consequences...
Julian Assange expected to make public statement in front of London’s Ecuador embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to make a public statement later on the diplomatic row that has engulfed him since being granted asylum...
Alice Pyne, teenager dying of cancer, fulfills bucket list of dreams after two years
Alice Pyne, a teenager dying of cancer, has fulfilled her “bucket list” of things she wanted to do. Her final dream came true after her...
Jesse Robredo, Philippine Interior Secretary, missing after plane crash
Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is missing after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea, officials say. Two other people are...
Al-Qaeda attacks Yemeni intelligence headquarters of Aden city
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants have attacked the intelligence headquarters of Yemen's southern city of Aden killing 14 people, officials say. The militants attacked the building from...
Japanese flotilla sets sail for disputed islands Senkaku despite China’s protests
Japanese politicians have set sail for a group of disputed islands, in the teeth of protests by China which claims them for its own. A...
Czech police arrest man over planning Breivik-style attack in Ostrava
Czech police have arrested a man they suspect of planning an attack similar to those launched by Anders Bering Breivik in Norway. Weapons, explosives and...
Eduardo Leite survives after six-foot steel rod pierced his head
Eduardo Leite, a Brazilian construction worker, has survived after a 2 m (six-foot) steel rod fell from above and pierced his head, doctors who...
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