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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, passing a critical test in advance of Friday's actual docking.

The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule performed a practice lap around the orbiting lab and checked out its communication and navigation ...

A top EU official is launching a plan to rescue the eurozone by binding its 17 nations closer together.

Usain Bolt has no qualms about competing against Dwain Chambers ahead of their 100m race in Ostrava on Friday.

Shafilea Ahmed's sister has told a court it was a "relief" to tell police after seven years that her parents had murdered the teenager.

Great Britain gymnast Daniel Purvis is red-faced at the European Championships in Montpellier after losing his footing and ending up in the lap of a judge.

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A man and a woman are seriously injured when their van plunges 250m down a ravine after hitting an embankment.

One of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey was 'subjected to police brutality', the trial jury hears.

A man confesses to suffocating six-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 in New York, a notorious case that haunted American parents for years.

Thousands of public sector workers go on strike in Norway, in a pay dispute - the first walk-out by state employees since 1984.

Shafilea Ahmed's sister tells a court it was a "relief" to tell police after seven years that her parents had murdered the teenager.

The brother of Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his village in eastern China to Beijing to seek legal advice, his lawyer said Thursday.

A vicar in South Yorkshire is being investigated for reportedly using bad language in Facebook posts.

Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been declared the richest woman in the world, with a wealth of nearly A$30bn.

A cybercrime mastermind who hijacked the PCs of more than 30 million people has been jailed for four years.

Fewer than half of the schools in England which applied for money for rebuilding work have been successful.

A buyer is found for a recycling company which went into administration in February with the loss of 30 jobs.

The Northern Health Trust says it accepts the recommendations of two independent reports which criticised practices at Antrim Area hospital.

Martina Purdy looks at some of the challenges facing Sinn Fein.

Beefeater's Delight, Golden Carriages and Luv'lee Jub-lee Bub'lee will be served to The Queen at a Diamond Jubilee reception at Buckingham Palace in June.