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200,000 from 140 countries apply for one-way ticket to Mars
More than 200,000 people from 140 countries have applied to go to Mars and never return, the group behind an ambitious venture ...At least 43 dead in Guatemala bus crash
At least 43 people have been killed and 40 others injured after a bus carrying scores of passengers plunged down a steep ...Diana Nyad near end of Cuba to Florida attempt
US endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is approaching Florida, on her fifth attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba without ...Australia police arrest five over people-smuggling
Australian police have arrested five men they say facilitated dozens of dangerous sea voyages for asylum seekers, in a nationwide raid authorities ...U.S. soldier sentenced to life in prison over Afghan killings
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales has just received his sentencing for his massacre of 16 Afghan civilians last year.Trial resumes for ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai
The trial of disgraced politician Bo Xilai has resumed a day after he fiercely denied charges of bribery.Taiwan braces for Tropical Storm Trami
Tropical Storm Trami was centered 210 kilometers east of Taipei as of 11 a.m. Wednesday and was expected to dump at least ...Gay marriage law comes into effect in New Zealand
Dozens of same-sex couples said "I do" Monday as New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific country, and only the 14th in the ...Indian train accident kills 37
An Indian express train has ploughed into a crowd of Hindu pilgrims in the country\'s east, killing at least 37, an Indian ...Volcano in southern Japan erupts
A volcano in southern Japan has erupted, creating a spectacular plume of ash 3.1 miles high.