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Two mechanics head back to the UK after getting caught up in Bahrain protests.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia set to strengthen crackdown on gays and tomboys by banning them from schools and universities.

India joins elite club of countries by successfully test-firing first inter-continental ballistic missile.

A moderate earthquake of 5.1 magnitude struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island today but there were no reports of damage, the geophysics agency said.

Auctioneer claims 'huge interest' in collector's item considered sacred relic by many buyers.

Former US President George Washington has been named UK's greatest-ever foe in a survey conducted by the National Army Museum.

Marks and Spencer has reported a drop in its UK like-for-like sales by 0.7 percent for the 13 weeks ended in March, but reported a growth in food sales by 1 percent. Analysts forecasted a rise of 0.4 - 1.6 percent.

A little over two years ago, Tata Corus closed down their Teeside Cast Products plant in Redcar with the loss of 1,600 jobs by late February 2010. With the parent company in India expressing a willingness to sell the steel mill, Geoff Waterfield, Chairman of the Multi-unions at Redcar, expressed the hope in mid-2010 that a buyer would be found and that steel would again be produced at the site by Christmas that year, but this proved to be far too ambitious.

Asia's Karakoram glaciers have grown thicker despite rising temperatures during the past decade defying the global trend of depletion of glaciers and ice caps due to adverse climate change.

Nasa has announced the winners of Nasa Great Moonbuggy Race.

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg claimed the first Formula One victory of his career, finishing the ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai on Sunday.

Fishing can be an awesome experience just by concentrating on the rod's movement and enjoying the nature's ecstasy.

Two mild tremors were felt in India, measuring 4.5 and 4.9 on the Richter scale, in the west Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, officials confirmed.

Chancellor plans to increase UK exports to emerging markets jeopardised by slowdown in growth.

Michael Schumacher set the fastest time for Mercedes in the second session of free practice for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix, round 3 of the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.

Madonna launched her new perfume brand in a see-through skirt at the Macy's Herald Square store

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been detained again at the New York airport! The star was on his way to the Yale University to receive the Chubb fellowship and to deliver a lecture to the students. He was accompanied by Nita Ambani in whose private plane he was travelling.

Pakistan rescue teams are digging tunnels to search for the trapped soldiers in the Siachen Glacier avalanche.

Loss of ten thousand jobs and major restructuring will cost Sony £581m in 2012.

The world breathed a sigh of relief after the tsunami warning that was issued in the wake of an 8.7 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday evening was lifted.

Major measures such as selling its Indian subsidiary is on the cards for travel giant Thomas Cook for its immediate survival.

As a result of "competitive market dynamics" Nokia has said its Q1 results for 2012 will be lower than expected despite selling two million Lumia smartphones.

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Quake Aftershock of 6.5 Hits Indonesia, Minutes After the 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake

New tsunami warnings issued after a strong aftershock with a magnitude of 8.2 hit the western coast of Indonesia.

India has issued a tsunami alert to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh after strong tremors were felt in different cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.

UK's Diego Garcia on 28-country warning list after undersea earthquake strikes.

Huge earthquake triggers tsunami warning across Indian Ocean region.