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Coroners in the United States have ruled that Whitney Houston's death was caused by accidental drowning - but heart disease and cocaine use were contributing factors.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder as well as assault and a string of other offenses in the massacre of Afghan villagers as they slept, a U.S. official said Thursday....

Pop star Labrinth says his music is 'inspired by the universe'

New Year Wish List For America 12-30-10

The Louvre in Paris was the most visited art museum last year, according to the Art Newspaper.

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- One sentiment was clear among the thousands who rallied Thursday night for action in last month's fatal shooting of an unarmed Florida teenager: justice....

The demands on secondary heads are so high that they are "expected to be able to walk on water", a head teachers' leaders claims.

The Church of England sets out its vision for its role in education over the coming decade, saying it expects to create more schools under its banner.

Current and former neighbors call George Zimmerman caring, passionate and polite, a regular guy they enjoyed being around.

Can fruit flies help us live longer?

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Whitney Houston was a chronic cocaine user who had the drug in her system when she drowned in a hotel bathtub, coroner's officials said Thursday after releasing autopsy findings that also noted heart disease contributed to her death....

Australian police say they have broken up a child pornography network, with the arrest of at least 13 men across the country.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- Five teenagers in school uniforms hold accordions. On the wall is a giant painting of the secret mountain hideout of their nation's founder, Kim Il Sung. Small red stickers on their instruments mark them as gifts from Kim Jong Il....

The consultation to determine the fate of the UK's high-level radioactive waste comes to an end, as West Cumbrian councils say whether they want talks on hosting a repository to go ahead.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A minor earthquake occurred this week near the eastern Wisconsin city where researchers have been investigating a series of unexplained booming sounds, federal geologists said Thursday....

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A minor earthquake occurred this week near the eastern Wisconsin city where researchers have been investigating a series of unexplained booming sounds, federal geologists said Thursday....

Living alone can increase someone's risk of depression by up to 80% compared to living in families, says a Finnish study.

SANFORD, Fla. — The police chief and prosecutor who have been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager both left the case Thursday, with the chief saying that he is temporarily leaving his job to let passions cool.

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Offering free nicotine patches or intensive counselling to smokers calling the English NHS helpline does not help them quit, a study in the BMJ says.

Mali's military coup against President Amadou Toumani Toure draws condemnation from African neighbours, as well as the UN and the World Bank.