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International team of scientists discover unique galaxy cluster, SPT-CLJ2344-4243 or the Phoenix cluster, that churns out 740 new stars every year.

Newborns whose mothers undergo chemotherapy have lower birth weight, but there are no other effects.

Fire said to be due to lightning that caused a transformer to explode.

Seven US servicemen among dead in Black Hawk crash in Kandahar - Taliban claims responsibility.

Egg yolk found to increase plaque in heart's arterial walls, leading to coronary artery disease.

Malicious text messages spark mass panic, with migrants fearing attack in response to violence against Assam's Islamic community.

University of Southern California and Cancer Prevention Institute of California researchers find that eating red meat cooked in pan at a high temperatures increases prostate cancer risk.

Foreign secretary William Hague confirms that Assange will not be given safe passage but rules out storming embassy.

As the monitors' mission comes to an end, UN plans to establish a liaison office in Damascus to extend its presence.

Yuaarab al-Sharaah jumps ship while atrocities rock region including government jet bombing homes in Azaz and killing 40.

Officers opened fire on crowd of striking workers at Lonmin PLC mine after calling for them to leave their camps.

Emperor Akihito barred from visiting South Korea until he apologises for wartime 'comfort women' abuse.

Sweden says Ecuador decision to allow Assange asylum to avoid extradition on sex charges is outrageous.

Egyptian soldiers' sweep through troubled region in hunt for killers of border guards could provoke further violence.

Power struggle at top of Iranian politics pushes for 'government of all talents' to reduce president's strength.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has awarded substantial funding to three leading global institutes who won Gates' Reinvent the Toilet Challenge

WikiLeaks founder would not get fair trial if extradited to U.S., says Ecuador's foreign minister, Ricardo Patino.

Fires continue to rage across Canary Island after laying waste to a tenth of landscape.

Bahraini court sentences human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to three years in prison for illegal protesting.

Former UK ambassador warns of dangers of removing diplomatic status from Ecaudorian embassy.

Passenger jet with 220 passengers belonging to Russia's Aeroflot makes emergency landing in Iceland after an anonymous phone call about explosives on the plane.

Air force spokesman insists no nuclear weapons were damaged in the attack by an as-yet unidentified militia group.

OIC suspends Syria citing violent suppression of revolt at the hands of troops loyal to President Bashar-al-Assad.

The UK is invoking diplomacy law to raid the embassy - but Ecuador promises strong resistance.

Short and brutal conflict 'on several fronts' would follow air assault on Iranian nuclear facilities, says outgoing civil defence chief, Matan Vilnai.

'Drunk' officers assault activists in Harare HQ and jail them overnight.

UN investigators say both Syrian government forces and opposition groups committed war crimes.

Pictures of three politicians taking part in a orgy lead to sackings and dismissals from Communist party.

Guards accused of roughing up protesters as Paris, London and Barcelona gear up for further demonstrations.