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Experts believe the tortoise had been looking for a comfortable place to lay her egg when volcanic disaster struck in 79 AD

When Mount Vesuvius… Read more

Two people have been shot dead and 21 injured in a shooting at a nightclub and nearby streets in the centre of the Norwegian capital, Oslo, police… Read more

For many, after-work drinks are a common way of relaxing after a busy week.

But one worker in Japan could be nursing a protracted hangover after… Read more

Explorers have found the deepest shipwreck ever identified, a US navy destroyer escort sunk during WWII.

The USS Samuel B Roberts went down… Read more

Eighteen migrants have died and others were injured when a huge crowd tried to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla, officials from… Read more

Rahmat Gul's family is busy erecting a tent that has just been donated by a former Afghan politician.

It stands next to another,… Read more

The US Congress has passed a gun control bill - the most significant firearms legislation in nearly 30 years.

It imposes tougher… Read more

Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from Severodonetsk, according to the top regional official.

The eastern city has… Read more