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Prince Albert and Princess Charlene attend annual picnic at Le Parc Princess Antoinette
Princess Charlene of Monaco looked as stunning as every as she attended the annual picnic at Le Parc Princesse Antoinette yesterday. Prince Albert and Princess...
Son films his mother sleepwalking and posts it on internet
An ungrateful son thanked his mom by filming her sleepwalking and posting it on the internet. The hysterical video, uploaded on YouTube, shows the pajama-clad...
US job growth misses expectations
The US economy created 96,000 jobs in August, according to official figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is less than was expected. However,...
Vladimir Putin dashes hopes of an early jail release for Pussy Riot protesters
Hopes of an early jail release for the Pussy Riot punk protesters dimmed last night after Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a scathing attack...
China: series of earthquakes hit Yunnan and Guizhou provinces leaving at least 50 people dead
A series of earthquakes has hit south-west China, leaving at least 50 people dead and 150 injured, Chinese state media say. The quakes struck the...
Russian little girl kicks English teacher in the balls
A Russian little girl cracks after receiving a lengthy telling-off by her bullying teacher and gives him a powerful kick in the groin. The hilarious...
Prince Harry sent to Afghanistan for 4 months after Vegas photos scandal
Prince Harry has been deployed to Afghanistan for four months, UK’s Ministry of Defence says. Prince Harry, 27, an Apache helicopter pilot, arrived on Thursday...
Asian stock markets rise after ECB announces new plans for eurozone
Asian stock markets have risen, joining a global rally, after European Central Bank’s president, Mario Draghi, unveiled a plan targeted at easing the region's...
Barack Obama accepts nomination at the Democratic Convention
Barack Obama has accepted the nomination of the Democratic party, telling voters they face a generational choice in November's election. The US president highlighted the...
Vladimir Putin takes to the skies to teach white cranes to fly
Russian President Vladimir Putin sets off on his latest bid to put right the wrongs of nature by teaching birds to fly. Hang-gliding over Arctic...
Vladimir Putin first interview: about working with Mitt Romney and Pussy Riot controversy
Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted he will still be able to work with Mitt Romney if he's elected U.S. president despite him calling Russia...
Mario Draghi unveils European Central Bank’s bond-buying euro debt plan
European Central Bank’s president, Mario Draghi, has unveiled details of a new bond-buying plan aimed at easing the eurozone's debt crisis. Mario Draghi said the...
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini wants a palace for his sixth wife Queen Zola Mafu
South Africa's Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini wants the government to spend $700,000 on a palace for his sixth wife, officials say. Queen Zola Mafu, who...
Save the Children’s foreign staff expelled from Pakistan
Save the Children's foreign staff have been ordered to leave Pakistan within two weeks, the aid agency confirms. Save the Children charity says it has...
Bill Clinton backs Barack Obama at the Democratic Convention
Bill Clinton has delivered a prime-time defence of Barack Obama, nominating the president for a second term in the White House. Former US president’s 50-minute...
Turkish ammunition store explosion kills 25 soldiers in Afyon
At least 25 soldiers have been killed and four others have been wounded during an explosion at an ammunition store in Turkey, the military...
Costa Rica: powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked the north-western part of Costa Rica triggering a tsunami warning, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning is in...
Abdullah al-Senussi, Libya’s ex-spy chief, extradited from Mauritania
Mauritania has handed Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi over to the Libyan authorities, state media say. Libya wants to try Abdullah al-Senussi for...
Wang Lijun, ex-police chief involved in Bo Xilai scandal, charged with defection
Wang Lijun, former police chief at the centre of China's biggest political scandal for years, has been charged with a number of offences, Chinese...
MDA Labor Day Telethon 2012: the renamed MDA Show of Strength is no longer a telethon
The 2012 edition of MDA Telethon, now renamed the MDA Show of Strength (thus no longer referring to itself as a telethon), aired Sunday,...
Shooting at separatist Parti Quebecois election victory rally in Canada
One man has been killed after a gunman has opened fire at a separatist Parti Quebecois election victory rally in the Canadian province of...
Michelle Obama backs President Barack Obama at Democratic convention in North Carolina
First Lady Michelle Obama has made an impassioned speech backing her husband, President Barack Obama, for another four-year White House term. Closing the first night...
Japan to buy disputed islands Senkaku
Japan’s government has reached a deal to buy disputed islands in the East China Sea from their private owner, local media reports. The government will...
McDonald’s opens its first vegetarian outlet in India
McDonald's is bowing to local demand and is opening a meat-free restaurant in India. The global chain, whose best-known product is the Big Mac burger...
Morocco: at least 42 people died in a bus crash near Zerkten town
At least 42 people died and more than 20 others have been injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in southern Morocco, officials...
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