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Violet D’Mello mauled by captive cheetahs in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Violet D'Mello, a British tourist who tried to protect a girl being mauled by captive cheetahs, has told of how the animals then turned...
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 9/11 attacks planner, appears in court
9/11 "mastermind" Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused of plotting the 2001 attacks are appearing before a US military tribunal at Guantanamo...
Japan left without nuclear power by switching off the last reactor at Tomari plant
Japan has decided to switch off its last working nuclear reactor, as part of the safety drive since the March 2011 tsunami triggered a...
Osama Bin Laden’s family on the run while hiding in Pakistan
Osama Bin Laden’s documents released on Thursday provide an insight into the workings of the mind of the slain al-Qaeda chief, but they reveal...
Princess Charlene unable to get pregnant as part of a “deal” with Prince Albert of Monaco
Princess Charlene, the wife of Prince Albert of Monaco, has become “depressed” at her failure to provide her husband with a legitimate heir, it...
Vladimir Putin’s mystery tsar palace built on Russia’s Black Sea coast?
An extraordinary building has gradually taken shape on a thickly wooded mountainside overlooking Russia's Black Sea coast near the village of Praskoveevka. The building is...
CERN physicist Adlene Hicheur jailed in France for terror plot
Adlene Hicheur, a French physicist at the prestigious CERN laboratory has been sentenced to five years in prison for plotting terrorist attacks. Adlene Hicheur was...
DSK faces new rape claim in his inquiry
French magistrates have asked for a new investigation into alleged rape involving former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The magistrates in Lille are already investigating DSK...
Queen Elizabeth II has never visited Greece, Prince Philip’s homeland
Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most travelled monarchs ever, has been to 116 countries on official state visits as Queen, but not Greece. Queen...
Chen Guancheng can apply to study abroad, say Chinese authorities
China says activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, potentially indicating a way out of the diplomatic crisis with the US over him. A...
Argentine Olympic advert filmed in Falklands without permission
Argentina has broadcasted a political advert filmed on the territory of Falkland Islands without authorization. The advert features an Argentine athlete training in the Falklands...
More than one in three Americans would fail citizenship test
According to an American survey, more than one third of U.S. citizens would fail the country's citizenship test for immigrants. The study, conducted by the Center for...
Adolf Hitler profile uncovered in WWII British intelligence report
A newly unveiled report written for wartime British intelligence says Adolf Hitler developed a "messiah complex" towards the end of World War II. The report,...
Chen Guangcheng phones US Congress to plead for help to leave China
Activist Chen Guangcheng has phoned a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family. Chen Guangcheng said...
Osama Bin Laden’s documents seized in Abbottabad raid posted online
Osama Bin Laden’s documents seized during the raid on the Abbottabad compound were posted online by the research wing of the US military academy,...
Ukraine slams Euro 2012 boycott
Ukraine denounces a threatened EU boycott of next month's Euro 2012 football championship as "destructive". In a statement, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the move would...
Chen Guangcheng says he is unable to meet US officials and to leave China
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he has been unable to meet US officials to discuss his desire to leave the country. The blind dissident, in...
Spirit Airlines will charge $100 for each carry-on baggage
Carry-on baggage fee will soon cost some Spirit Airlines passengers $100, which is more than they may have paid for their flight. The Miramar, Florida,...
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande trade insults in the final debate
President Nicolas Sarkozy and his rival Francois Hollande have traded insults in their only TV debate of the election campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy called Francois Hollande...
Jolene Van Vugt set the record for the fastest motorized toilet
Canadian stuntwoman Jolene Van Vugt has set a new and unusual land speed record in Australia - for the fastest motorized toilet. Jolene Van Vugt...
Emmelyn Roettger becomes Mensa’s youngest US member after being dignosed with autism
Three-year-old Emmelyn Roettger of Washington D.C. loves writing, spelling and counting and is fascinated by science and space. Despite her tender age Emmelyn Roettger, known...
Chen Guangcheng left US embassy in Beijing a week after his escape from house arrest
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing, a week after seeking shelter following his escape from house arrest. State news agency...
The night Osama Bin Laden came for dinner to a Pakistani tribal family
A year on from the death of Osama Bin Laden, two Pakistani men tell how they came to host the then leader of al-Qaeda. Late...
Barack Obama’s Afghan speech: 23,000 troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has pledged to "finish the job" and end the Afghan war, addressing the US public live from a military base in...
Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan one year after Osama Bin Laden’s death
President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit. Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed a 10-year accord charting...
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