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Crown Prince Willem-Alexander ashamed of a toilet-throwing stunt
Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, the heir to the Dutch throne, made a media splash by hurling a toilet for fun in a contest recently -...
Michael Bloomberg plans to ban soft drinks over 16 oz in NYC by 2013
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to ban any soft drink over 16 ounces across the city by March 2013. Michael Bloomberg believes that...
ACTA back under scrutiny as European Parliament prepares to carry out key votes
The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is back under scrutiny as the European Parliament prepares to carry out a series of key votes. ACTA seeks...
Zhang Ziyi denies claims she earned $100 million by prostituting herself to Chinese politicians
Zhang Ziyi, star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has been forced to deny lurid claims that she earned $100 million by prostituting herself to...
Barack Obama causes outcry in Poland after referring to a Nazi death camp as “Polish”
Barack Obama has caused an outcry in Poland after referring to a Nazi death camp as "Polish". President Barack Obama made the remark at a...
Martian Pink diamond sold for $17.4 million at Hong Kong auction
Rare pink diamond Martian Pink has been auctioned for $17.4 million - far higher than expected - after six minutes of frenzied bidding in...
Vatileaks: Pope Benedict XVI speaks for the first time on the scandal and denounces media coverage
Pope Benedict XVI has broken his silence on the Vatileaks scandal, expressing his anger at the way some parts of the media are covering...
Jacob Zuma painting, The Spear, removed from Goodman Gallery
Goodman Gallery in South Africa has agreed not to display the controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma after reaching a deal with the ANC. The...
Julian Assange has lost extradition appeal at UK Supreme Court
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has lost his extradition appeal at UK Supreme Court. Julian Assange, 40, fights against extradition to Sweden to face accusations of...
Charles Taylor, Liberia’s ex-president, sentenced to 50 years in jail
Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, has been sentenced to 50 years in jail by a UN-backed war crimes court. Last month Charles Taylor...
Mitt Romney secures his Republican nomination following Texas primary
Republican Mitt Romney has secured his place as the challenger to Barack Obama in November's US presidential election, following a primary in Texas. Projections show...
Italy earthquake UPDATE: death toll rises to 17 and 350 people have been injured
Seventeen people are now known to have died and another 350 were hurt in the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy yesterday. The tremor...
Chagas disease, a parasitic illness, is the new AIDS of the Americas, say experts
Chagas disease, a little-known illness caused by blood sucking insects, has been labeled the ”new AIDS of the Americas” by experts. The parasitic illness has...
Cassandra Bankson shared her acne ordeal on YouTube and had millions of viewers
Cassandra Bankson, a teenager from California, hoped that by sharing her problem with acne and how she has learnt make-up tricks to hide it...
George Lagen is suing United Airlines over stripping away his Million Miler status due to merger
George Lagen, a top traveller from Chicago, is protesting United Airlines after the airline company took away some of the “perks” that he became...
Major Western states are expelling senior Syrian diplomats over Houla killings
Major Western countries have decided to expel senior Syrian diplomats following the killing of 108 people in the Houla region of Syria on Friday. France,...
Emilia earthquake UPDATE: 10 people dead and several others buried under rubble
A new earthquake of 5.8-magnitude has struck the Emilia region in northern Italy, killing at least 10 people and burying several others under rubble,...
Spanish retail sales in record fall in April
Spain’s retail sales dived in April, showing the biggest fall since the figures started being collected in 2003. Sales fell 9.8% last month compared with...
New 5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy in Emilia region
A new earthquake has shaken northern Italy, centred on the Emilia region, where a quake on May 20 killed seven people and damaged many...
Bluefin tuna at record radioactive contamination from Fukushima nuclear accident
A record radioactive contamination from last year's Fukushima nuclear accident has been detected in Pacific Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California. Bluefin tuna...
Martian Pink diamond goes on auction in Hong Kong
Rare pink diamond Martian Pink is expected to fetch at least $8 million when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong. The Martian Pink...
Memorial Day: Chris Hayes sparks outrage saying he feels uncomfortable branding fallen soldiers “heroes”
MSNBC broadcaster Chris Hayes has caused outrage on Memorial Day by saying he feels “uncomfortable” branding soldiers who have died in battle “heroes”. Chris Hayes,...
Lucy Challenger travels from London to New York to finish two-year tattoo on her derriere
Lucy Challenger from London travelled all the way to New York to finish a tattoo that has taken two years to complete. The tattoo tourist...
Facebook photo with a large sum of cash leads to robbery in Australia
Two masked men have paid a visit to a house in south-eastern Australia, hours after a teenage girl posted a photo on Facebook of...
Stefano Mauri, Lazio captain, arrested in match-fixing investigation
Midfielder Stefano Mauri, the captain of Lazio football team, has been arrested by police investigating claims of match-fixing. Stefano Mauri, 32, was held along with...
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