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In a press conference on Wednesday Egyptian military leaders delivered their official version of Sunday's events, which has been widely discredited by journalist, witnesses and activists at the scene.

The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S bound passenger plane on Christmas Day 2009 with a bomb in his underwear has pleaded guilty to all charges.

Residents of Dale Farm have lost their High Court battle against eviction.

The son of the lottery winner Angela Dawes has revealed that he was kicked out of his home by his mum aged 12

Staggering around covered in fake blood, eating bank notes and uttering gutteral moans on the state of the economy, demonstrators dressed as "corporate zombies" are making a stand against Wall Street bankers.

A video has emerged showing former FIFA-vice president encouraging Caribbean officials to accept cash gifts from Mohamed Bin Hammam, the former presidential candidate.

Judges have condemned government rules to withhold visas for under 21s as a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.

A Facebook campaign called: “Give Bruce Forsyth a Knighthood,” finally got their wish today when the 83-year old entertainer was knighted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace earlier today.

Perhaps the most famous prisoner in the Middle East, Gilad Shalit (or rather, the campaign for his release) has proved a powerful rallying point for Israeli's over the past five years. But the young soldier has also been used as a political pawn by the Israeli government to justify their blockade of the Gaza strip.

Liverpool have called on the Premier League to allow clubs to negotiate their own overseas TV rights in a move that could spell the end for evenly distributed wealth across England's top tier.

Southwark Crown Court on Monday sentenced a man and woman 10 and 2 and a half years of jail term respectively.

Friends and colleagues of Liam Fox have hit out against a round of fresh allegations linking the Defence Secretary to "wild gossip"

Returning last Friday, 07 November from a family wedding in Canada, I grabbed The Independent and read that News Corp had set up an 'Alert-line' for staff to whistleblow on suspicious colleagues. News Corp's Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, Eugenia C Gavenchak stressed that all employees are under an obligation to report any of their workmates that they suspect of violating a presumably beefed up ethics code, following on from the recent phone-hacking scandal which led to the closur...

As the situation deteriorated in the Bay of Plenty, with bad weather, winds of up to 30 knots and strong tides causing the run-aground tanker to roll over and spill its cargo into the sea, the ship's captain also found himself in deep water.

The news that Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will soon be released after five years being held captive by militant Palestinians has provoked strong reactions across the world. Here we take a look at the way the story has been covered in the U.S., the U.K., and the Middle East.

The jury in the trail of Vincent Tabak is expected to visit the flat where he is accused of killing Joanna Yeates later today.

Katie Price (aka Jordan), will speak about her life and career at the Oxford Union today.

In what is being described as an important crackdown, officials of the Middlemarket Drugs Partnership and the UK Border Agency have intercepted and seized two kilograms of heroin, at London's Heathrow Airport. The heroin, which has an estimated street value of £80,000, was reportedly found hidden inside in a consignment of vegetables - a variety of East Asian radish.

In research conducted by the archaeologist at the University of Bristol discovered an extremely rare Egyptian coffin at Torquay Museum.

With India's population greater than that of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh combined, the Roman Catholic church has urged the devout to increase the numbers of Christians in the country.

The al-Assad dynasty ruling Syria can be compared to classic gangster trilogy The Godfather, according to David Lesch, the President's biographer.

British and US special forces have seized 11 Somali Pirates in a stormed raid on a hijacked Italian cargo ship off the coast of the Horn of Africa

Despite international recognition, Italy continues to bury its head in the sand when it comes to tackling the Mafiosi who, it is said, run the country from behind the scenes.

Four of the UKs leading internet service providers have teamed up with the government to prevent porn from being viewed across all digital platforms including mobile phones

Joanna Yeates suffered 43 separate injuries during a "violent struggle" as she was strangled by her neighbour Vincent Tabak with his bare hands, a court heard today.

In a heartening incident, a Police Constable stationed at Birmingham Airport has been praised for helping to save the life of a man who collapsed minutes after stepping off a plane.

"The longest day of my life": a woman gave birth to a daughter just moments after completing the Chicago Marathon.

Captial Shopping Centres has amended its 'No Photography' policy after an incident in Scotland on Firday.

Justice may still come to bear for the former 'King of Kings' .