About 20 UN observers are detained by armed fighters in the Golan Heights on the Syria-Israel border, the UN has confirmed.
The EU's competition regulator fines Microsoft 561 million euros ($731m; £484m) after it failed to keep a promise that it would promote a choice of rival web browsers.
Juventus end Celtic's Champions League campaign by completing a comfortable aggregate victory in Turin.
Sam Mendes, director of the latest Bond film Skyfall, reveals that he won't be directing the next in the series.
Trials of a novel breath test for stomach cancer prove promising, say experts.
Volvo is to offer a product that can scan the road for cyclists and apply the brakes if it thinks a collision is imminent.
Around half of the UK's deer population needs to be shot each year to stop extreme devastation to the countryside, scientists claim.
Pininfarina Sergio speeds toward 200mph
High power Aston sedan debuts in Geneva
Lessons in observation from Sherlock Holmes
A plausible theory, until you look for evidence
Un día después de que la muerte del presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, fue anunciada por el gobierno, su cuerpo es trasladado del Hospital Militar de Caracas a la Academia Militar, donde será velado. Siga nuestra cobertura en vivo.
来自美国的报道说,联合国朝鲜问题决议草案将包括制裁两家涉及该国武器交易的企业和三名个人。
أعلن متحدث باسم الأمم المتحدة أن مجموعة من المسلحين احتجزت نحو 20 من عناصر قوات حفظ السلام الدولية على في مرتفعات الجولان.
هزاران نفر در شهر کاراکاس، پایتخت ونزوئلا، تابوت حامل جنازه هوگو چاوز، رئیس جمهور فقید آن کشور را در خیابانها همراهی کردند. مراسم تشییع جنازه و تدفین آقای چاوز قرار است روز جمعه برگزار شود.
Tourists to this ancient Egyptian city should try not to miss the tranquil beauty of the Temple of Karnak.
Despite being so remote and inhospitable that no humans have ever made it their home, Antarctica is hugely valuable to life on Earth. Experts reveal why.
Residents of Barcelona enjoy spectacular cuisine, architecture and culture year round.
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