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Megaupload seized by FBI: Joint complaint of those affected by the closure of Megaupload service
The FBI has caused incalculable damage, far in excess of the losses claimed by the content lobbies, in a fruitless attempt to prevent access...
Jamie Oliver forced McDonald’s to remove ammonium hydroxide from its burger
McDonald's have altered its burger’s ingredients after chef Jamie Oliver forced them to remove a processed food type that he labelled “pink slime”. Chef Jamie...
Morgellons disease: no infectious cause was found
There is no scientific evidence that Morgellons disease is an infectious illness, a study published this week in the journal PLoS One has shown. The...
Costa Concordia: ship owner Costa Cruises offers passengers compensation
Costa Cruises, the Italian company that owns the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia has offered passengers 11,000 euros ($14,000; £9,000) each in compensation. The deal...
Bag of cocaine found at the UN headquarters in New York
New York Police announced that a bag containing 16 kg (35.5lb) of cocaine was found at the United Nations headquarters in the city last...
One World Trade Center towers the skyscrapers with 90 storeys and 20 more to be completed
New pictures of The One World Trade Center show its frame stands at 90 storeys high, with 20 more yet to be completed. The One...
FBI plans an app to combine information from Twitter, Facebook and Google Maps
Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking to develop an early-warning system based on material "scraped" from social networks. FBI says the application should provide information...
Australia: PM Julia Gillard rescued after becoming trapped in a restaurant by angry protesters
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and leader of the opposition Tony Abbott had to be rescued after becoming trapped in a restaurant by angry...
Brazil: two high-rise buildings have collapsed in Rio de Janeiro
Streets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have been filled with masonry and cars have been covered with debris after two buildings - one nearly...
Jean-Claude Mas, PIP breast implant owner, has been arrested in southern France
French Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) founder Jean-Claude Mas has been arrested at his home in Six-Fours-les-Plages, southern France, according to police. In 2010, France banned...
Titanic alike scene in pictures of Costa Concordia moments after cruise ship ran aground
Dramatic pictures, released this evening, show the aftermath of the Costa Concordia disaster as like a scene from the Titanic. Lifeboats can be seen spilling...
Thorpe Park: rollercoaster The Swarm needs urgent redesign after dummies return from test run with limbs snapped off
Officials at Thorpe Park in Surrey, UK, needed to take “drastic measures” after a number of dummies sent on $30 million ride The Swarm...
LA adult filmmakers slapped by condom law
Actors in adult movies in Los Angeles will be required to use condoms while filming, under a new law signed by the city mayor. The...
Jay Leno sued over Golden Temple of Amritsar jibe
Jay Leno has been sued for what it calls "racist" comments on the Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple of Amritsar. Indian-American Randeep Dhillon says Jay...
Somalia: hostages Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted freed in US Navy Seals raid
Two foreign aid workers, American Jessica Buchanan and Danish Poul Thisted, kidnapped in Somalia three months ago, have been freed in a rare US...
LA Police shot dead man in hail of bullets in the parking lot of Carl’s Jr. restaurant
LAPD gunned down a man who was preparing to swing a metal pipe at them in the parking lot of a Carl's Jr. fast...
Francesco Schettino’s wife Oggi interview: “My husband is not a monster”
Fabiola Russo, the wife of Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has defended her husband in the Italian magazine Oggi interview, claiming: “He is not...
Cold smoked salmon product destroyed after Listeria had been detected
Mill Stream Corp. of Hancock, Maine, has destroyed its cold smoked salmon products after Listeria monocytogenes had been found in the manufacturing facility and...
JFK’s final recordings released by presidential library
John F. Kennedy's presidential library has released the final 45 hours of his private recordings, representing the last months of JFK's life. The recordings include...
Nigeria: 158 members of Boko Haram organization has been arrested after Kano blasts
158 suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram organization has been arrested in raids in the northern city of Kano by Nigerian forces. Boko Haram...
Costa Concordia: death toll raised to 16 after another body was found inside the wreck of the ship
Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster is raised to 16 after another body has been found inside the wreck of the vessel, officials say. Salvage crews...
Afghan mother gave birth to sextuplets
Sharah is an Afghan mother who has given birth to sextuplets at a hospital in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. The mother was not aware...
Pakistan: Over 36 deaths caused by contaminated heart drugs
Over 36 people have died in the past four weeks from taking oral drugs in Punjab province, Pakistan. The medicines were provided for free to...
Oscar 2012: Martin Scorsese’s Hugo leads the charge with 11 nominations
Hugo, the 3D epic adventure film directed by Martin Scorsese, leads the charge at 2012 Academy Awards with 11 nominations, including best film and...
Oscars 2012: Nominees Full List
BEST PICTURE War Horse The Tree of Life The Artist Moneyball The Descendants Midnight in Paris The Help Hugo Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close BEST DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist Alexander Payne - The Descendants Martin...
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