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A blob of glue that is claimed to look like Homer Simpson has taken eBay by storm, with 78 bids taking the asking price up to over £150,000.

A powerful and fast-moving solar flare, which erupted on the surface of the Sun on Sunday, at 10.59 p.m., is heading towards Earth.

Tropical depression Dando wrecks houses and topples power lines in Maputo and southern provinces.

Rescuers of the Costa Concordia stricken liner were forced to suspend search on Wednesday as the ship slipped into the water again, the Italian coast guard said.

The London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony coincides with a busy holiday weekend.

It is said that there has been ill omens ever since Costa Concordia was launched almost six years ago.

Greek source says 90 percent of pressure on Greece to leave currency coming from outside.

Steve Job's dream of an integrated television with internet connection and simple user interface is "nothing new" according to Samsung, who already has similar products on the market.

Footage reveals human safaris taking place on India's Andaman Islands.

The shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna, believes business needs to show it is a force for good.

The UKIP party has said the SNP leader “playing a blinder” over the Scottish independence referendum

The head of the Swiss Central Bank, Philipp Hildebrand, has stepped down amid a storm of suspicion following a currency transaction made by his wife.

Frank Wuterich, a 31-year-old Marine staff sergeant, is accused of killing of 24 Iraqis along with his squad in the city of Haditha in 2005.

A trade made by the wife of Philipp Hildebrand, the Swiss National Bank Chairman, that netted SFr60,000 profit for the family, has landed the banker in a code of ethics storm.

Samsung’s flagship smartphone Galaxy S2 took all the limelight in 2011, leading the charts for almost eight to 10 months in a row until Apple’s iPhone 4S arrived.

Winter storms also kill crewman at sea after force 9 winds ram huge wave into side of tanker.

Church of Scientology's David Miscavige accused of being tyrant who has strayed from principles of founder L Ron Hubbard.

Scotland on high alert over 100mph gusts as storms batter large parts of Britain.

Feuding judges, sensational eliminations, poor ratings and unappealing format have disappointed X Factor fans.

US State Department 'concerned' by surprise raids on human rights offices.

Applications from China's patent office have gone up by an average of 16.7 per cent annually; from 171,000 in 2006 to nearly 314,000 in 2010.

Filipino residents start gruelling task of rebuilding their lives after storms devastated two southern islands and left more than 1,000 dead.

Rescuer workers are losing hope of finding 39 men missing in icy water off Russia’s east coast after an oil rig capsized.

Nearly 10,000 female protesters converged on Tahrir Square holding out strongly-worded placards against the violence on protesters and also the images of the young woman who was severely assaulted.

Teaser trailer reveals that the new film could be the most chilling Batman film yet

Hungry TV stars Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno tuck in to each other by dining on their fried flesh.

Rescuers have spotted a life raft which may contain survivors from a Russian oil rig disaster feared to have claimed dozens of lives.

Ageing Zimbabwean tyrant Robert Mugabe is apparently still a trendy leader after the launch of his fashion label in Harare is proving to be a hit with young voters.

Egyptian Blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah is set to stay in prison and will be tried by a civilian court for his involvement in the Maspero massacre, while other 27 people were released Thursday morning for the same case, according to reports.

Weather warnings are in place across Britain as patches of low pressure will bring in storms to batter the South coast on Thursday.