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Controversial execution of convicted murderer who has an IQ of only 70 delayed in dispute about lethal injection.

A wedding guest was saved from drowning after the car he was driving plunged into a river when torrential rain caused a bridge to collapse.

Three men arrested over separate incidents linked to Batman screening slaughter in Aurora.

Syrian National Council pulls back from claims it would support authority that would include figures from Bashar al-Assad regime.

Ohio State University researchers find way to reverse symptoms of depression caused by dim light by just returning to normal light and dark cycle.

Ride joined Nasa in 1978 and made history by taking part in 1983 Challenger mission.

Amelia Earhart completed her Atlantic crossing in 1932, but vanished five years later.

Syria, which has the fourth largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the world, says it will use them only in cases of external aggression.

Israel fears Assad's arsenal of chemical weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants if regime falls.

PM tries to win back support by offering government roles to opposition MPs in national service row for Orthodox Jews.

Father and 15-year-old daughter die in 50-metre fall in border town of Portbou, to escape raging flames.

Suspect in massacre of 12 people in Aurora cinema during Dark Knight Rises screening in solitary confinement.

Man with IQ of 70 to be put to death of murder of fellow inmate Joseph Handspike in 1990.

Assad's forces detained, tortured and sexually abused children while the rebels used them and failed to protect them, says report.

Sisters Liana and Teigan Boyd missing since visiting Whitworth Park in Fallowfield

Roadside bombs and suicide attacks target security officials and citizens in multiple locations across Iraq following an al Qaeda threat.

While vehicles remain submerged in the flooded streets of Beijing, many of the roads have been closed. Landslides reported in two districts.

Government troops also fighting back in border areas, while thousands of civilians flee to Turkey and Lebanon.

US President Barack Obama meets survivors and families of Aurora cinema gun rampage victims.

The Aurora incident is just the latest in a series of shootings in the US, yet neither political party is prepared to risk making an issue out of gun control.

New report shows that changing diet from fresh food to fast food poses serious health risks.

While some athletes feel they cannot manage without food, some religious leaders insist that the custom be followed.

Violent clashes between Syrian rebels and the regime's forces have now reached Aleppo.

Torrential rain kills 10, forces 30,000 out of their homes and leaves 80,000 stranded at Beijing airport.

Foster children who receive Cognitively Based Compassion Training quickly become happier and healthier, says new research.

Sunday trading rules relaxed to allow struggling businesses to capitalise on the London Games.

Church services, commemorative gatherings and concerts have been organised to mark the anniversary of last year's massacre in Oslo and on Utoeya island.

Explosives planted at Holmes' apartment could have destroyed the whole building if detonated.

UCLA scientists develop new transparent polymer solar cells that generate electricity by absorbing infrared light