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Train collision with tractor trailer in Germany kills two, injures 20
Two people were killed and 20 others injured Saturday when a passenger train collided with a tractor trailer carrying manure in northwest Germany, police...
The conger that is eel-y big but not the 5m monster first thought
A conger eel said to be up to 5m in length when it was caught off the coast of Devon was actually only about 2m, officials at the port where it was sold...
New line of enquiry: Fingerprint testing can reveal cocaine abuse
Scientists have developed an accurate way to test for cocaine abuse by analysing fingerprint residue. The technique, developed by researchers at the...
Pacquiao undergoes successful shoulder surgery after defeat to Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao has undergone surgery on his injured right shoulder following his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr in the clash billed as the Fight of the Century. The...
Germanwings co-pilot ‘practised descent on the flight before crash’
The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps after “rehearsing” the descent on an earlier...
Germanwings co-pilot ‘practiced descent on the flight before crash’
The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps in March practiced a descent on the previous flight, German newspaper...
Community leaders: Nigerian troops kill dozens of civilians
Community leaders and residents accused Nigerian troops on Sunday of killing dozens of civilians and razing homes to avenge the deaths of six soldiers. Traditional...
First group of rescued women brought to safety in Nigeria
The first group of nearly 300 Nigerian girls and women released from Boko Haram were brought by the military to the safety of a refugee camp in the country’s...
Nigeria: 1st group of released females brought to safety
The first group of nearly 300 Nigerian girls and women released from Boko Haram were brought by the military to the safety of a refugee camp in the country’s...
More women and children freed in Nigeria from extremists
Scores more women and children have been rescued from Islamic extremists in the remote Sambisa Forest, Nigeria’s military said amid reports that...
Airbus to file criminal complaint in German spy scandal
Airbus Group is planning to make a complaint to the authorities in Germany following reports that German foreign intelligence agency BND was helping U.S.
Nearly 300 women and girls rescued from Boko Haram, Nigeria says
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday claimed the rescue of 200 girls and 93 women from a notorious Boko Haram stronghold, but said there was no confirmation...
Where did that come from? Japan ‘grows’ extra 300m of coastline
Japan has grown in size after a 300m-long strip of new coastline emerged from the sea, rising up to 10m-high in some places. The expansion of the...
Where did that come from? Japan grows additional 300m of coastline
Japan has grown in size after a 300m-long strip of new coastline emerged from the sea, rising up to 10m-high in some places. The expansion of the...
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes first dramatic role in ‘Maggie’
Action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals his dramatic, tender side and sheds a few tears as a farmer struggling to care for his dying daughter in “Maggie,”...
Pesticide the likely cause of Nigeria ‘mystery disease’
The “current hypothesis is cause of the event is herbicides”, WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said in a Tweet.
‘Mysterious’ disease that kills within 24 hours leaves 18 dead in Nigeria
A “mysterious disease” has claimed the lives of up to 18 people in Nigeria, the government has revealed.
You’re lion about having more tigers: Wildlife experts dispute Indian claim
India’s tiger population has apparently gone up 30% in just four years and the government lauded the news as astonishing evidence of victory in conservation.
Cathedral service to mourn 150 victims of Germanwings crash
Germany will hold a memorial service Friday to mourn the victims of the Germanwings crash, blamed on a depressed co-pilot believed to have deliberately...
Germanwings plane evacuates 132 passengers after bomb scare
A Germanwings flight bound for Italy from Germany was evacuated late on Sunday due to a bomb threat, the airline said.
Nigerians vote for state governors and assemblies as tensions rise in south
Nigerians were on Saturday voting to choose new state governors and local assemblies, with the main opposition party tipped to build on its victory in...
The game’s changed, but Tiger Woods is back at the Masters
Tough as it is to believe, writes Yahoo Sports’ Jay Busbee, the sun is setting on Tiger Woods’ generation.
Whopper of a wedding: Burger King to pick up tab for Burger-King wedding
Burger King is paying the expenses and providing gifts for the wedding of an Illinois couple with an interesting connection to the fast food restaurant...
When Mr. Burger met Ms. King, who paid for their wedding?
Burger King is paying the expenses and providing gifts for the wedding of an Illinois couple with an interesting connection to the fast food restaurant...
EU found ‘issues’ with German aviation regulator
A European regulator found “issues” with Germany’s aviation authority in a regular review of air safety enforcement, the European Commission...
Out of the Woods? Tiger confirms he will play at The Masters
Tiger Woods has announced that he will play in The Masters in Georgia next week after two months out.
Tiger Woods confirms he will play at The Masters
Tiger Woods has announced that he will play in The Masters in Georgia next week after two months out.
Mobile phones found in debris of crashed Germanwings plane
Investigators say they have found mobile phones among the debris of the German passenger jet that crashed in the French Alps. However, the devices...
Insurers set aside £202 million in provisions for Germanwings crash
Insurers are setting aside £202 million ($300m) in provisions for the air crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people, German airline Lufthansa...
Muhammadu Buhari claims poll victory in Nigeria as opposition cries foul
Nigeria’s main opposition on Tuesday claimed victory in the country’s tense general election as former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari pulled...
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