Europe’s oldest woman celebrated her 116th birthday yesterday. Emma Morano is also the second oldest woman in the world. She marked the occasion by offering to sing her favourite song for visiting well-wishers at her home …
Firefighters in the US were called to an unusual emergency yesterday. A boy who became stuck up a tree was in need of rescuing. The six-year-old boy froze after climbing 50ft (15m) up the tree in …
A pregnant woman who was stabbed to death by an attacker also had her unborn child cut out of her womb in a horrific attack, according to police. The 22-year-old victim was found by police …
Police in the US pulled over a Google self-driving car because it was going too slowly. The prototype vehicle was stopped in Mountain View, California, on Thursday as it travelled 24mph in a 35mph zone, causing …
There’s bad news for Ireland’s students planning to visit the US. Changes are on the way to the structure of the J1 visa. It had been proposed by the US government that Irish students who planned on …
A 47-year-old woman gave birth just one hour after finding out she was pregnant with her first child. Â Judy Brown, from Massachusetts had put the symptoms she was suffering down to the menopause. She and …
A dog called Trigger shot his 25-year-old owner in the foot while they were out hunting. The 11-year-old chocolate coloured Labrador stepped on the 12-gauge shotgun that lay on the ground, pulling the trigger and …
A WDBJ-TV news reporter and cameraman who were shot dead live on air by a former colleague have received an Emmy each. Alison Parker and Adam Ward were awarded the Ted Yates Award Emmy statuettes by …
A woman in the US has failed in her bid to sue 12-year-old boy understood to be her nephew for injuries she claims she suffered from an over exuberant hug he gave her at a …
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Berlin today in protest against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The TTIP is a planned free trade deal between Europe and the United States that many …
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