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Large Hadron Collider switched back on
Sat, 21st Nov
Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the US$10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.

Robotic hamsters the hot toy this Christmas
Sat, 21st Nov
Every year, there seems to be one really hot toy – and this year it's a pet for kids who want one and parents who don't.

Heaviest ever rainfall floods parts of Britain and Ireland
Sat, 21st Nov
Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain.

Woman denied massive jackpot due to malfunction
Sat, 21st Nov
The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost US$42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo centre will end up empty handed.

Faint writing detected on the Shroud of Turin
Sat, 21st Nov
A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.

2012 storyline popular with Chinese audiences
Sat, 21st Nov
Chinese fans have been acknowledging scenes perceived as having pro-China messages
Columbia bus attack leaves six dead
Sat, 21st Nov
Colombian authorities say six people have died in a turbulent southern region when a bus was attacked and caught fire.
Suicide bomber kills 13 in western Afghanistan
Sat, 21st Nov
A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan.

Weta Workshop heads to China for art exhibit
Fri, 20th Nov
Hundreds of items of science fiction art and collectibles created by Weta Workshop will begin their journey to China tonight for a fundraising exhibition set to be visited by up to a million people.

'Spectacular ' icebergs thrill tourists off Macquarie Island
Fri, 20th Nov
As anticipation about an impending invasion of icebergs builds, some lucky tourists have already witnessed them up close.

Customs agents seize 316,000 bongs in LA
Fri, 20th Nov
Customs officials say they got a surprise when they found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas ornaments at the Los Angeles harbour.

Obese US man dies after 8 months in home recliner
Fri, 20th Nov
When an ambulance brought Tillmon Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 250 kg man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said.

Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader
Fri, 20th Nov
The militant Hezbollah group has announced that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the Shiite Muslim group's leader for a sixth term.

Russian court extends moratorium on death penalty
Fri, 20th Nov
Russia's Constitutional Court effectively outlawed the death penalty, saying a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in force until the nation fully bans executions.

Kenya unveils constitution to avoid vote violence
Fri, 20th Nov
A government-appointed panel this week unveiled a draft constitution that is part of wide-ranging efforts to avoid a repeat of political violence that saw more than 1,000 people killed after Kenya's December 2007 presidential elections.

Activist probing Guinea massacre denied entry
Fri, 20th Nov
A human rights activist says he's been denied entrance to Guinea, where he planned to investigate a massacre of opposition supporters earlier this year.
Negligence ruling in Katrina floods may cost feds
Fri, 20th Nov
The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.

Screams of woman set on fire heard in 911 call
Fri, 20th Nov
A Connecticut woman who police say was set on fire by her boyfriend can be heard screaming in a 911 call tape released by authorities.

Peruvian police: Gang killed people for their fat
Sat, 21st Nov
Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.

Gunman opens fire on Saipan; 5 dead
Sat, 21st Nov
A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.

Sydney pilot praised for crashing plane
Fri, 20th Nov
A Sydney pilot and former Bachelor of the Year nominee has been hailed a hero after crashing his jet into the sea off Norfolk Island.

Fred Hollows Foundation changing lives in East Timor
Fri, 20th Nov
Treatable cataract blindness is the main cause of vision impairment in East Timor where around 10,000 are waiting for sight restoring surgery.

200 websites spread al-Qaeda's message in English
Fri, 20th Nov
jytIncreasing numbers of English-language websites are spreading al-Qaeda’s message to Muslims in the West.

Lions kill white tiger in Czech zoo
Fri, 20th Nov
A rare white tiger has been killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo.

Germany calls for binding climate deal in 2010
Fri, 20th Nov
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for all countries to fix binding climate change targets next year at the latest, acknowledging that no such deal is likely at global talks in Copenhagen next month.

Plane misses runway in east Congo, landing in lava
Fri, 20th Nov
A passenger plane overshot the runway, landing in hardened lava surrounding an airport in eastern Congo and injuring 20 people, a UN-run radio station reported.

Ethiopian court convicts 26 in alleged coup plot
Fri, 20th Nov
An Ethiopian court has convicted 26 people who were accused of taking part in an alleged coup plot earlier this year and acquitted five others.

Army keeping media from Sarah Palin event
Fri, 20th Nov
The US Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said.

Grinch! North Pole irked at end to Santa replies
Fri, 20th Nov
Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won't get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers.