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Hollywood diva Jennifer Aniston seems excited about tying the marital knot with long-time boyfriend Justin Theroux.

William Shakespeare's 448th birthday celebrations were held in Stratford-upon-Avon and also marking the launch of the World Shakespeare Festival (WSF).

Russian scientists have made what they believe to be the first sighting of an adult white orca, or killer whale.

British fashion designer Victoria Beckham tries her designing skills to craft a special edition of the Range Rover Evoque.

An exhibition that will be held in the Queen's gallery of Buckingham Palace on 4 May , Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist, will also show him as anatomist, who was way ahead of his time.

Princess Charlene in spotlight for Rafael Nadal victory at 2012 Monte Carlo Tennis Masters.

The 32nd Virgin London Marathon saw a record number of runners taking part.

The Queen will celebrate her "official" birthday in June.

Thomas Beatie has also undergone his final female-to-male gender reassignment surgery which means he will not be able to get pregnant again.

French voters went to the polls Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that many expect President Nicolas Sarkozy to lose, the first incumbent to be voted out in 31 years.

The Popocatepetl volcano is spewing a heavy plume of ash and glowing rocks.

The first El Clasico victory in the league for Real against Guardiola has given a fatal blow to Barca's hopes of a fourth successive Primera Division title.

Harry Potter star Emma Watson shows her inner rock chic self at the Struck by Lightning premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Arsenal were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw at home against London rivals Chelsea as Newcastle United have leapfrogged Tottenham Hotspur into fourth with a 3-0 home win over Stoke City

Ngema is President Jacob Zuma's fourth current wife.

Victoria Beckham does have a funny side and it shone through while on a flight to China.

Flight recorder of the ill-fated Bhoja Air plane has been recovered.

China's She Ping, who covered himself with 331,000 honey-bees in an effort to break the world record for the most bees worn on a human body, may have failed on his brave attempt.

The passengers on the memorial ship included relatives of those who lost their lives on the great vessel, relatives of survivors, authors, historians and people who are just fascinated by the Titanic story.

More women than ever before have made it to Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in the world for 2012.

Buckingham Palace has been covered with giant portraits of the queen made using 200,000 self-portraits of children.

The eggs date 60 to 80 million years which has been disputed by a paleontologist.

A rare species of purple crabs called the Insulamon palawanense is among four new crab species recently discovered in a research programme on the island of Palawan.

Chelsea stunned everyone at Stamford and the world after they managed to beat the mighty Barcelona 1-0 in the first leg, semi-finals of the Champions league.

The newly launched hotel is a $27 million reinvention of the Radisson.

25-year-old Carlina Duran Baldera from central La Vega province has been crowned the new Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2012 during the annual contest held in Santo Domingo on April.17, 2012.

Pensioner has spent two decades living life of naked hermit on deserted island.

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who has long been the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), will take on a new role - a Special Envoy for large-scale crises causing civilians to flee homelands.

Did you know the Queen celebrates two birthdays? She gets to cut two cakes... and get two sets of presents!