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World's biggest party kicks off with record-breaking numbers filling street of Rio de Janeiro.

Canadian coastal communities could be 4ft under water by end of century, British Columbia scientists warn.

Metropolitan Police shoot suspect four times in armed standoff in London street.

The researchers at the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) are confident that contact with intelligent alien civilizations may soon be a reality.

The world's first test tube hamburgers will be ready by this October, according to Dutch scientist Mark Post of Maastricht University in Netherlands.

Lloyds Banking Group takes back part of huge packages awarded to senior directors during 2010.

A young woman was allegedly raped in Londonderry, in the early hours of Saturday.

The children were from Alvechurch School, in Worcestershire, the ski company Interski Snowsport School said in a statement.

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday brought 22 Catholic churchmen into the elite club of cardinals who will elect his successor, looking to cement the Italian majority in a future conclave.

A bulldog came to the rescue of six wild piglets who were wandering about in the freezing snow in a forest in Berlin, after their mother was killed by a hunter.

The full text of Pope Benedict XVI's homily at Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, with the newly-created Cardinals.

Murder At Vicarage: Stephen Farrow, 47, Arrested

Lord Lucan, a British aristocrat wanted in connection with murder of his children's nanny, has actually been living a secret life in Africa, according to the former secretary of his friend John Aspinall.

Westminster Abbey Receives Charter

Smoking cigarettes may lead to several health problems but trying to kick the habit may be even more dangerous as in the case of Tom Holloway, a Florida-based man, who was severely injured when an electronic cigarette (an alternative for cigarette quitters) exploded in his mouth severely burning his face, taking a chunk of his tongue along with a few front teeth.

Researchers from the Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, have discovered that Chavín de Huantar, an archaeological site in this high valley of the Peruvian Andes, was built to create certain ceremonial sound effects.

Aretha Franklin, who was expected to sing at the service, could not attend at the church as she is reportedly too ill to attend the ceremony.

A report by the Campaign for Community Banking Services (CCBS) says the number of bank branches in Britain will drop from 9,550 to 8,000 by 2018.

Pope Benedict XVI formally inducted 22 churchmen to the elite circle of cardinals in a ceremony on Saturday. Pope presided over the ceremony held in St. Peter's Basilica. The new cardinals are from 13 countries- including three from the United States and Canada-Cardinals Timothy M. Dolan of New York, Edwin F. O'Brien, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem and former archbishop of Baltimore and Thomas C. Collins of Toronto.

ITC dismissed HTC's patent complaint against Apple, stating that Apple didn't infringe HTC's patents.

The man has been charged with aggravated assault and indecent exposure and is being held on $50,000 bail at the Chester County Prison.

Apple has won its first ever patent dispute against Motorola Mobility, as the German court ruled the lawsuit in favour of the U.S. corporate giant. The judgment marks Apple's supremacy over its Android rivals with autonomy over 'Slide to Unlock' feature of smartphones.

Scientists have observed that the lava dome has expanded from 50 metres to 60 metres in the past week alone.

A British Student, Glenn Mangham, 26, has allegedly stolen valuable information after breaking into the heart of Facebook. The talented hacker had earlier pointed out security loopholes with the Yahoo website and apparently won an appreciation award from the firm for his noble work as ethical hacker.

One of the highlights of this festival is that devotees and non-devotees are allowed to smoke intoxicating substances such as marijuana, as it is the only day when marijuana is legal.

British pop star and multi-Grammy award winning singer Adele has been given an altogether too common a problem (for stars, that is) to deal with.

Greek Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos resigned on Friday after robbers stole more than 60 invaluable antique objects from a museum in Olympia.

Bank Hapoalim security measures foil viral attack on £50bn asset pot that tried to access accounts.

Block dropped from bridge smashed through windscreen and bounced into back seat, say police.