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Children protest against Indian toddlers taken away from their parents

Indian schoolchildren hold up placards during a demonstration outside the Norwegian embassy in New Delhi. The are campaigning for the return of two children taken by Norwegian social workers.

An Indian couple living in Norway have had their children taken away from them by social services... more


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Monday, 5 Mar 2012

Two soldiers shot dead after US troops accidentally burn the Koran

Pakistani Muslims set fire to a US flag during a protest over the recent burning of Korans in Afghanistan, in Karachi on March 2, 2012.

More than 20 people have died during protests against US forces, after American troops accidental... more


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Friday, 2 Mar 2012

Argentina suffers worst train crash since 1970

A child injured in the train crash at Once's train station is taken to hospital

Argentina has suffered its worst train crash since 1970. more


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Friday, 2 Mar 2012


Planet Venus is spinning slower

According to the most recent measurements, the planet Venus has started to spin more slowly, ca... more


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Friday, 2 Mar 2012

Has India wiped out polio?

There have been no new reported cases of polio in India for a year.  more


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Friday, 2 Mar 2012

Dingo baby-death case reopens in Australia

The case of a baby who was allegedly killed by dingoes 30 years ago has been re-opened in Darwin,... more


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Thursday, 1 Mar 2012


Do celebrity chefs encourage food waste?

Are celebrity chefs’ exotic recipe suggestions encouraging food waste?

Research from the University of Manchester suggests that celebrity chefs’ exotic recipe sug... more


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Thursday, 1 Mar 2012

Dutch prince might never wake up after ski accident

Netherlands' Prince Constantijn, Queen Beatrix and her sister Margriet Van Vollenhoven, Prince Johan Friso's wife Mabel and Prince Willlem-Alexander leave the University Hospital in Innsbruck

Doctors say that Dutch prince Prince Johan Friso may never wake up from a coma following a s... more


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Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012

Zombies walk the streets of Sydney

The annual Zombie Walk

Hundreds of zombies walked through the streets of Sydney, Australia this weekend… more


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Monday, 27 Feb 2012


Official pictures of Princess Estelle released

Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden, Duchess of Ostergotland

The Swedish Royal Court have released photos of their newborn Princess Estelle more


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Monday, 27 Feb 2012

500 elephants killed in two months

Poachers have killed nearly 500 elephants in just two months in a national park in Africa. more


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Monday, 27 Feb 2012

Scientists reach unexplored lake hidden under Antarctic ice sheet

Picture: Getty

Russian scientists have finally drilled into an enormous freshwater lake that’s hidden near... more


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Monday, 27 Feb 2012


Should more be done to highlight the damaging effects of alcohol?

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A scientist has criticised the World Health Organization (WHO) for not taking tough enough action... more


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Monday, 27 Feb 2012

Babies learn words months earlier than first thought

Scientists have confirmed that babies as young as six months old can understand the meanings of lots of different words.

If you have a baby brother or sister who can’t talk yet, it doesn’t mean they can&rs... more


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Monday, 27 Feb 2012

Peacekeeping soldiers should be sent to Syria to try to stop the violence there

Peacekeeping soldiers should be sent to the Middle Eastern country of Syria to try to stop the vi... more


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Saturday, 25 Feb 2012