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Phone-hacking: Probe widens to The Times

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UK police has widened its probe into the phone-hacking scandal to the most prestigious of Rupert Murdoch's UK papers, The Times, a top Labour MP said on Thursday.

The Times is facing allegations of

Indians held in British sham marriage

A sham double wedding collapsed when one of the bogus brides was unable to identify the Indian man she was due to marry, Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.

The registrar had become suspicious when he

Brit astronomer creates wine from 4.5 billion-yr-old meteorite in Chile

A winemaker from Britain has combined his two favourite hobbies, wine and astronomy, to create Meteorito, a Cabernet Sauvignon aged with a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite.

From the Tremonte vineyard i

Mona Lisa’s ‘twin sister’ painted by Leonardo da Vinci’s student unveiled

A painting, thought to be the earliest copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and painted alongside the original, has been discovered in Madrid’s Prado museum.

The latest discovery, which reveals that

Man handcuffs self to goalpost in Premier League clash

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The English Premier League football clash between Everton and Manchester City saw a surprise delay five minutes before the first-half as a protestor invaded the pitch and hancuffed himself to a goalpo

‘Intrusive’ toilet alarm restricts Norwegian workers’ loo break to 8min

Call centre employees at Norwegian insurance company are protesting against a new surveillance system that sets off an alarm if they spend more than eight minutes per day in the toilet.

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BlackBerry remains UK’s best selling smartphone for second consecutive year

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Research In Motion has claimed that its BlackBerry handsets have emerged as the best selling smartphone in the UK market for the second consecutive year.

The BlackBerry maker presented data that sho

Artist paints picture of NBA star Yao Ming using basketball as paintbrush

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An artist has painted a picture of basketball star Yao Ming using the ball itself as a paintbrush.

Shanghai based Yi Hong has posted a video on YouTube showing off her skills.

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British PM says will urge India to change mind on jets

A ‘disappointed’ British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said he would do ‘everything he can’ to ‘encourage’ India to reconsider its decision to acquire 126 French-made Rafale fighter jets i

U.S. military says Taliban set to retake power: Report

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The United States military has said in a secret report that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, Britain's Times

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