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Nearly 400 evacuated from rail tunnel linking U.K. and France due to ‘power fault’
Hundreds of passengers have been evacuated from a broken-down train inside the Channel Tunnel, causing delays of up to four hours for other services.
Junta expects next Thai elections in October 2015
Thailand’s military junta will install an interim constitution next month, and elections will be held around October 2015, its leader announced Friday.
European Union’s new leadership move further alienates UK
European Union leaders on Friday picked former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to become the bloc’s new chief executive despite Britain’s...
Sun cream offer to prisoners who climbed on roof ‘foolish’
An offer of sunscreen to two inmates who had climbed on to a jail’s roof was “foolish” , the British Prisons Minister has said.
'Fastest Nun in the West' now on path for sainthood
She challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and schools.
Planet of the dying apes: Experts alarmed over shrinking habitats
Infrastructure development and extraction of natural resources, including timber, minerals, oil and gas, have devastated the prime habitat of apes and...
Monkey business: Shrinking global habitats of apes is no laughing matter
Infrastructure development and extraction of natural resources, including timber, minerals, oil and gas, have devastated the prime habitat of apes and...
Terry Richards, stuntman who fought Rambo, Bond and Skywalker, dies at 81
In his most memorable screen moment, Terry Richards played the Cairo swordsman in the first Indiana Jones movie, giving an intimidatingly skillful sword...
'Act of war': North Korea rails against U.S. comedy about assassination plot
North Korea is warning that the release of a new American comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un would be an “act of war.” Pyongyang...
Anti-riot drone that fires pepper spray on unruly crowds hits market
An anti-riot drone equipped with pepper spray, strobe lighting, lasers and deafening audio to disperse unruly crowds has gone on the market.
Palestinian village named UNESCO heritage site to block Israel’s barrier plan
A Palestinian village joined UNESCO’s world heritage sites list on Friday after an emergency nomination meant to try to block Israel from building...
Murder charge still pending against woman at 102
Nearly five years after Laura Lundquist was charged with killing her 100-year-old roommate in a Massachusetts nursing home, a second-degree murder charge...
Iraqis urged to stand up to militants as battle rages at country’s biggest refinery
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has gone on television to urge Iraqis to unite against the militants as a battle rages at the country’s biggest...
Thousands of young Iraqis mobilise in fight against trained militants
The Islamic militant group that swept across northern Iraq and captured two major cities last week has posted graphic photos of the fate likely awaiting...
First 1,000mph car gets one step closer as the cockpit is unveiled
The mission to produce the world’s first 1,000mph car has taken a leap forward as the cockpit of the supersonic vehicle was unveiled.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S targets iPad with ‘world’s greatest’ tablet screen
Samsung has unveiled its latest tablet, claiming it is “setting the bar higher” with the device - its thinnest and lightest to date.
Thai junta promises interim government by September, gives free World Cup TV to fans
Thailand’s junta will form an interim government by September to oversee political reforms that will be followed by elections in about one year,...
Japan PM vows efforts to resume commercial whale hunt
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe told parliament Monday he would boost his efforts toward restarting commercial whaling, despite a top UN court’s...
Hallelujah! Singing nun wins Italian television talent show
A singing nun clinched the final of The Voice of Italy television talent show contest after winning millions of followers with her lively dance act and...
Thai junta’s spin doctors prescribe ‘national happiness’
With free meals, music concerts and dancing soldiers, Thailand’s junta is waging a propaganda offensive to encourage “national happiness”...
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