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Bulgarian government resigns amid growing protests By Sam Cage and Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA | Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:27pm EST (Reuters) - Bulgaria's government resigned on Wednesday after mass protests against high power prices and falling living standards, joining a long list of European...

British shoppers may pay high price from horsemeat scandal By James Davey and Neil Maidment LONDON | Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:33am EST (Reuters) - For Britons worried last week's beef lasagne was in fact a helping of horse, peace of mind that such a meal will never reach dining tables again may...

Iran is taking same path to nuclear weapons as North Korea, says Ban Ki-Moon Iran is using the same methods as North Korea to develop its nuclear capabilities, requiring "firm, decisive and effective" action by the Security Council, the United Nations secretary general has warned. Left: the...

Russian meteor hit atmosphere with force of 30 Hiroshima bombs The meteor that streaked across the skies over Russia in a blinding fireball on Friday struck Earth's atmosphere with a force about 30 times greater than the Hiroshima bomb, Nasa scientists have said. A meteorite contrail is seen...

Giant rabbit scares burglar out of family home A petrified burglar fled a family home in the middle of the night - after coming face-to-face with their giant pet rabbit. Toby the rabbit Photo: SWNS 1:39PM GMT 15 Feb 2013 Kimberley May, her fiance Martin, and their three-year-old daughter...

Dig out the binoculars: asteroid to make record-close brush with earth today Asteroid 2012 DA14 will make a record close approach to Earth today and it may be visible through a pair of strong binoculars. By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent 6:31AM GMT 15 Feb 2013 Despite coming so close...

Horse meat in school dinners Schoolchildren have been given meals containing horse meat, DNA tests confirmed for the first time on Friday. By Steven Swinford, Gordon Rayner and Andrew Hough 9:57PM GMT 15 Feb 2013 Councils throughout the country urgently withdrew processed beef dishes from...

North Korea’s Third Nuclear Test, Chinese Netizen Reactions by Cecilia Miao on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 One of the top trending topics online in China yesterday… On Sina Weibo: #North Korean Nuclear Test# North Korea conducted third nuclear test, caused magnitude 4.9 earthquake...

From beer to water, Netherlands gets first king in a century By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM | Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:00pm EST (Reuters) - In a country where a third of the land is below sea level, a head of state familiar with the complexities of keeping nearly 17 million people dry can be a good...