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Misao Okawa, two of whose children are in their 90s, attributes longevity to healthy lifestyle.

China's defence spending growth rate has slowed down in 2013, underlining the recent slowdown in the economy.

Wen Jiabao opens National People's Congress with pledge to boost growth and fight corruption.

Female Communist Iranian activists protest bare-chested against Islamic Republic and Islamic headscarf.

Jackson County Sheriff Mark Easter's son Michael shot dead on Saturday.

Rikers Island and Manhattan Detention Centre allegedly preferred to outside world by ex-convict.

64 million empty homes built by speculators across China storing up fears of financial crash.

Prosecutor in Milan trial of ex-PM says infamous sex parties were part of organised vice system.

17-year-old girl found at bottom of well on outskirts of Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.

First general congregation of College of Cardinals ahead of conclave to elect successor to Benedict XVI.

Suspected human remains discovered in Clondalkin housing estate dustbin.

Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris to stand trial for attacking a student in 2007.

Baby born through caesarean section after parents Raizy and Nachman Glauber killed, dies in hospital.

Abu Dhabi authorities barred human rights activists and journalists from the first hearing of trial against 94 people accused of plotting to overthrow the government

Mombasa Republican Council claims responsibility for deaths of officers on election day.

Minor explosion at Sonargaon Pan-Pacific hotel where Pranab Mukherjee is staying.

Shantytowns of Caju and Barreira do Vasco stormed by 1,300 troops backed by helicopters and armoured vehicles.

Roman Catholic cardinals prayed together on Monday as they began preliminary meetings to sketch an identikit for the next pope.

A young couple expecting their first child were on their way to a hospital when the car they were riding in was hit, killing them both, but their baby boy was born prematurely and survived

Tehran, for first time, gives definite figure of centrifuges at Natanz facility.

Blast in Shiite-dominated area of Pakistan's commercial hub kills 45, injures 150 and wrecks apartment blocks and shops.

Eight candidates in fray for president's post but main contenders are Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy Uhuru Kenyatta.

Several Kenyan police officers, deployed to keep the peace in a tense presidential election following hundreds of deaths after a 2007 vote, were hacked to death by unidentified attackers before polling stations opened on Monday.

Swiss vote to allow shareholders a greater say in determining executive pay.

Researchers uncover thousands of previously uncatalogued Nazi prison facilities across Europe.

A premature baby has died from a loving kiss given by his proud dad.

Lawyers claim examination blocked of bathroom door, a central feature in the evidence.

The worst civilian disaster of the Second World War was marked on Sunday, the 70th anniversary of the Bethnal Green Tube disaster in London's East End.

Bashid McLean, accused of killing his 45-year-old mother Tanya Byrd, made his first court appearance. He said he did 'nothing wrong'. The mentally ill 23-year-old is on suicide watch.