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The story of one of the most dramatic maritime disasters in history is being retold with the help of an impressive six-floor museum in Belfast.

Informal driving lesson ended in tragedy when defendant got confused between accelerator and brake and ran into cyclist.

World's largest rats foil continued eradication efforts in Florida Keys and make rebound.

English schoolboy Harry Harling, 15, has died in Dubai after drinking excessively and falling from the eleventh floor of a building site.

Racist tweeter who posted offensive messages on Twitter about Fabrice Muamba jailed for 56 days.

The smartphones running with Android operating system appears to shares the same names with condom.

Simon Parkes believes that his 'real mother' is 9ft green alien, with kite-shaped head and eight fingers.

Entries for Nicholl fellowships for screenwriting invited.

MPs believe that Google and social networks must censor content that breaches privacy

Researchers from the University of California have discovered that chocolate can reduce fat.

None of the big news organisations has released the names of The Sun's former chief reporter John Kay and defence editor Virginia Wheeler - leaving it to Private Eye and Popbitch to reveal the identities.

The strike is expected to hit passengers in other airports including Munich airport, Duesseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart.

Major flight disruptions at Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich and Cologne major airports in strike over pay and conditions.

Up to 1923 prisoners were executed in 63 countries around the world in 2011.

The main goal of the conference is to generate awareness about hurricanes.

The Pope sent a strong message to the Cubans asking them to build a renewed and better society.

The man has been at the helm for the last six years and was a key player in the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden.

Modern architecture master and Bauhaus pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe honoured.

Nathaniel Grant, Kazeem Kolawole, and Anthony McCalla guilty of paralysing little girl for life.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested amid claims he filmed his fellow students showering

It is a wearable device that pokes you physically whenever you are poked on Facebook, no matter where you are.

Nepal's only openly gay MP writes to Mark Zuckerberg for changes in gender registration.

Nepalese MP wants social media site to have third gender category for people who do not consider themselves male or female.

Manhunt under way after mum targeted in racist acid attack while out with baby in pram.

The reactor has been shut for maintenance.

Gang of Romanian pimps tattoed women with barcodes if they tried to escape.

Potential pot revenue of Washington state's Initiative 502 double expected amount and would damage black market.

On the last night of Pope Benedict' the XVI, three day visit to Leon in Mexico, he was serenaded by a group of Mariachi musicians.

Evelyn Paswall, an 83-year old Queens woman, is suing Apple seeking $75,000 for medical expenses plus punitive damages totalling $1m, after smashing her nose against a glass wall at the Apple Store Manhassett on Long Island.