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Five killer whales named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against SeaWorld
A US judge is considering a complaint by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) against SeaWorld claiming that five killer whales at...
Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed Resigns After Weeks of Protests
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has stepped down after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers. In an address on state TV, Mohamed...
Ping-pong baby becomes viral on YouTube
A video clip showing a toddler from Plymouth playing table tennis became viral on video-sharing website YouTube. The footage of 18-month-old Jamie Myska-Buddell knocking balls...
Breakthrough discovery: Antarctic Lake Vostok buried under the ice for 20 million years
A breakthrough discovery has been made by Russian scientists after they drilled down through four kilometres of Antarctic ice to Lake Vostok that has...
Romanian president nominated Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, country’s intelligence chief, as PM-designate
Romanian president Traian Basescu has nominated the country's intelligence service chief as prime minister, hours after Emil Bloc resigned amid austerity protests. "The ruling coalition...
Romanian government resigns after three weeks of protests against austerity measures
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has resigned today in order to "defuse political and social tension" after more than three weeks of protests against...
6.8 earthquake hit central Philippines killing at least 13 people
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on late Monday morning killing at least 13 people, official reports say. The death toll includes at least two...
New York Giants won XLVI Super Bowl after beating New England Patriots 21-17
The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17 with a dramatic last-minute touchdown in a thrilling Super Bowl XLVI at the Lucas...
Mimi Alford, ex-White House intern, described her 18-month affair with JFK in a new explosive book
An explosive book claims that John F. Kennedy took the virginity of a White House intern in a side room, just feet away from...
Europe cold snap claimed more than 260 deaths across the continent
The cold snap that hit Europe in the last week has already claimed more than 260 lives across the continent. Ukraine continues to be hardest...
More than 100 dolphins beached off Cape Cod, Massachusetts
More than 100 dolphins have now beached off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, as mammals continue to get inexplicably stranded on the region's beaches. Three of them...
Lion King-ing, the latest internet phenomenon, sees pet owners lifting the animals above their head
Lion King-ing, the latest internet phenomenon, sees pet owners around the world lifting their animals above their head. The phenomenon, copying a famous scene from...
Afghanistan: at least 7 people killed in car bomb attack in Kandahar
Two civilians and at least five police officers have died in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the city of Kandahar, southern...
Ben Gazzara, Broadway and film actor, died at 81 in New York
Film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died on Friday in New York at the age of 81. Ben Gazzara was best known for playing...
Clara Lazen, 10, may be the youngest in history to discover a new molecule
Clara Lazen, a 10-year-old girl from Missouri, may be the youngest in history to discover a new molecule after a brief introduction on molecular...
Fidel Castro Launched His Memoirs, “Guerrilla of Time”
Fidel Castro, the former Cuban president has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs. The book, “Guerrilla of Time”, is almost 1,000 pages...
Romanian model Ioana Spangeberg has a waist of just 20 inches
Ioana Spangenberg, a Romanian model with a waist of just 20 inches, has insisted she eats three square meals a day, including fatty foods...
Syria: more than 200 people killed in an army massacre in city of Homs
More than 200 people were killed by Syrian government forces which bombarded the city of Homs with tank shells and mortars, opposition groups say. Activists...
Europe is freezing. Black Sea is frozen on the Romanian coastline and 101 people died in Ukraine.
Black Sea is frozen near the Romanian coastline and villagers in Serbia and Bosnia were airlifted from their homes after being cut off without...
American tourists and Egyptian guide seized in Sinai have been released
The two American women tourists and their Egyptian guide, who were kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, have been released, according to officials. The tourists had...
David Peaston, the American gospel and R&B singer, dies at 54
David Peaston, R&B and gospel singer, best known for the tracks Two Wrongs (Don't Make it Right) and Can I?, has died at 54. David...
Anonymous intercepted conference call between FBI and Scotland Yard
Anonymous has released a recording of a conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard in which they discuss efforts against hacking. The conference call, said to...
Two American women kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula
Two American women tourists have been kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, according to security sources. The American tourists were travelling in a small...
La-Fleu Mohamed, a Muslim woman wearing full face veil, claims she was refused service at a gas station
La-Fleu Mohamed, a Muslim woman from Florida, who is wearing a full face veil, has claimed she was refused service at a Chevron gas...
Hans Feldmeier, a German pensioner, tasted a 64-year-old American lard
Hans Feldmeier, a German pensioner who received a tin of American lard 64 years ago in an aid package, has only just tasted it,...
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