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2013-05-22: Religious intolerance on the rise

2013-05-20: China Vice Premier asks tourists to behave

2013-05-18: Sad music helps mend broken hearts

2013-05-16: United Nations asks us to eat insects

2013-05-14: New coronavirus can spread among humans

2013-05-12: Carbon dioxide at record high level

2013-05-10: Sir Alex Ferguson retires as Man United coach

2013-05-08: Quarter of Brits walk an hour a week

2013-05-06: Survey reveals management pet hates

2013-05-04: Mount Fuji to be World Heritage site

2013-05-02: Eye-tracking software will look at you shop

2013-04-30: Menu shows exercise needed to lose weight

2013-04-28: Thousands protest Bangladesh deaths

2013-04-26: Angry teachers in Mexico go on a riot

2013-04-24: Economic woes shrink Spain's population

2013-04-22: Boston bombings: Czech Republic is not Chechnya

2013-04-20: First woman to conduct oldest music festival

2013-04-18: Owning a car costs $9,000 a year

2013-04-16: Global military spending falls

2013-04-14: China teen makes history at U.S. Masters

2013-04-12: Pass-thoughts to replace passwords

2013-04-10: Margaret Thatcher dies, aged 87

2013-04-08: Scientists say they can read dreams

2013-04-06: U.K. now has 7 social classes

2013-04-04: Airline to charge passengers by weight

2013-04-02: Private newspapers return to Burma

2013-03-31: The Louvre is most visited art gallery

2013-03-29: Pesticides stop bees learning

2013-03-27: Teenager makes millions with news app

2013-03-25: Children worrying about their body image

2013-03-23: South Korea 'bans' miniskirts

2013-03-21: Star Wars Jedi Knights to perform marriages

2013-03-19: Soccer player banned for life for Nazi salute

2013-03-17: Study shows money makes us worry

2013-03-15: Catholic Church chooses Argentinian Pope

2013-03-13: EU bans sale of all animal-tested cosmetics

2013-03-11: Cash rewards help people lose weight

2013-03-09: N. Korea angry after U.N. penalties

2013-03-07: Venezuela's Hugo Chavez dies at 58

2013-03-05: Cycling is bad for the environment

2013-03-03: Asia has most of the world's billionaires

2013-03-01: Technology superstars ask kids to code

2013-02-27: Daniel Day-Lewis wins record third Oscar

2013-02-25: Speaking English may make you poorer

2013-02-23: Women talk three times more than men

2013-02-21: City living makes it harder to concentrate

2013-02-19: Gunmen kidnap eight foreigners in Nigeria

2013-02-17: Meteorite hits Russia, thousands injured

2013-02-15: EU and US free trade talks launched

2013-02-13: Pope Benedict XVI resigns

2013-02-11: 30 million bathe in Ganges for Kumbh Mela

2013-02-09: Vietnam preparing for lunar new year

2013-02-07: Internet safety lessons for 5-year-olds

2013-02-05: French warplanes attack rebels in N. Mali

2013-02-03: Brazil still in shock after nightclub inferno

2013-02-01: Japan judo coach bullied female stars

2013-01-30: France shuns use of Twitter's "hashtag"

2013-01-28: Fashion brand makes perfume for babies

2013-01-26: U.S. allows women to fight in wars

2013-01-24: Gambia introduces 3-day weekend

2013-01-22: Girls and women worst hit by recession

2013-01-20: Bolshoi Ballet director in acid attack

2013-01-18: Boeing Dreamliners grounded worldwide

2013-01-16: Celebrity deaths increase suicide in Korea

2013-01-14: Secrecy behind David Bowie's new album

2013-01-12: Google boss tells N. Korea to use Internet

2013-01-10: Digital fork helps you lose weight

2013-01-08: Toyota shows video of driverless car

2013-01-06: Thousands marry on "Love You Forever Day"

2013-01-04: U.S. town bans small bottles of water

2013-01-02: 2013 to be great for English students

2012-12-31: Law says visit old relatives or pay a fine

2012-12-29: UAE gas station strips & fires worker over $2 tip

2012-12-27: China opens world's longest high-speed railway

2012-12-25: Santa makes changes for reindeer and elves

2012-12-23: American man travels a million miles in 2012

2012-12-21: Earliest recordings of family Christmas found

2012-12-19: Will the world end on Friday?

2012-12-17: U.S. gun association silent on Newtown massacre

2012-12-15: South America soccer title won after riot

2012-12-13: Sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies

2012-12-11: India's national anthem world record bid

2012-12-09: Swaziland urges "witch doctor" tax

2012-12-07: Having children makes women live longer

2012-12-05: Text messaging turns 20

2012-12-03: Bread that stays fresh for 60 days

2012-12-01: U.N. makes landmark decision on Palestine

2012-11-29: Finland has world's best education system

2012-11-27: Gangnam Style most-watched YouTube video

2012-11-25: Gamer beats soccer star to manager's job

2012-11-23: Most divorces due to household chores

2012-11-21: World's children care most about education

2012-11-19: Israel-Gaza conflict intensifies

2012-11-17: IKEA 'deeply regrets' forced prison labour

2012-11-15: "Omnishambles" is Word Of The Year

2012-11-08: Bamboo shortage a risk to pandas

2012-11-11: "Toilet theme park" opens in S. Korea

2012-11-09: China's leadership change begins

2012-11-08: America re-elects President Barack Obama

2012-11-07: European Union wastes billions of euros

2012-11-05: Moscow to get English radio station

2012-11-03: The elephant that can speak Korean

2012-11-01: Sandy asks new climate change questions

2012-10-28: 200 dead despite Eid cease-fire in Syria

2012-10-25: New 007 movie 'Skyfall' premieres in London

2012-10-22: Jeans that clean the air

2012-10-19: Newsweek to end its print edition

2012-10-16: Malala Yousafzai flown to U.K. hospital

2012-10-13: European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize

2012-10-10: Petrol bomb how-to in kids' magazine

2012-10-07: Venice calls for independence from Italy

2012-10-04: Looking at cute photos aids concentration

2012-10-01: Global warming to shrink fish by 24 per cent

2012-09-28: Airline launches child-free zone

2012-09-25: Fly-for-free fake pilot arrested

2012-09-22: Pakistan anti-Islam video protests – 19 dead

2012-09-19: China-Japan in potential economic standoff

2012-09-16: U.K. royal anger at topless Kate pics

2012-09-13: U.S. vows justice for slain ambassador

2012-09-10: European Central Bank - men only

2012-09-07: Hospital cleaner fired for speaking Polish

2012-09-04: Organic food no more nutritious

2012-09-01: U.K. cancels visas of 2,500 students

2012-08-29: Arctic sea ice shrinks to record low

2012-08-26: First man on moon dies aged 82

2012-08-23: Americans waste 40% of their food

2012-08-20: Anger over Pussy Riot sentence

2012-08-17: Spain mayor steals food for the poor

2012-08-14: Japan's soccer women fly business, like men

2012-08-11: Kidney for iPad trial opens in China

2012-08-08: $3,000 government chairs anger Kenyans

2012-08-05: Blade Runner in Olympics 400m semi-final

2012-08-02: 'Vertigo' named best movie ever

2012-07-30: Oxford Uni changes gender dress code

2012-07-27: Egypt's Olympic athletes given fake equipment

2012-07-24: Super-rich 'hiding' over $21 trillion

2012-07-21: 12 killed in Batman shooting in U.S.

2012-07-18: Olympic security CEO admits 'shambles'

2012-07-15: Calls to punish bad language in football

2012-07-12: Batman could fly, but he'd crash and die

2012-07-09: Jordan politician pulls gun in TV debate

2012-07-06: Anger disorder high among U.S. teens

2012-07-03: Spain king welcomes soccer heroes home

2012-06-30: British singer Adele is pregnant

2012-06-27: Learn in your sleep, researchers say

2012-06-24: Kenya bars maids going to Middle East

2012-06-21: U.N. pessimism at Rio+20 Earth Summit

2012-06-18: Olympic officials probe ticket scandal

2012-06-15: 10,000 germ species in/on our body

2012-06-12: UK PM leaves 8-year-old daughter in bar

2012-06-09: Russia means business in Euro 2012 win

2012-06-06: Air-rage granny gets 10-year flight ban

2012-06-03: Old people smell nicer than young people

2012-05-31: Balotelli to quit Euros if racially abused

2012-05-28: German help for Greece waning

2012-05-25: Two-flies-only limit for Beijing toilets

2012-05-22: Remote control inventor dies aged 96

2012-05-19: Iran anger at Google over Persian Gulf

2012-05-16: World's first underwater mosque built

2012-05-13: The sandwich celebrates 250th birthday

2012-05-10: Facebook hoodie angers bankers

2012-05-07: Energy drinks irreversibly damage teeth

2012-05-04: Being bilingual boosts brain power

2012-05-01: Movie screenplays released as eBooks

2012-04-28: KFC to pay $8m in poisoning damages

2012-04-25: Google to offer free 5GB of cloud space

2012-04-22: Germany rules against YouTube in copyright case

2012-04-19: UN wives ask Mrs Assad to stop Syria violence

2012-04-16: Ceremonies mark Titanic centenary

2012-04-13: Boy, 5, takes bags of heroin to school

2012-04-10: Free Wi-Fi top of hotel guests wish list

2012-04-07: America's smallest town sold online

2012-04-04: Early humans used fire million years ago

2012-04-01: Race is on to find Russia's best workers

2012-03-29: Homework has few benefits, says study

2012-03-26: British Queen drops in on wedding

2012-03-23: Australia’s most wanted captured

2012-03-20: Sweden in move to cashless economy

2012-03-17: Encyclopaedia Britannica ends print edition

2012-03-14: Breath-powered phone charger invented

2012-03-11: Top newspaper scraps front-page nudes

2012-03-08: Internet campaign to arrest Joseph Kony

2012-03-05: Speech jammer device stops people talking

2012-03-02: Lady Gaga launches anti-bullying foundation

2012-02-28: Child poverty grows as cities expand

2012-02-25: Women more cautious on social media

2012-02-22: Scientists regrow 30,000-year-old plant

2012-02-19: Hollywood and China in animation deal

2012-02-16: 6,000-calorie burger gives man heart attack

2012-02-13: Whitney Houston dies aged 48

2012-02-10: Father makes toddler train in blizzard

2012-02-07: British Queen celebrates diamond jubilee

2012-02-04: Addiction may be in our genes

2012-02-01: Wikileaks founder to appear in The Simpsons

2012-01-29: Kate Middleton is 2011's 'Hat Person'

2012-01-26: Apple briefly world's most valuable company

2012-01-23: Megaupload boss pleads innocence

2012-01-20: Internet piracy bill in trouble

2012-01-17: Hospital bills pneumonia patient $44 million

2012-01-14: The "friendliest" countries in the world

2012-01-11: Japan's Sawa soccer world player of 2011

2012-01-08: Jamaica plans to break from Britain

2012-01-05: Women only to sell lingerie in Saudi

2012-01-02: Apple designer honored by U.K. Queen

2011-12-30: 2012 to be better than 2011

2011-12-27: Brazil overtakes UK economy

2011-12-24: Girl back home 7 years after tsunami

2011-12-21: Explicit lyrics warnings on online music

2011-12-18: Zynga disappoints in its public debut

2011-12-15: Deaf anger at Congo ban on texting

2011-12-12: Christmas trees increase Korean tensions

2011-12-09: Thailand jails US man for insulting king

2011-12-06: $4 million supercar pile-up in Japan

2011-12-03: Americans give up $34 billion of vacation

2011-11-30: Heading a soccer ball can injure brain

2011-11-27: Adidas launches $1 sneakers in India

2011-11-24: 'Sleep-texting' is here and on the increase

2011-11-21: World's lightest material invented

2011-11-18: Pope kissing imam ad outrages Vatican

2011-11-15: Missiles to protect 2012 Olympics

2011-11-12: Cholesterol screening for kids

2011-11-09: Sarkozy tells Obama - Netanyahu is a 'liar'

2011-11-06: Operation that turns brown eyes blue

2011-11-03: Angry Birds downloads hit half a billion

2011-10-31: British aid to be linked to gay rights

2011-10-28: Fist fight breaks out in Italian parliament

2011-10-25: Population to hit 7 billion on Halloween

2011-10-22: Gaddafi death a "lesson to tyrants"

2011-10-19: Israel, Palestine prisoner swap in process

2011-10-16: 'Occupy' protests go global

2011-10-13: Child sacrifice in Uganda increasing

2011-10-10: Optimism is good for our health

2011-10-07: Harvard no longer world s top university

2011-10-04: Anger at $86,000 train driver salaries

2011-10-01: Karzai ends peace talks with the Taliban

2011-09-28: Carlos Tevez "finished" at Manchester City

2011-09-25: Bullfighting ends in Catalonia, Spain

2011-09-22: Tutu declares love for Suu Kyi

2011-09-19: Doctors separate twins joined at head

2011-09-16: Obama's new tax for the mega-rich

2011-09-13: News can help predict the future

2011-09-10: Justin Bieber gives advice on makeup

2011-09-07: Scientists make molecule-sized electric motor

2011-09-04: Scientists warn of space junk danger

2011-09-01: Sunscreen pill could be available soon

2011-08-29: Japan company’s 'energy-saving' staff haircut

2011-08-26: UK debates social media closure in crises

2011-08-23: Price of gold hits all-time high

2011-08-20: Japanese return $78m lost tsunami cash

2011-08-17: Ecuador police to take lie detector test

2011-08-14: Amazon airbags for dropped cell phones

2011-08-11: British leader to crack down on gangs

2011-08-08: Politicians holiday during financial crisis

2011-08-05: Trade in human hair booming

2011-08-02: Ramadan starts for quarter of the world

2011-07-30: Apple richer than the U.S. government

2011-07-27: Italian university offers ice cream course

2011-07-24: Amy Winehouse dies, aged 27

2011-07-21: UN Declares Famine in Somalia

2011-07-18: The Internet is changing our memory

2011-07-15: FBI joins News Corp phone hacking scandal

2011-07-12: Beckham names daughter Harper Seven

2011-07-09: South Sudan becomes world's 193rd nation

2011-07-06: South Korea to swap textbooks for tablets

2011-07-03: Africa rejects ICC Gaddafi arrest warrant

2011-06-30: Pope sends first tweet, on an iPad

2011-06-27: Bollywood awards show closes in Toronto

2011-06-24: J.K. Rowling announces Harry Potter site

2011-06-21: Marilyn Monroe dress sells for $4.6 million dollars

2011-06-18: Women2Drive Day in Saudi Arabia

2011-06-15: New Che Guevara diary published

2011-06-12: WHO says one billion people disabled

2011-06-09: GM cows to produce human breast milk

2011-06-06: Wrinkles give clues to bone condition

2011-06-03: Deadly E. coli strikes Europe

2011-05-31: Germany to close all nuclear power plants

2011-05-28: School bans hugging and high-fives

2011-05-25: US-UK “special relationship” strong - Obama

2011-05-22: Paralysed man takes hopeful first steps

2011-05-19: Blood test predicts when you’ll die

2011-05-16: Are cellphones killing honeybees?

2011-05-13: Footballer sent off for “dangerous haircut”

2011-05-10: Apple now world’s most valuable brand

2011-05-07: Nissan to make future New York taxis

2011-05-04: Bin Laden photo to be released

2011-05-01: Limits on non-white kids in French football

2011-04-28: Royal wedding likely to hurt UK economy

2011-04-25: “Father of the CD” dies

2011-04-22: Chinese writer to have Shakespeare’s face

2011-04-19: Apple suing Samsung for copying

2011-04-16: Syria protests getting bigger

2011-04-13: Royal wedding stamps split William and Kate

2011-04-10: Meditation better than pain-killers

2011-04-07: Virgin voyage to the bottom of the ocean

2011-04-04: Walking-on-water balls could be dangerous

2011-04-01: Do you suffer from “Facebook depression”?

2011-03-29: Scientists create energy-making artificial leaf

2011-03-26: OMG, LOL, FYI now in Oxford English Dictionary

2011-03-23: UK axes quarter of student visas

2011-03-20: International coalition attacks Libya

2011-03-17: Police bust biggest ever paedophile ring

2011-03-14: Second explosion at Japan nuclear plant

2011-03-11: NATO rules out Libya no-fly zone, for now

2011-03-08: Microsoft campaign to end Explorer 6

2011-03-05: Shopping carts covered in bacteria

2011-03-02: British car insurance gender inequality ends

2011-02-27: Red meat increases risk of cancer

2011-02-24: Sidewalk rage common in big cities

2011-02-21: Libya: Gaddafi’s son warns of “rivers of blood”

2011-02-18: 1,900 royal wedding invitations sent

2011-02-15: Energy drinks harmful to kids

2011-02-12: Egyptian joy as Mubarak resigns

2011-02-09: Disney Company targeting newborns

2011-02-06: Kids of working mothers more overweight

2011-02-03: Malawi to punish breaking wind in public

2011-01-31: Experts predict chocolate drought by 2014

2011-01-28: Violence erupts across Egypt

2011-01-25: Sleeping next to pets can make you sick

2011-01-22: The word “Dear” disappearing in e-mails

2011-01-19: President Hu Jintao visits Barack Obama

2011-01-16: There are 13 signs of the Zodiac, expert says

2011-01-13: Queensland facing major reconstruction

2011-01-10: Dentist drill noise reducer invented

2011-01-07: Walking fast a sign of longer life

2011-01-04: Did Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez kiss?

2011-01-01: 2011 to be best year ever

2010-12-28: Hillary Clinton world's most admired woman

2010-12-25: China protects its language from English

2010-12-22: Travel chaos at British airport

2010-12-19: U.S. ends ban on openly gay soldiers

2010-12-16: Facebook creator is Time Person of the Year

2010-12-13: Original basketball rules sell for record

2010-12-10: Top store fires Santa for telling a joke

2010-12-07: Bidding war begins for top banknote printer

2010-12-04: WikiLeaks founder hiding from “superpower”

2010-12-01: Sydney turns red for World AIDS Day

2010-11-28: Bananas ripen better with Mozart

2010-11-25: U.K. students in university fees protest

2010-11-22: Digital newspapers on their way

2010-11-19: 200-year-old deep-sea champagne found

2010-11-16: Internet safety for children

2010-11-13: We spend half our time daydreaming

2010-11-10: Heavy texting – a new social problem

2010-11-07: German-French protests over nuclear waste

2010-11-04: Cure for common cold close

2010-11-01: Alcohol more harmful than heroin

2010-10-29: One-way ticket to Mars mission

2010-10-26: Protests growing in Naples over rubbish

2010-10-23: WikiLeaks releases flood of Iraq War files

2010-10-20: Wayne Rooney to leave Manchester United

2010-10-17: Merkel - Multiculturalism “failed” in Germany

2010-10-14: All 33 Chilean miners rescued

2010-10-11: Google testing self-driving car

2010-10-08: Hanoi to celebrate its 1,000th birthday

2010-10-05: Vatican criticizes IVF Nobel award

2010-10-02: Computers to boot up in seconds, not minutes

2010-09-29: British actress attacks English slang

2010-09-26: English speaking nations most overweight

2010-09-23: India rushing to save Commonwealth Games

2010-09-20: Weak economy hits kids’ pocket money

2010-09-17: John Lennon’s killer says why he did it

2010-09-14: Kids need lessons on alcohol emergencies

2010-09-11: Firm handshake means longer life

2010-09-08: Strikes over pensions cause chaos in France

2010-09-05: U.N. calls emergency food prices meeting

2010-09-02: New 3D pictures of Titanic released

2010-08-30: Tightrope walker breaks world record

2010-08-27: Asian youth forgetting how to write

2010-08-24: Ten-day Chinese traffic jam

2010-08-21: France continues to deport Roma

2010-08-18: Woolly mammoths extinct due to lack of grass

2010-08-15: Homeless man in credit card honesty

2010-08-12: UN appeals for more Pakistan aid

2010-08-09: Europeans must now pay to visit USA

2010-08-06: Rapper to run for Haiti President

2010-08-03: Girl Guides want photo airbrushing warning

2010-07-31: London starts new bike hire scheme

2010-07-28: Europe's population now half a billion

2010-07-23: Summer holidays stress workers out

2010-07-19: High heels shorten women's leg muscles

2010-07-16: The chicken came before the egg

2010-07-13: Spain win 2010 World Cup Final

2010-07-10: Teenage mothers risk premature babies

2010-07-07: Queen Elizabeth addresses UN General Assembly

2010-07-04: Russian spy wants to stay in USA

2010-07-01: Larry King to quit his CNN show

2010-06-28: Calls for technology in soccer after ref errors

2010-06-25: UN says world shifting to synthetic drugs

2010-06-22: China aiming to ‘breed’ Wimbledon champ

2010-06-19: P Diddy gives son, 16, luxury sports car

2010-06-16: Afghanistan sitting on $1 trillion of minerals

2010-06-13: Men hurt more in rocky relationships

2010-06-10: Internet addiction – A growing problem

2010-06-07: World Cup insured for $9 billion

2010-06-04: BP apologies not stopping oil spill

2010-06-01: Israeli troops kill aid activists

2010-05-29: 40-a-day smoking baby shocks Indonesia

2010-05-26: Environmentalists worry about synthetic life

2010-05-23: 13-year-old climbs Everest

2010-05-20: Dads get post-natal depression too

2010-05-17: English soccer boss in World Cup scandal

2010-05-14: U.K. says goodbye to 500-Euro notes

2010-05-11: Loss of nature will damage economies

2010-05-08: Arabic in first non-English web addresses

2010-05-05: Baboons a 2010 Soccer World Cup problem

2010-05-02: Obama: BP must pay for oil spill clean-up

2010-04-29: Teacher on trial for attacking student

2010-04-26: Hawaii hit by Great Plastic Garbage Patch

2010-04-23: Calls for Americans to use less salt

2010-04-20: Dog dyed to resemble Elvis wins contest

2010-04-17: British man to live with venomous snakes

2010-04-14: Future looking rosy for luxury goods makers

2010-04-11: Polish President killed in plane crash

2010-04-08: Egypt calls for return of ancient treasures

2010-04-05: Murder heightens racial tensions in S. Africa

2010-04-02: Chocolate is good for your heart

2010-03-30: Russia vows to find suicide bomb group

2010-03-27: Pressure on Catholic Church mounting

2010-03-24: Google ends censorship on its China site

2010-03-21: Batman wins major UK Video Game award

2010-03-18: Dog-washer cleans pets and saves cash

2010-03-15: Countries vote on sale of ivory

2010-03-12: Carla Bruni says Nicolas Sarkozy is faithful

2010-03-09: Internet access is a human right

2010-03-06: Kids direct New York air traffic at JFK

2010-03-03: Noses to be used in fight against terrorism

2010-02-28: The most unfortunate names in Britain

2010-02-25: Australia’s curry protest against racism

2010-02-22: Singing helps stroke victims talk

2010-02-19: Alexander McQueen fashion label to live on

2010-02-16: Grandparents increase risk of obesity in children

2010-02-13: Researcher shows time can fly

2010-02-10: Toyota recalls more cars over safety fears

2010-02-07: Tempers over Super Bowl abortion ad

2010-02-04: Rock star Sting fights against Brazilian dam

2010-02-01: Drivers think they drive better than others

2010-01-29: Jogging barefoot healthier than in shoes

2010-01-26: Not making your bed may be healthier

2010-01-23: Hope for Haiti event raises millions

2010-01-20: Misbehaving students punished with Mozart

2010-01-17: Rapper fights Yemen terror with hip-hop

2010-01-14: Haiti in ruins after huge earthquake

2010-01-11: Togo to quit African Cup after fatal shooting

2010-01-08: Cleopatra’s eye make-up had health benefits

2010-01-05: World’s tallest building opens in Dubai

2010-01-02: Sleeping is life’s greatest pleasure

2009-12-30: U.S. missile shield arms talks obstacle

2009-12-27: Susan Boyle to star in Japanese show

2009-12-24: Cold weather brings Xmas chaos to Europe

2009-12-21: Autism in U.S. children on the rise

2009-12-18: Indian men volunteer to marry sex workers

2009-12-15: Ups and downs in Copenhagen

2009-12-12: Tiger Woods takes break to repair his life

2009-12-09: UK mums protest over pink girls’ toys

2009-12-06: i-Phones are now musical instruments

2009-12-03: London subway passengers stressed out

2009-11-30: New machine sucks CO2 from the air

2009-11-27: Man trapped in 23-year coma feels reborn

2009-11-24: Chocolate makers in Cadbury talks

2009-11-21: Henry admits replay with Ireland fairest

2009-11-18: Apology for the ‘Forgotten Australians’

2009-11-15: Report says extra cheeseburger a day OK

2009-11-12: U.N. creates Nelson Mandela Day

2009-11-09: Swiss Muslims open mosques to public

2009-11-06: Blue light to stop Tokyo train suicides

2009-11-03: U.N. boss in Afghan election mission

2009-10-31: McDonald's pulls out of Iceland

2009-10-28: Twitter conference held in Los Angeles

2009-10-25: Obama declares H1N1 national emergency

2009-10-22: Drinking wine can rot your teeth

2009-10-19: Police to charge Balloon Boy father

2009-10-16: Arctic ice may disappear in a decade

2009-10-13: Children can “imagine” pain away

2009-10-10: Miley Cyrus quits Twitter

2009-10-07: Mediterranean diets keep you happier

2009-10-04: Scientists find oldest human ancestor

2009-10-01: ‘Witch’ link denies JK Rowling top US award

2009-09-28: Smacking kids lowers their IQ

2009-09-25: Scientists say water is on the Moon

2009-09-22: Rent-a-friend agencies growing in Japan

2009-09-19: 3.8 million Kenyans in need of food aid

2009-09-16: Taking a shower may be bad for you

2009-09-13: World’s oldest person dies aged 115

2009-09-10: Samoa drivers switch to left side of road

2009-09-07: Put more babies into care: UK charity

2009-09-04: Woman fired for using capital letters

2009-09-01: EU switching to greener light bulbs

2009-08-29: California abduction: mystery deepens

2009-08-26: South Africans support Caster Semenya

2009-08-23: Australia may need extra seasons

2009-08-20: Europe celebrates 1989 ‘freedom picnic’

2009-08-17: Facial expressions are not universal

2009-08-14: Alcoholism – Russia’s "national disaster"

2009-08-11: China bride wears 2km-long wedding dress

2009-08-08: Scientists find a reason for itching

2009-08-05: ‘Sexting’ craze increasing among children

2009-08-02: Taiwan bans find-a-foreign-bride firms

2009-07-30: Coldplay to appear on The Simpsons

2009-07-27: Justin Timberlake opens own golf course

2009-07-24: Artificial brain ten years away

2009-07-21: World population aging at record rate

2009-07-18: Brazil fury over Britain’s toxic waste

2009-07-15: Microsoft to offer Windows online

2009-07-12: South Korea hit by cyber attacks

2009-07-09: Standing room on airplanes a possibility

2009-07-06: Dollar under threat as the global currency

2009-07-03: Israel and Hamas reject Amnesty report

2009-06-30: Parents face fines in new school rules

2009-06-27: Michael Jackson dies aged 50

2009-06-24: Fillings for baby teeth a waste of time

2009-06-21: New warnings for video games

2009-06-18: Homer Simpson now on GPS systems

2009-06-15: Tension in Iran after election

2009-06-12: Manchester United agree to sell Ronaldo

2009-06-09: Roger Federer becomes greatest ever

2009-06-06: People fear personality transplants

2009-06-03: Microsoft launches Bing decision engine

2009-05-31: North Korea to test long-range missile

2009-05-28: Canada leader eats raw seal heart

2009-05-25: Fathers-to-be gain weight during pregnancy

2009-05-22: Bank error makes customers millionaires

2009-05-19: Kuwait elects its first female politicians

2009-05-16: A million flee Pakistan-Taliban fighting

2009-05-13: Acupuncture good for a bad back

2009-05-10: UK cathedral to play Lennon’s “Imagine”

2009-05-07: Germany says two family names is enough

2009-05-04: Pregnant Briton faces death penalty

2009-05-01: Google first 100 billion dollar brand

2009-04-28: Swine flu deaths expected to rise

2009-04-25: Krispy Kreme in donut war over recipe

2009-04-22: Breastfeeding mums healthier in old age

2009-04-19: Court jails Pirate Bay file-sharers

2009-04-16: Bedbugs on the rise in the U.S.A.

2009-04-13: No kids the secret to a happier marriage

2009-04-10: Cardboard box solar cooker wins prize

2009-04-07: Media show war dead after 18-year ban

2009-04-04: Twitter helps stop California suicide

2009-04-01: Britons furious over politician's expenses

2009-03-29: Thousands march ahead of G20 Summit

2009-03-26: World prepares to save energy for an hour

2009-03-23: U.S. school let students fight in metal cage

2009-03-20: World’s first flying car makes its debut

2009-03-17: Vegetarian diet reduces cancer risk

2009-03-14: Swiss banks promise less secrecy

2009-03-11: Warmer weather causes headaches

2009-03-08: NASA telescope to look for other Earths

2009-03-05: 50 candidates for ‘best job in the world’

2009-03-02: HIV virus a step ahead of body’s defences

2009-02-27: Stone-Age English phrasebook a possibility

2009-02-24: Life near fast food restaurants unhealthy

2009-02-21: ‘Slumdog’ children in millionaire world

2009-02-18: Japan minister quits over drunk at G7 claims

2009-02-15: Scientists closer to cure for cold

2009-02-12: Australians give blood for bushfire victims

2009-02-09: First woman swims across the Atlantic

2009-02-06: Indian couple escape jail for kissing

2009-02-03: Gaddafi suggests a United States of Africa

2009-01-31: Children caught in Sri Lanka fighting

2009-01-28: U.S. woman gives birth to eight babies

2009-01-25: China closes 1250 sites for healthier Web

2009-01-16: Barack Obama’s supercar shown to the world

2009-01-13: Winnie the Pooh to make a comeback

2009-01-10: Internet war of words over Gaza

2009-01-07: Cubans can now build their own homes

2009-01-04: U.S. child guilty of mother’s murder

2009-01-01: Iraqi shoe-thrower trial postponed

2008-12-29: Huge discounts in New Year sales

2008-12-26: Mexican beauty queen arrested

2008-12-23: Japanese economy hitting record lows

2008-12-20: Burger King releases meat perfume

2008-12-17: Security alert for Internet Explorer users

2008-12-14: U.S. teens taking to alternative medicines

2008-12-11: Computer mouse turns 40

2008-12-08: Oprah Winfrey most powerful woman

2008-12-05: Human noise pollution a danger to sea life

2008-12-02: Thai protesters continue airport sit-in

2008-11-29: Questions asked about Mumbai attacks

2008-11-26: Bad bosses can cause heart attacks

2008-11-23: European culture site crashes on launch

2008-11-20: Indian navy sinks Somali pirate ship

2008-11-17: White hair may be a thing of the past

2008-11-14: Lego loses trademark battle over bricks

2008-11-11: Beyonce wants Wonder Woman role

2008-11-08: Baracks and Obamas born in Kenya

2008-11-05: Amazon.com cuts down on packaging

2008-11-02: Diabetes in U.S. rising sharply

2008-10-30: Men more attracted to women in red

2008-10-27: Chrysler cars announces huge job losses

2008-10-24: Polls put Obama ahead in U.S. election

2008-10-21: Internet helps families stay more in touch

2008-10-18: God awarded victory in US court case

2008-10-15: World healthcare system for the rich

2008-10-12: Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize

2008-10-09: Google software to stop drunken e-mails

2008-10-06: Historic jumps made above Mt. Everest

2008-10-03: World’s heaviest man plans to marry

2008-09-30: Protecting Antarctica from tourism

2008-09-27: MySpace launches free music site

2008-09-24: School tests harm science education

2008-09-21: Confidence in Chinese milk turns sour

2008-09-18: Rwanda - world’s first women-led country

2008-09-15: UN boss arrives at work in solar taxi

2008-09-12: Baseball was invented in England

2008-09-09: Credit crunch making Britons ill

2008-09-06: Angry Argentina commuters torch trains

2008-09-03: Clever mums boost kids’ maths skills

2008-08-31: McCain picks female running mate

2008-08-28: Barbie beats Bratz in U.S. court case

2008-08-25: Record-setting Beijing Olympics end

2008-08-22: Poland and U.S. sign missile shield deal

2008-08-19: Australia mayor seeks ‘ugly’ women

2008-08-16: Russian buys world's priciest home

2008-08-13: Scientists can make things invisible

2008-08-10: Georgia calls for ceasefire in South Ossetia

2008-08-07: Japanese cars still most reliable

2008-08-04: Scientists develop pill to replace exercise

2008-08-01: Ex-Thai PM’s wife guilty of tax evasion

2008-07-29: Toxic chemicals found in household products

2008-07-26: PlayStations banned in UK jails

2008-07-23: Radovan Karadzic captured in Serbia

2008-07-20: EU warns of hidden ringtone charges

2008-07-17: Zimbabwe inflation at 2,200,000 per cent

2008-07-14: Scientists use windows to trap solar energy

2008-07-11: Iran test-fires more missiles

2008-07-08: Leaders urge and wish at G8 summit

2008-07-05: Ingrid Betancourt back in France

2008-07-02: 12 million bees on the loose in Canada

2008-06-29: Mugabe claims victory in one-man election

2008-06-26: New Zealand signs historic Maori land deal

2008-06-23: Man’s “entire life” for sale on eBay

2008-06-20: United Nations says rape is a war crime

2008-06-17: Dog sucked into street cleaner’s brushes

2008-06-14: Ireland ‘No’ vote plunges EU into crisis

2008-06-11: Hollywood directors in race row

2008-06-08: Flip-flops could be bad for our health

2008-06-05: General Motors moves towards fuel efficiency

2008-06-02: New tribe found in Amazon rainforest

2008-05-30: Production of biofuels set to rise

2008-05-27: Parents tried to sell baby on eBay

2008-05-24: Children learn social skills in Web worlds

2008-05-21: Ethnic violence increasing in South Africa

2008-05-18: World’s worst poems sell at auction

2008-05-15: Britain releases secret UFO records

2008-05-12: Barack Obama pulls ahead of Hillary

2008-05-09: Mariah Carey confesses to secret wedding

2008-05-06: Burma cyclone death toll may reach 80,000

2008-05-03: PC keyboards dirtier than toilet seats

2008-04-30: Grand Theft Auto IV to smash sales records

2008-04-27: Cloned dogs in training to sniff for drugs

2008-04-24: Tom Cruise's son makes movie debut

2008-04-21: New body scanners see through clothes

2008-04-18: NYC restaurants must put calories on menus

2008-04-15: Lonely Planet travel guide in fraud scandal

2008-04-12: U.S. military equipment on sale on eBay

2008-04-09: EU OKs mobile phones on planes

2008-04-06: Huge US job losses spark recession fears

2008-04-03: Camel beauty contest opens in UAE

2008-03-31: Beef cuts for world’s biggest beef eaters

2008-03-28: Fifth terminal opens at London Heathrow

2008-03-25: Afghan talent show winner chosen

2008-03-22: Vietnam illegally logging Laos forests

2008-03-19: China says Dalai Lama is a troublemaker

2008-03-16: Paul McCartney fights for kangaroos

2008-03-13: Madonna enters Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame

2008-03-10: US fat cats quizzed over high salaries

2008-03-07: Study doubts aromatherapy’s effects

2008-03-04: Top spam e-mail sender stays in prison

2008-03-01: Fisherman hero swims 10 hours to shore

2008-02-27: Spiraling prices create world hunger crisis

2008-02-24: Afternoon naps increase risk of stroke

2008-02-21: Computers 'to match man by 2029'

2008-02-18: Kosovo declares independence

2008-02-15: China anger at Spielberg Olympics snub

2008-02-12: South Korea loses national treasure in fire

2008-02-09: American rethink on waterboarding

2008-02-06: Millions stranded in Chinese freeze

2008-02-03: Australia to apologize to Aborigines

2008-01-31: Kenya violence “spiraling out of control”

2008-01-28: Binge drinking deaths double in 15 years

2008-01-25: Man shoots colleague in crocodile’s jaws

2008-01-22: Cut-and-paste essays a problem in schools

2008-01-19: Facebook users in Scrabulous SOS

2008-01-16: ‘Best party ever’ costs parents $20,000

2008-01-13: Divided-at-birth twins marry each other

2008-01-10: Victoria Beckham worst-dressed celeb

2008-01-07: Museum of Laziness opens in Colombia

2008-01-04: Oil prices hit $100 a barrel

2008-01-01: New York’s ‘green’ New Year

2007-12-29: Pakistan in turmoil as Bhutto is buried

2007-12-26: Nepal ready to give up its royal family

2007-12-23: Men funnier than women, says scientist

2007-12-20: Putin is Time magazine’s person of 2007

2007-12-17: New Google service to rival Wikipedia

2007-12-14: Malaysia crackdown on ethnic Indians

2007-12-11: UK plans huge wind farm programme

2007-12-08: Children cost 50 dollars a day

2007-12-05: Divorce is bad for the environment

2007-12-02: Spice Girls start world reunion tour

2007-11-29: Citigroup handed lifeline by Abu Dhabi

2007-11-26: Men motivated by co-worker salaries

2007-11-23: Data on 25 million Britons 'lost in post'

2007-11-20: NZ tells Japan's whalers to stay at home

2007-11-17: UN calls for death penalty abolition

2007-11-14: London set to ban plastic bags

2007-11-11: Girl born with 8 limbs OK after op

2007-11-08: Facebook and MySpace start 'hyper-targeting'

2007-11-05: Chad ‘kidnap’ suspects questioned

2007-11-02: Parrotfish to rescue coral reefs

2007-10-30: Gap Inc. launches sweatshop enquiry

2007-10-27: Japan’s biggest English school in trouble

2007-10-24: First ‘honest African leader’ prize given

2007-10-21: ‘Collapse of love’ in Sarkozy divorce

2007-10-18: Nets help cut malaria in Africa

2007-10-15: China dam forces millions to move

2007-10-12: Turkey upset by US ‘genocide’ vote

2007-10-09: Nobel prize for mice researchers

2007-10-06: Diana’s last hours seen by London court

2007-10-03: Koreas meet for second time ever

2007-09-30: Rate of UK immigration rises sharply

2007-09-27: Amazon MP3 to challenge Apple iTunes

2007-09-24: Burmese monks march for freedom

2007-09-21: Jose Mourinho and Chelsea part company

2007-09-18: Prepare for war with Iran, says France

2007-09-15: Models under 16 banned in London

2007-09-12: Madeleine McCann mystery deepens

2007-09-09: Osama bin Laden releases new video

2007-09-06: Paris-London train sets rail speed record

2007-09-03: Facebook students force HSBC U-turn

2007-08-31: Cigarette packets to carry gory pictures

2007-08-28: Deadly forest fires blaze across Greece

2007-08-25: Boy aged 9 to study maths at university

2007-08-22: Top fashion model says Vogue is racist

2007-08-19: Underage drinking increasing in Britain

2007-08-16: Six shot dead in Mafia revenge killing

2007-08-13: Man gets 218-trillion-dollar phone bill

2007-08-07: Global body parts trade increases

2007-08-04: Russian flag claims North Pole riches

2007-08-01: Many health foods saltier than Big Macs

2007-07-29: Banks in court over charges to customers

2007-07-26: Penelope Cruz make-up ad faked

2007-07-23: Dubai tower tallest building in the world

2007-07-20: New super gecko and mussel glue

2007-07-17: Nurse morale at all-time low in England

2007-07-14: World’s tallest man marries

2007-07-11: Burping cows and sheep harm the environment

2007-07-08: Live Earth rocks 2 billion worldwide

2007-07-07: British Museum to get bigger

2007-07-04: Plastic replacing cash in UK

2007-07-01: Cyber-bullying spreads in the US

2007-07-04: Plastic replacing cash in UK

2007-07-01: Cyber-bullying spreads in the US

2007-06-28: New threats to kill BBC journalist

2007-06-25: Anger over Rushdie knighthood continues

2007-06-22: Ten Commandments for motorists

2007-06-19: Moscow is the world’s costliest city

2007-06-16: UN agrees to ban on ivory trade

2007-06-13: Scientists test WiTricity - wireless electricity

2007-06-10: Paris Hilton returns to jail

2007-06-07: Children into computers younger than ever

2007-06-04: US issues Chinese toothpaste warning

2007-06-01: English soccer salaries set to break $2 billion barrier

2007-05-29: Australian bar bans heterosexuals

2007-05-26: Nuclear race possible in Middle East

2007-05-23: Queen Elizabeth voted greatest living Briton

2007-05-20: Russia accused of cyber-war against Estonia

2007-05-17: International calls to release Aung San Suu Kyi

2007-05-14: Serbia wins Eurovision Song Contest

2007-05-11: Tony Blair announces his resignation

2007-05-08: Beijing citizens learn Olympics manners

2007-05-05: UN - We can control Global Warming

2007-05-02: Blind pilot flies from London to Sydney

2007-04-29: US missiles - Putin revives Cold War speak

2007-04-26: Toyota - world's number one car seller

2007-04-23: Bhutan practices for first ever election

2007-04-20: Tunnel planned between Russia and USA

2007-04-17: Prince William quiet on royal romance end

2007-04-14: World Bank boss sorry for payout to girlfriend

2007-04-11: Hopes fading for future of Indian tigers

2007-04-08: Thailand bans YouTube video-sharing site

2007-04-05: Iran’s gift to British people - Sailors home

2007-04-02: Divorce rate explosion expected in Japan

2007-03-30: Scientists discover healthier pizza

2007-03-27: Africans mark the end of the slave trade

2007-03-24: Study says alcohol more harmful than marijuana

2007-03-21: World’s mightiest rivers on “at risk” list

2007-03-18: Speed limits proposed for German Autobahn

2007-03-15: Share prices fall around the world

2007-03-12: Voting opens on year’s oddest book title

2007-03-09: China’s radical new property laws

2007-03-06: Danish authorities demolish youth squat

2007-03-03: UN warns of deadly fake medicine

2007-02-28: The mystery of America’s vanishing bees

2007-02-25: Britain's Prince Harry to serve in Iraq

2007-02-22: Superstition forces airline logo change

2007-02-19: Rio carnival says “no” to violence

2007-02-16: Japanese dolphin gets world’s first artificial tail

2007-02-13: Viagra for Valentine's Day in the U.K.

2007-02-10: New law to ban iPods on NY streets

2007-02-07: Nations pledge to end the use of child soldiers

2007-02-04: Time Warner marketing stunt creates terror

2007-02-02: Traffic pollution damages kids’ lungs

2007-01-30: Bill Gates launches Microsoft OS Vista

2007-01-28: Iraq War protests in Washington DC

2007-01-24: U.S.: China missile a danger to modern life

2007-01-22: Hillary Clinton “in to win” US presidency

2007-01-18: School leaving age set to rise to 18

2007-01-12: David Beckham in 250-million-dollar LA move

2007-01-09: UN secretary-general announces female deputy

2007-01-06: The year 2007 to be the hottest ever

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