Tuesday 16 October 2012

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How Felix Baumgartner always dreamed of reaching for the skies

The picture that proves Felix Baumgartner always dreamed of reaching for the skies

This is the picture proving that even from the age of five, Felix Baumgartner, the world's first supersonic skydiver, dreamed of reaching for the skies.

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Felix Baumgartner: record jump

Headcam view of record freefall

Felix Baumgartner: 'It was like hell'

Red Bull's space jump stunt 'worth £100m' in ad spend

Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier on same day as Felix Baumgartner

Britain facing £1.5 billion bill to pay for Brussels pensions

Exclusive: British taxpayers face an extra £1.5 billion bill to pay for the increased costs of Brussels bureaucracy, with cost of Eurocrat pensions set to double.

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Turn left! Turn right! Costa Concordia captain's confusion as ship hit rocks

The captain of the Costa Concordia told his crew to turn the crippled ship one way while his second-in-command told them to steer it in the opposite direction, an audio recording revealed today.

Costa Concordia black box reveals confusion

Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino to come face to face with victims

Costa Concordia captain: 'I want my job back'

Malala Yousafzai: Pakistani schoolgirl to be treated alongside injured soldiers

A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen because she campaigned for better education will be treated alongside British soldiers injured in Afghanistan, it has emerged.

Indian baby suffers horrendous burns in shocking dowry dispute

Indian baby suffers horrendous burns in shocking dowry feud

An Indian woman has died and her 13-month-old daughter suffered horrendous burns after her husband and father-in-law set them on fire as they slept, in a dispute over a dowry payment.

Turkey's refugee camps full to capacity with Syrians fleeing bloodshed

Turkey's refugee camps are full to capacity with 100,000 fugitives from Syria's bloodshed, the country's government said, suggesting there is no room for thousands more trying to reach safety.

'Peaceful pressure' to be increased on Iran

William Hague pledged to increase the "peaceful pressure" on Iran on Monday when the European Union imposed more economic sanctions on the country, targeting its vital energy industry.

Clinton takes responsibility for Benghazi failures

Secretary of State moves to draw criticism away from Obama ahead of presidential debate

Barack Obama must say 'I believe' - and mean it

Obama signals debate aggression

120 escape from Tripoli jail

About 120 prisoners have escaped from a jail in Tripoli, according to the National Guard chief, with Libyan security services on high alert to catch them.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed hearing finally under way

Fiat fans implore David Cameron not to sell 500

Julio Iglesias criticised for Equatorial Guinea concert

Julio Iglesias has drawn criticism from human rights groups after performing a concert attended by the family of the dictator of Equatorial Guinea.

Austrian museum forced to cover up naked posters

Boat tragedy: survivor 'feared she would die'

Mo Ibrahim award fails to find a winner – again

Castro 'recruited former SS members during Cuban missile crisis'

Fidel Castro 'recruited Nazi SS members to train troops during Cuban missile crisis'

Fidel Castro recruited former members of the SS to train his troops at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, declassified German intelligence shows.

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Syrian families flee fighting

Destroyed buildings are seen in Syria's besieged city of Homs following shelling during fighting between government and opposition forces

Families flee into Turkey as army and rebels fight in Syrian cities.

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British man drowns after yacht capsizes of Spanish coast

A British man drowned and two others are feared missing after their yacht capsized off the coast of Galicia in northwest Spain.

France 'in danger of economic hurricane’

Europhiles have only themselves to blame

New battle with Europe over justice powers

Britain faces bill over taking back EU powers

A recent joint exercise by the Chinese People's Liberation Army is caught on camera, as the world's largest military force mounts a show of strength in response to mounting tension with Japan over disputed islands.

Crocodile escape gives Vietnam schoolchildren the day off

Bo Guagua denies he has returned to China

Malala Yousafzai: UK hospital is centre for treating soldiers injured in battlefield

Hague: Malala Yousufzai 'an inspiration'

Africa and Indian Ocean latest news »

Clinton: I take responsibility for Benghazi

Hillary Clinton has said she takes full responsibility for the security failures that led to the death of the US ambassador to Libya, an admission designed to draw criticism away from Barack Obama in the final weeks of the election.

Wife punished 'for failing to give husband best chicken pieces'

Bollywood's glittering star couple set to wed

Cardboard bike is a 'game changer’ in Africa

Britain's visa rules for South Africans 'unfair'

Australia and the Pacific news »

Australia publishes online public register of child sex offenders

Australia's first public register of child sex offenders – including names and photographs – has been published online.

Julia Gillard facing renewed pressure over Craig Thomson scandal

Bali bombings anniversary

Bali bombing victims remembered

Jurassic Park 'extremely unlikely'

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Headcam view of record freefall

Spectacular images from Felix Baumgartner's headcam show the Austriam daredevil tumbling through the stratosphere during his record-breaking skydive.

Spectacular images from Felix Baumgartner's head-mounted camera show the Austrian daredevil tumbling through the stratosphere during his record-breaking skydive.

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Trial set for British terror suspects in US

Two British men extradited to the United States this month on terror charges will stand trial in October 2013, a federal court in Connecticut said Monday.