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UN special envoy Kofi Annan fears imminent massacre in Aleppo.

Diving made its debut at the 1904 Olympic Games at St Louis, United States.

University of Michigan scientists develop a compound that prevents retina damage caused by diabetic retinopathy.

Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes had been seeing a university psychiatrist, according to court filings.

Government official admits that Beijing floods exposed planning and infrastructure problems.

Dozens of rebels belonging to the Free Syrian Army believed killed or wounded in Aleppo.

A team of scientists has discovered a new species of termite that explodes when a nest is attacked by predators.

This young Americans in these states are facing the worst unemployment scenario in the past three decades.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it is not possible to remain mute spectators to the carnage in Syria's largest city.

Major world powers including the US, China and Russia seek more time to consider issues and a possible UN vote at the end of 2012.

The Google doodle depicts a female archer aiming at the target, the third alphabet in the Google logo, which has been turned into the bullseye.

Indian acid victim in desperate plea for help as she struggles to cope on her own.

Team Poison hacker jailed for six months after dumping ex-PM's personal details and bombarding anti-terror hotline

Allegations of forced conversion to Islam of five Gaza Strip Christians spark protests across Palestinian enclave.

Amaro Jose Viana, a 12-year-old boy was drowned in boiling water after his parents were shot dead by gunmen who broke into the family house.

Leader of right-wing group Boeremag also guilty of Soweto bombings in 2002, could face life sentence.

Obama to sign Enhance Security Cooperation Act, giving Israel more firepower and access to US spy satellite images.

Penn State University researchers find that teens who use shortcuts to compose text messages become very poor in English language and grammar skills.

Did the swastika overlay the wrong image seen during performances by Madonna on her current world tour? Surely it wasn't meant that the face of Marine Le Pen, President of France's Front National Party, be portrayed with this vile symbol but that of Russian, Yevgeny Nikitin who has done the "decent thing" and withdrawn from this year's Bayreuth Opera Festival. Mr Nikitin was to play the Dutchman in The Flying Dutchman, the music and libretto of which was composed by Richard Wagn...

Hackers' collective rides growing wave of anger among Anaheim's Latino community over deaths of two men at hands of police.

Scientists find that the majority of tiny companion stars act as a vampire, as they suck the life energy or essential gases from the larger companion.

The Ferrigno Rift valley, which is as huge as the Grand Canyon, beneath the ice in West Antarctica, is contributing to ice loss in the continent.

Study shows that healthier lifestyle could improve the overall health of men with prostate cancer.

Late breaking revelation at International Aids Conference in Washington gives hope that a cure for the disease could be attainable.

Researchers find that adults with low levels of vitamin D face 30 percent greater risk of death than people with higher levels.

Syrian regime deploys tanks, helicopter gunships and aircraft along with scores of troops in Aleppo.

Gaza's Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh meets Egypt's intelligence chief ahead of talks with new president Mohammed Mursi.

Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan has warned against a planned Islamist coup to overthrow the regimes of Gulf countries.

Republican Guard brigade leader who fled regime because his message was not getting through may be the man to unite opposition.