A single mom who won the Miss York City title has been stripped of the crown over allegations that she posted nude photos of herself on Facebook.

Charlotte Campbell, 23, is accused of breaking compet

Food items sold in Britain will no longer display ‘best before’ dates, as lawmakers believe such labelling encourages people to throw away edibles even though they are often safe to eat.

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Seventy-one teams from more than 20 countries will participate in a 4,000-km auto-rickshaw run from Cochin to Shillong to raise funds for charities.

Organised by UK-based The Adventurists, the auto-

Perched 30 feet above ground on a eucalyptus tree, Avtar Singh Nagla, a politician from Punjab, chews on roasted nuts as a battery of media persons, policemen and supporters wait in anticipation of hi

US President Barack Obama has expressed disappointment at the lack of new technology in the White House, claiming the gadgets he has at his disposal are ‘30 years behind’ time.

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The manufacture, disposal and usage of polythene bags made of virgin plastic in Punjab will get tougher from May 1. Rigorous imprisonment up to three months would be given to the offenders.

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Liquor sales in Kerala for the 2010-11 fiscal touched dizzy heights, reaching an all-time high of Rs.6,730.30 crore compared to Rs.5,539.85 crore in 2009-10, according to an official.

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Iranian MPs have submitted a bill in parliament that asks for barring of dogs from public places because the animals are ‘unclean’ and keeping pets was an ‘un-Islamic’ custom.

Besides being ‘unclean’

A 102-year-old man has killed himself in a newly-declared no-go zone around Japan's crippled nuclear plant because he was depressed at having to leave his home, a report said on Thursday.

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Swarms of caterpillars which can cause skin rashes have invaded the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, an official said on Wednesday, but tourist areas have not been affected so far.

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