A study has measured the amount of plastic debris found in a region of the Atlantic Ocean over a 22-year period. US researchers, writing in Science, suggest the volume of plastic appeared to have peaked in recent years.
So what's really down there? Down as in way down below the ocean, as Donovon sang in 1968. According to the latest Census of Marine Life, we're starting to get a clear idea.
Eighteen people died when a fire swept through a home for the elderly near Johannesburg, paramedics said Monday, but dozens were rescued through windows and dragged from bed still on mattresses.
The death toll has risen to 17 after a drunk driver at the wheel of his bucket loader tore through a rural community in northern China, residents said Tuesday,
Paris Hilton was briefly detained in Corsica after sniffer dogs detected a "quite small" quantity of marijuana in her bag, a French newspaper reported Saturday.
Spain won the World Cup for the first time in its history as an extra-time goal from midfielder Andres Iniesta gave his country a last-gasp 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final at Soccer City.
A Maine woman's high school class ring is back in her possession 28 years after it was stolen.Michelle Bilodeau of Auburn hadn't seen her Edward Little High
Italian police arrested at least 320 people on Tuesday in dawn raids across the country against the powerful Calabrian mafia, one of their biggest crackdowns on organised crime in years.
A recent German study ruled out the classical story that last Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra the seventh died of a snake bite and found it more likely the queen committed suicide with a lethal drug cocktail.
The French team flew home from South Africa late Wednesday, and are expected to receive a hostile reception on their arrival Thursday morning from fans
"Toy Story 3" scored the biggest-ever opening for animated filmmaker Disney/Pixar, with an expected box office haul of some 109 million dollars, industry experts said.
Mexico dealt a body blow to the World Cup chances of former champions France with 2-0 win over Les Bleus in their Group A clash in Polakwane on Thursday.
Argentina again displayed the kind of attacking football that wins titles, and on Thursday at the World Cup the two-time champions even managed to put in the goals to show for it.
Some 2,000 World Cup security stewards protested in Durban, South Africa, over wages Tuesday, calling on FIFA to confirm what they should be paid for working at the tournament.
Secretive North Korea make a first return to the World Cup since 1966 on Tuesday but could hardly face a bigger challenge than five-times champions Brazil.
He is regarded as one of the most important figures in transforming British eating habits after his Egon Ronay Guides launched the era of restaurant reviews.
A French fishing vessel rescued a California teenager Saturday from her crippled sailboat in the turbulent southern Indian Ocean, bringing relief to her family but ending her around-the-world sailing effort.
The award winning Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival (LAAF) proudly presents Egyptian superstar Mohamed Mounir in partnership with Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Friday 9 July.
Fish are being threatened by rising levels of man-made noise pollution.
So say scientists who have reviewed the impact on fish species around the world of noises made by oil and gas rigs, ships, boats and sonar.
A woman from Ferndale, Mich. is suing United Airlines after she was left alone on a plane for hours after it had landed.Ginger McGuire was aboard a United Express flight from Washington,
An American adventurer has crossed the English Channel tied to a bundle of helium balloons.Jonathan Trappe was strapped in a seat below a bright cluster
France has been chosen to host the 2016 European Football Championship.
France beat off the challenge of Italy and Turkey to win the decision which was made by
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