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RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Robert Ward has been hunting and collecting meteorites for more than 20 years, so he knew he'd found something special in the Sierra foothills along the path of a flaming fireball that shook parts of Northern California and Nevada with a sonic boom over the weekend....

A woman who was seen on CCTV kicking a boy in the head after he was fatally stabbed in a Tube station is jailed for 12 years for the killing.

Chemists devise a means to coat cotton fabrics with durable "super-hydrophobic" layers that repel water and stains alike.

Science fiction publisher Tor UK decides to drop anti-piracy restrictions from its electronic books.

A former campaign aide of John Edwards will face more questions Thursday, a day after he was quizzed about his motives and asked whether he made up stories about how Edwards allegedly concealed contributions from campaign donors.

Darryl Williams and Benjamin Kline were shivering before the speech even started, their black umbrella no match for the steady rain and brisk Philadelphia wind. Even as water hit their faces, though, they were smiling, excited at the thought of seeing Ron Paul.

At least six people are killed in bomb attacks on newspaper offices in two Nigerian cities, witnesses say.

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is convicted of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war at his trial in The Hague.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday affirmed his support for likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, after initially backing Newt Gingrich's rival campaign following his own withdrawal from the race.

RENO, Nev. — Robert Ward has been hunting and collecting meteorites for more than 20 years, so he knew he'd found something special in the Sierra foothills along the path of a flaming fireball that shook parts of Northern California and Nevada with a sonic boom over the weekend.

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A woman who needed major surgery after she was shot by her estranged husband in a Newport hair salon last year donates £1,000 to a hospital.

Game giant Nintendo reports its first annual net loss of 43.2bn yen ($533m; £329m) as sales of its Wii games console disappoint and a strong yen hits exports

Car giants Volkswagen, Chrysler and Fiat all report strong rises in first-quarter profits as the global car market recovers.

The final list of candidates in Egypt's first post-Mubarak presidential election is published, with 13 candidates allowed to stand.

Children's minister Tim Loughton warns that parents are helping their children dodge Facebook age limits to set up accounts.

Analysis of the bodily fluids of dead spy Gareth Williams reveal no known poison, excess alcohol or party drugs were found in his system.

Jeremy Bamber, who was jailed for killing his family in 1985, fails in his latest bid to appeal against his conviction.

Waves the size of houses rise and fall off the coast of Ireland

Twenty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, a new protective covering is being built over the section of the reactor that exploded.

The ex-Liberian president's conviction was the first war crimes conviction of a former head of state by an international court since the trials of Nazi leaders after World War II.