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Doors founder Manzarek dies at 74
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died at 74 after a battle with cancer.
Mile-wide tornado hits Oklahoma
A monstrous tornado up to a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighbourhoods with winds up to 200mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on a school.
Syrian Electronic Army: Associated Press, Financial Times and BBC have been hacked by them - but who are they?
Earlier this month, several employees of the satirical news website The Onion received what looked like harmless unsolicited emails, containing apparently innocuous hyperlinks.
Father in court for killing his children
A divorced British father with a history of drunkenness and domestic violence has been formally accused of killing his two children, found with their throats cut in his flat in southern France.
Tornado tears through Oklahoma
Television footage shows flattened buildings and fires after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area.
Woman - I had to stand up to Trump
An 87-year-old woman who alleges Donald Trump cheated her over a property scheme has told jurors she had qualms about suing the developer-turned-TV star given his power and influence.
Iran tries to block out Rafsanjani
Iran is to ban physically weak candidates from next month's presidential election, seen as a way of excluding a former leader who is a threat to hard-liners.
Iraq car bomb blasts leave 70 dead
A string of car bombs and shootings have ripped through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq, killing 70 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodshed.
Tourists die as balloons collide
Two tourists died and 23 others were injured when two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour in Turkey, causing one to crash.
Death sentence for China bank fraud
A woman running a private banking operation in China has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of defrauding investors.
£388m lottery winner yet to surface
A small Florida town is excitedly waiting to find out which of its citizens has won an enormous £388.6 million lottery.
'Nothing there' for pool death girl
The grief-stricken father of a five-year-old girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt fought back tears as he spoke of how he was left to make the first attempts to resuscitate his daughter.
Scores die in wave of Iraq bombs
A wave of attacks has killed up to 80 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.
Syrian troops push into rebel town
Syrian troops have pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air.
More bodies recovered from mine
Rescuers recovered four more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death total to 15.
Hezbollah takes fight to anti-Assad rebels as Syria’s war spills into Lebanon
Hezbollah launched a major offensive in support of the Assad regime yesterday, with fighters from the Lebanese militant group playing their most significant role yet in Syria’s two-year-old civil war.
Bashar al-Assad insists he will not step down as President of Syria
Bashar al-Assad has dismissed the prospect of new peace talks in Syria leading to a lasting settlement and stated that he has no intention of stepping down.
FBI agents killed during training
Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia.
Yahoo deal 'nets Tumblr head £164m'
US tech giant Yahoo has snapped up Tumblr in a major US deal that will reportedly net the blogging site's 26-year-old founder a 250 million US dollar (£164 million) fortune six years after he started it.
Briton not charged over deaths
A British man accused of killing his two children in France has appeared in court but has not been charged with murder, according to reports.
Facebook too old, say teens
Twitter booming as social media destination
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Latest News
'Great concerns' for missing boys new
The public has been asked to help find three young boys who have gone missing in London.
Duke joins Kohima veterans service new
The Duke of York has joined veterans of what Earl Mountbatten described as "probably one of the greatest battles in history" for their annual memorial service and wreath-laying.
Wife's tribute at soldier funeral new
The wife of a serviceman killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan has told mourners at his funeral he will live on through their unborn son.
Latest Sport
Petrov to take Villa academy role new
Aston Villa have confirmed recently retired Stiliyan Petrov will take up a new role as assistant to development coach Gordon Cowans at the club's academy.
Hartley to make bid for Lions spot new
Dylan Hartley is determined to prove he is not on the British and Irish Lions tour just to make up the numbers when he leads Northampton into the Aviva Premiership final against Leicester.
Hipkiss calls it a day new
Former England centre Dan Hipkiss has been forced to retire due to a shoulder injury.
Latest Showbiz
Jennifer Aniston in Friends reunion skit new
Jennifer Aniston reunited with Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox to promote her upcoming appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Kim Kardashian's 'musical' baby shower invites new
Kim Kardashian has sent out baby shower invites inside music boxes, featuring a spinning ballerina who looks just like her.
Keira Knightley had 'happy' honeymoon new
Keira Knightley’s new musician husband James Righton doesn’t think married life will affect his band.
