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World's most famous physicist unable to attend 70th birthday party after falling ill but still gives rousing pre-recorded speech.

British retailers experienced an increase in administrations in 2011 and predictions look bleak for growth in 2012.

The tradition was started in 2002 by Improv Everywhere, a New York-based group more or less as a prank. But over the years, it has become a popular affair and a global event.

Security breach after police move freely around 2012 Olympic park with a 'bomb'.

There was lot of speculation about how North Korea's new "supreme leader," Kim Jong Un, would celebrate his birthday, which is believed to be Jan. 8. But North Korean state TV showed him watching a military exercise.

A 20-year-old waitress gave birth to a baby boy at work.

A U.S. aircraft carrier unit has rescued 13 Iranian fishermen who were held hostage by Somali pirates for more than 40 days. The rescue operation was carried out by the USS Kidd, part of the USS John C. Stennis carrier strike group, on Thursday.

Carterton is famous for hot air ballooning and the accident happened as the basket caught fire after hitting power lines.

The accident is believed to have happened after the hot air balloon hit power lines.

Security was tight on Friday night as thousands of Coptic Christians gathered for a Christmas Eve Mass at the Abbassiya Cathedral in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. There were calls among Coptic followers to keep the celebrations low-profile this year.

Memory, reasoning and comprehension start to decline 15 years earlier than previously thought, study claims.

Eager people rushing to snatch tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games in a resale have suffered technical problems with the official ticketing website.

A 22-year-old man was named ‘despicable’ at an inquest today after leaving a man lying face down in a canal and stealing his bike.

Justice pledge for parents of Indian student killed in Salford on Boxing Day.

More than 5,000 artefacts rescued from the wreckage of the RMS Titanic are due to go on sale at auction on the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking.

Four boxes containing tiger skins, bones and skulls have been seized by Thai customs officials following a tip-off.

Brownsville police on alert after 'pellet gun' teenager shot dead by officers in school hall.

Operation Weeting's 17th arrest in phone hacking scandal understood to be Cheryl Carter.

A Norwegian drowned her one year old baby daughter in a bucket whilst her British boyfriend watched live on Skype.

An overview of Epiphany celebration by Christians acorss the world.

A 45-year-old man who was high on liquid amphetamine cooked his neighbour’s cat in a microwave before texting his girlfriend to say “just cooking Andy’s cat in microwave, be two minutes.”

Peter Flanagan acted reasonably in self-defence when he used kitchen knife to take on burglar gang, says CPS.

Three homeless men have been stabbed to death in a series of killings thought to be motivated by a personal vendetta, California police said.

Unwanted London 2012 Olympic Games tickets bought in the original ticket lottery will go on resale from 6 January.

Operation Weeting phone hacking investigation claims 17th arrest after woman accused of perversion of justice.

Hundreds of Bulgarian men took a dip in freezing waters on January 6 to collect the cross which would bring good health and prosperity, according to Eastern Orthodox Church.

The makers of Steve Jobs action doll are facing legal action from Apple even as eBay is making lucrative business selling these dolls at $135 apiece.

Iranian dissidents continue to use the internet despite severe restrictions imposed by the government.

Israel suspects a potential terror plot may be planned to target Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.