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President Fernando Lugo removal draws strong reactions in Latin America
Governments in Latin America have reacted angrily to the impeachment of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo in the wake of a land dispute scandal. Argentina, Brazil...
Shenzhou-9 spacraft makes first Chinese manual docking with Tiangong-1 lab
China has successfully completed its first ever manual docking of a spacecraft with another space module as astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked with...
Mugly wins 2012 World’s Ugliest Dog contest
Mugly, an 8-year-old Chinese Crested with a short snout, beady eyes and a large number of unkempt white whiskers, has won the rather unflattering...
Daniel Shak sues ex-wife Beth Shak for a portion of her luxury shoe collection
Daniel Shak, a wealthy New York hedge fund manager, has filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife Beth Shak for a portion of her luxury...
Barack Obama erased his white girlfriends from his past to burnish his credentials as a black leader, claims David Maraniss
Australian Genevieve Cook first met Barack Obama in 1983 in the kitchen of a mutual friend’s New York flat. In those days most Americans, even...
Woman super glued to a toilet seat at a Kentucky Walmart restroom
A woman had to be rescued from a Kentucky Walmart restroom last week after found super glued to a toilet seat. Stuck for at least...
George Washington’s constitution sold for $10M at Christie’s auction
George Washington's personal copy of the US constitution has sold for almost $10 million, Christie's auction house says. The book, with the first US president's...
Mexican police wrongly arrest Felix Beltran Leon as son of drugs lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman
Mexican government has admitted that it mistakenly identified Felix Beltran Leon as the son of the country's most-wanted drugs lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. On Thursday officials...
Syria confirms downing of Turkish F-4 Phantom warplane
The Syrian military has confirmed that it shot down Turkish warplane F-4 Phantom "flying in airspace over Syrian waters". A spokesman said the plane was...
Jerry Sandusky found guilty and sentenced to 442 years in prison
Jerry Sandusky has been found guilty of sexually abusing young boys while he was an assistant coach of the Penn State football team. Jerry Sandusky,...
Rachel Campbell films more than 100 sharks in feeding frenzy over dead whale
Rachel Campbell and her friends filmed an amazing scene with more than 100 tiger sharks furiously feeding over the carcass of a dead whale on...
Turkish F-4 Phantom fighter jet vanishes near Syrian border
Turkish government has called an emergency security meeting amid reports that one of its fighter jets was shot down by Syrian security forces. The Turkish...
Circumcision for Zimbabwe’s MP’s in bid to fight HIV
At least 10 Zimbabwean MP have been circumcised as part of a campaign to reduce HIV and AIDS cases. A small makeshift clinic for carrying...
Travis Weaver becomes Jerry Sandusky’s first accuser to step publicly
Travis Weaver became the first alleged Jerry Sandusky victim to reveal himself to the public, saying in an interview that he was sexually abused...
Matt Sandusky to testify he was abused as a child by Jerry Sandusky
Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of Jerry Sandusky, has dramatically accused the former Penn State coach of abuse as a jury deliberates over scores...
Talibans attack Spozhmai Hotel in Lake Qargha near Kabul
Taliban militants have attacked Spozhmai Hotel outside Kabul in the Lake Qargha area, triggering a deadly gun battle with Afghan security forces and a...
Boat with 200 on board sinks near Christmas Island, north-western Australia
Rescuers are searching for dozens of people believed to be missing after a boat sank near Christmas Island, off north-western Australia. Ships have so far...
Workers sick during annual leave entitled to get extra time off, rules European Court of Justice
Employees who fall sick during their annual leave are entitled to take corresponding paid leave at a later date, the EU's top court has...
Lone star tick causes meat allergy in adults
Hundreds of people in the U.S. have mysteriously developed meat allergy over the last few months. And this rash of meat allergies, currently sweeping the...
Egypt’s presidential election results delayed
Egypt's presidential poll results have been delayed by the election authorities, raising further tension across the country. The results had been due to be announced...
Adrian Nastase, Romania’s ex-PM, in suicide attempt
Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head but he eventually shot his neck. The incident...
Lesley Brown, world’s first test tube baby mother, dies at 64
Lesley Brown, the woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby, has died aged 64. Lesley Brown, who lived in Whitchurch, Bristol,...
Toulouse CIC bank hostage-taker arrested after 7 hours
Police have detained a gunman who held four people hostage at CIC bank in the southern city of Toulouse, France, for almost seven hours. The...
Spencer West, who lost his legs as a child, scales Kilimanjaro by crawling up on his hands
Spencer West from Toronto, Canada - who lost his legs when he was just five years old - reached the summit of the 19,341ft...
Heidemarie Schwermer lives without money for 16 years
Heidemarie Schwermer from Germany has lived without money for 16 years following a lifetime of guilt about wealth stemming from her time as a...
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