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The accident is believed to have happened after the hot air balloon hit power lines.

Security was tight on Friday night as thousands of Coptic Christians gathered for a Christmas Eve Mass at the Abbassiya Cathedral in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. There were calls among Coptic followers to keep the celebrations low-profile this year.

Memory, reasoning and comprehension start to decline 15 years earlier than previously thought, study claims.

Iran has been accused of a new internet clampdown after issuing a new set of more restrictive guidelines.

A 22-year-old man was named ‘despicable’ at an inquest today after leaving a man lying face down in a canal and stealing his bike.

Four boxes containing tiger skins, bones and skulls have been seized by Thai customs officials following a tip-off.

Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz, key route for oil tanker traffic, centre of fresh controversy.

In the aftermath of the ongoing nuclear threat from Israel and the confrontation with West over Hormuz Strait oil route blockage dispute, Ahmadinejad regime has plans to clamp down internet connectivity across the country.

An overview of Epiphany celebration by Christians acorss the world.

A 45-year-old man who was high on liquid amphetamine cooked his neighbour’s cat in a microwave before texting his girlfriend to say “just cooking Andy’s cat in microwave, be two minutes.”

Suicide bombers kill at least 10 people and wound dozens in attack on police bus in Syrian capital of Damascus.

High-profile arrest of General Ilker Basbug after accusation of leading Ergenekon terror group.

The 34-mile wide (at its narrowest point) oil transit route holds the key to deciding a new geopolitical equation as major world powers are already taking sides in case of a war.

Three homeless men have been stabbed to death in a series of killings thought to be motivated by a personal vendetta, California police said.

Global companies urged to emphasise human rights in face of growing child exploitation figures.

Hundreds of Bulgarian men took a dip in freezing waters on January 6 to collect the cross which would bring good health and prosperity, according to Eastern Orthodox Church.

Lebanon politicians turn on defence minister Fayez Ghosn over infiltration claims and accuse him of doing Bashar al-Assad's dirty work.

Israel suspects a potential terror plot may be planned to target Israeli tourists in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.

More than 50 people have been killed in a spate of bomb attacks in southern Iraq and Baghdad.

At least 26 people have been killed in renewed attacks by a Rwandan militia group operating in Eastern DR Congo, the Congolese army said.

A Bluefin tuna has been sold for three quarters of a million dollars in Tokyo - making it the world's most expensive fish.

Syrian activists have accused the government of manipulating and deceiving Arab League monitors.

Trenitalia has responded to outrage at 'racist' web commercial by re-launching a new version of the offending video.

With 2012 still in its infancy hackers operating under the Anonymous collective's banner have mounted three new high-profile hacking campaigns designed to "punish" the world's "wicked."

Baghdad's Shiite districts targeted by five bomb attacks stoking fears of rising sectarian violence.

'Iranophobic' West using propaganda to step up arms sales in Middle East, says Tehran.

Gaddafi ban on political parties repealed by National Transitional Council in move to greater democracy.

North Korea caught trying to export reagents for chemical weapons to Syria in 2009, it has been reported.

On the anniversary of Mohammed Bouazizi's death, what sort of legacy has been created by the 26-year-old fruit seller?