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A man has defied the odds to survive a 174ft plunge over the Niagara Falls.

Two room attendants are being tried for allegedly murdering Michaela McAreavey whose body was found in the bathroom of the Legends Hotel in Mauritius.

All major nations reaffirm commitment to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan by 2014 deadline. Despite reservations, exit strategy to proceed according to agreed timetable following landmark Nato summit in Chicago.

Unemployed Italian father threw his two young children from his balcony before jumping to his death in Brescia.

Climbers from Germany, China, South Korea died on crowded mountain after being cut off by bad weather on highest mountain in the world.

Man arrested as he tried to smuggle hand granades and rifle ammunition into Nigeria's information ministry in Abuja.

Obama's plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by end of 2014 threatened by rift with Pakistan and possibly scuppered by France's new president, Francois Hollande

Small ceremony held for funeral of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted of murdering 270 in Lockerbie.

It was a spectacular sight as people witnessed the "ring of Fire" eclipse - as the moon passed between Earth and the sun, leaving a ring of fire in the sky.

Israel's foreign ministry spokesman said South Africa's decision to ban imported goods marked as 'made in Israel' when they come from the West Bank settlements had "characteristics of racism".

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men attended a huge rally in New York's Citi Fields to discuss the dangers of the internet.

Troops set up website to shame people who claim to have won medals for bravery and valour with armed forces.

Iranian foreign minister rules out inspection of country's nuclear facilities as UN delegation arrives in Tehran.

Suicide bomber kills at least 96 soldiers during rehearsal for military parade in Sanaa, Yemen.

Fears that Syrian crisis has contaminated Lebanon as clashes in Beirut between pro- and anti-Assad groups leave three dead

160 bales of marijuana weighing a total of almost 8,000lbs have been found floating off the coast of California.

Israeli human rights group releases video showing Israeli soldiers failing to intervene as Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinians in West Bank.

Nick Clegg too expresses concern at the growing uncertainty over the eurozone crisis.

Group of climbers including German doctor Eberhard Schaaf, 61, were descending from peak of tallest mountain in the world when cut off by bad weather.

Thousands of protesters flood Chicago against the Afghan war, climate change and several other grievances.

An Alliance Ground Surveillance system and a Smart Defence capability also to be developed.

It has been a year since a tornado hit the small city of Joplin in the state of Missouri in the US and its residents are still picking up bits and pieces of their lives, as they lurch to recovery.

Fear of Taliban militants filling the vacuum after foreign troops are pulled out will be one of the main items on the agenda.

Researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology find that students who have depression tend to use the Internet differently than those who show no symptoms of depression.

Quake felt in major towns of Bologna, Modena, Ferrara, Rovigo, Verona and Mantua.

Astronomers from Nasa and Massachusetts Institute of Technology detect possible planet disintegrating under the searing heat of its host star.

Apart from eurozone crisis, the summit concentrated on a whole range of issues including Afghanistan and Iran.

Factories, churches and old buildings are the worst hit and several people are believed to have been buried under the rubble.

Paleontologists from North Carolina State University discover fossils of a huge turtle as big as a smart car.