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Wingsuit daredevils risking their lives on film Playing Icarus as they leap off sheer cliffs, thrill-seekers dressed like flamboyant bats have become common sight in the Alps.

29 August 2014

Twitter to set up shop in social-media-mad Indonesia Twitter plans to open an office in Indonesia over the coming months as it seeks to boost revenues in the social-media-addicted nation.

29 August 2014

Tesco issues new profit warning, slashes dividend Troubled British supermarket giant Tesco issued another profits warning and slashed its shareholder dividend by 75 percent.

29 August 2014

Gunmen kill six worshippers at Pakistan shrine Gunman opened fire on worshippers at a shrine in Pakistan, killing at least six members of a minority Islamic sect and wounding seven others.

29 August 2014

Precision in mid-air as rope jumpers soar on Greek isle Michal is one of a group who have travelled from Poland to the island of Zakynthos, one of most renowned leisure spots - but not to lie in the sun

29 August 2014

Volcano erupts in PNG, spewing ash and rock: officials A volcano erupted in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air.

29 August 2014

75 Philippine UN peacekeepers defy Syria rebels Dozens of heavily armed Philippine peacekeepers defied Syrian rebels in a Golan Heights standoff.

29 August 2014

Pollution, smoking, roads, obesity kill 4.7m Chinese a year Air pollution, smoking, obesity and accidents, kill at least 4.7 million Chinese a year and cost the country tens of billions of dollars.

29 August 2014

Australian PM to visit India for potential uranium deal Australia's Prime Minister said he will visit India next week, where he will reportedly sign an agreement allowing the export of uranium.

29 August 2014

Support for Scottish independence growing: poll Support for Scottish independence is increasing ahead of a referendum, amid attempts by David Cameron to make the business case for retaining the union.

29 August 2014

Google tests using drones to deliver goods Google on Thursday said it is testing using drones to deliver items bought online, putting its own spin on similar efforts by Amazon.com.

29 August 2014

Harry Belafonte to receive honorary humanitarian Oscar Oscar organizers announced they will give a prestigious humanitarian award to US actor-producer-singer Harry Belafonte.

29 August 2014

Cyber attacks on US businesses, banks mounting Investigators were digging to find who initiated and what was taken in an apparent hacker effort this month to penetrate the systems of US banks.

29 August 2014

Jewish community 'forced out' of Guatemalan village A community of 230 Orthodox Jews began leaving the Guatemalan Indian village where they have lived for six years after claims of discrimination.

29 August 2014

'Brangelina' marry in secret French wedding Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt finally tied the knot after nine years together at a secret wedding in the south of France.

29 August 2014

Merkel, Obama warn Russia of 'consequences' over Ukraine Angela Merkel and Barack Obama agreed in a telephone call that Russia's actions in easter Ukraine "cannot remain without consequences,"

29 August 2014

Eyes on Apple for 'next big thing' on Sept. 9 Apple gadget lovers hungered for the "next big thing" on Thursday after the iconic company fired off invites to a mystery unveiling on Sept. 9.

29 August 2014

Erdogan sworn in as Turkey president, opposition storms out Turkey's outgoing premier Erdogan was sworn in as president, as opponents who accuse him of authoritarianism stormed out of the ceremony.

29 August 2014

Ice Bucket Challenge Fails and Best Fails Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral on the internet does not always go according to the script.

28 August 2014

Mudflow threat in Almaty remains: scientist A Kazakh scientist claims there is evidence that suggests that mudflow threat to Almaty city is high.

28 August 2014