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Spain warns Argentina of strong response over YFP Repsol nationalization
Spain has warned it will defend its interests as a row with Argentina over the nationalization of oil company YPF Repsol. Promising a "clear and...
Anders Breivik trial adjourned as the court decides if a lay judge should be dismissed for bias
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik, the man accused of killing 77 people in bomb and gun attacks in Norway last July, has been...
Maggie, the loyal Labrador retriever who guarded her fatally struck friend in LA traffic
Maggie, a loyal Labrador retriever who was videotaped as she guarded the body of a yellow Lab hit and killed by a car in...
MEP David Martin says ACTA should by rejected by the European Parliament
Euro MP David Martin has said the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) should be rejected by the European Parliament. David Martin, the British MEP responsible for...
Strippers dressed as nuns performed at Silvio Berlusconi parties, says model Imane Fadil
Model Imane Fadil, a witness at the trial of Silvio Berlusconi, has said strippers dressed as nuns performed for the former Italian prime minister...
Anders Breivik pleaded not guilty at Norway massacre trial
Anders Behring Breivik, the man who carried out bomb and gun attacks in Norway last year which left 77 people dead, has pleaded not...
Argentina will nationalize country’s biggest oil company YPF owned by Repsol
Argentina has decided to nationalize a controlling interest in country’s biggest oil company YPF owned by Spanish firm Repsol. President Cristina Fernandez said a bill...
Anders Breivik goes on trial for Norway massacre
Anders Behring Breivik, the man who carried out a bomb and gun attack in Norway last year that left 77 people dead, has gone...
Dole recalls 7 Letucces bagged salad in 15 states because of fear of salmonella
Dole Food Co.'s fresh vegetables division has decided to recall 756 cases of bagged salad out of fears that they could be contaminated with...
Ksenia, the world’s cutest cat
Ksenia, a Scottish Fold feline from Russia, is what thousands of internet users are calling the world's cutest cat. Ksenia, a charcoal moggy, first appeared...
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to marry for sixth time
South African President Jacob Zuma is set to marry for the sixth time next weekend, making long-term fiancée Gloria Bongi Ngema his fourth current...
Neil Heywood was poisoned with potassium cyanide, claims a Chinese website
British businessman Neil Heywood, who is thought to have been murdered in China, was poisoned, according to unconfirmed rumors. The allegation appears to have come...
Pregnant woman is searching for her baby’s father on Craigslist
A pregnant woman from Chicago is searching for her baby’s father on Craigslist’s Missed Connections. The man she is looking for is a guy at the...
Two people died in Oklahoma as tornadoes sweep across US Midwest
Two people died in Oklahoma after several tornadoes have hit a large swathe of the US Midwest. Storms were reported in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and...
US Secret Service agents recalled from Colombia in prostitution scandal
Eleven US Secret Service agents and five soldiers were recalled to Washington last week after nearly all of them allegedly brought prostitutes back to...
Titanic disaster remembered in special events across the world
Several events across the world are marking today the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, including the ship's birthplace Belfast. A Titanic Memorial...
Kim Jong-Un speaks publicly for the first time as North Korea marks Kim Il-Sung’s centenary
Kim Jong-Un has made his first televised speech, as Pyongyang marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-Sung. In front...
Ten candidates barred from the Egyptian presidential poll
Ten candidates from the Egyptian presidential poll, including former spy chief Omar Suleiman and the Muslim Brotherhood's Khairat al-Shater, have been barred by election...
Piermario Morosini dies on the pitch following a suspected heart attack
Italian midfielder Piermario Morosini has died following a suspected heart attack on the pitch in Pescara, football officials say. Ex-Italy under-21 footballer was playing for...
King Juan Carlos of Spain hospitalized for hip replacement surgery following a fall
King Juan Carlos of Spain has undergone hip replacement surgery following a fall on a private trip to Botswana, the Royal Palace has said. King...
Iran and P5+1 nuclear talks begin in Istanbul
Iran and P5+1 are meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, for talks aimed at ending the deadlock over Tehran's nuclear programme. Envoys from the US, UK, France, China,...
The story of Saroo, an Indian boy who lost his mother and finds her 25 years later using Google Earth
Saroo Brierley, an Indian boy who lost his mother in 1986, has found her 25 years later from his new home in Tasmania -...
12 US Secret Service agents recalled from Colombia over allegations of misconduct
A dozen of Secret Service agents providing security for President Barack Obama at an international summit in Colombia have been sent home following allegations...
Heidi Hankins, 4, accepted into Mensa with 159 IQ
Heidi Hankins, a 4-year-old girl from Hampshire, UK, has been accepted into Mensa with 159 IQ, just one point below Albert Einstein and Stephen...
Shah Rukh Khan’s detention in New York sparks outrage in India
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s detention by US authorities for 90 minutes at White Plains airport near New York has sparked outrage in India. This...
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