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A star, HD 10180, located around 127 light-years away and located using the radical velocity method or Doppler wobble may have nine major planets thereby crossing the Solar System's eight official planet numbers.

Gordon Thompson sentenced to 11 years for starting fire that destroyed 150-year-old family business.

Indonesia Earthquake 2012 Live Coverage

Rare copy of historic manuscript dating back to 1823 goes under hammer in New York.

London tops the list of most important global cities in a survey conducted by Knight Frank Research.

Mother who was told she gave birth to stillborn baby finds daughter alive in refrigerated hospital morgue.

Two years after the gruesome plane crash killed Poland's former president, Lech Kaczynski and 95 others on April.10, 2012, memorial services are being held in parts of Russia and Poland to commemorate the second anniversary of the air disaster.

Rare Photos of Titanic Tragedy and New Hypothesis for the Ship's Sinking [SLIDESHOW]

After just two days of journey from Southampton, the Titanic Memorial Cruise aboard the MS Balmoral was forced to return due to a medical emergency on board.

Boy's step father was arrested on charges of narcotics possession.

World's best-preserved baby mammoth body goes on show in Hong Kong shopping mall.

Ship Retracing Titanic Voyage Turns Back for Sick BBC Cameraman

The killer of a British woman in Japan has lost a final appeal against his life sentence.

Robbery suspect falls to death from tower block window in attempt to escape arresting officers.

Gu Kailai, wife of former Chinese Communist Party politburo member Bo Xilai, arrested for suspected involvement in murder of Neil Heywood.

Local residents say due to the way they are designed, it is impossible to accidentally fall out of a window of the flats in the tower block where the 18-year-old woman died during a police raid.

From Christian preachers like Ted Haggard to the former head of the FBI J.E Hoover, some of the fiercest anti-gays turn out to be homosexuals.

Mysterious UFO Spotted Over South Korea, Real or Hoax? [VIDEO]

A video posted on YouTube shows a thrill-seeking woman getting blown away by an airplane at the end of a famously short runway at Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.

New report says Anders Behring Breivik was sane when he killed 77 people in Norway last year.

Rumours that Iran plans to 'shut down the internet' and replace it with an entirely more controllable national intranet denied.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Britain had the right to extradite five suspected terrorists to the United States but only after all court procedures had been exhausted.

Anonymous has urged Chinese citizens to revolt against their government.

The "Ridiculously Photogenic Guy" Zeddie Little is ruling the net now, but was "the Cigar guy" more charming than him?

Gun pointed at father to stop him from intervening in attack by masked gang.

European Court of Human Rights says radical cleric and four other men can be extradited from UK to US.

Cosplay enthusiasts dressed in varied attire attracted thousands of visitors at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne.

Lucky ticket-holder comes forward but plans to stay anonymous, lottery officials say.

The unnamed contributor was said to be flying in his private plane outside Luton aiport to show himself as a non-resident and pay less tax