Former British Helicopter Pilot Set For Space

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:09 | 1min:58sec

A 41-year-old former helicopter pilot was named Britain's first official astronaut on Monday (May 20).

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Eurovision Winner Returns Home To An Ecs..

1min:13sec | Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00

 

Thousands of people gathered at Copenhagen Tivoli on Sunday (May 19) to catch a glimpse of the newly crowned Eurovision Song Contest winner Emmelie de Forest.
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Police Accidentally Kill College Student..

37sec | Mon, 20 May 2013 10:03

 

A Hofstra University student was accidentally killed by a police officer when an intruder pointed a gun at her head during a break-in at an off-campus home.
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OAS Calls For Softer Approach Toward Ill..

1min:53sec | Mon, 20 May 2013 09:37

 

The Organisation of American States on Friday (May 17) published a new report advocating a more "human" approach to curbing drug consumption and called for greater coordination between American nation..
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Syrian Army, Hezbollah Attack Rebels In ..

1min:53sec | Mon, 20 May 2013 09:11

 

Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants launched an offensive to retake a major town near Lebanon from rebels on Sunday (May 19), the heaviest fighting yet involving the Lebanese armed group, o..
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Cannes Thieves Steal $1m in Jewels

50sec | Fri, 17 May 2013 15:01

 

More than $1m worth of Jewellery have been stolen from a hotel in Cannes. The jewels, due to be loaned out to movie stars during the prestigious festival along the French Riviera, were robbed from a s..
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